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| Year: | 2002 |
| Rating: | 7.3(26188) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Directed by: | Julie Taymor |
| Actors: | Alfred Molina Antonio Banderas Diego Luna Salma Hayek Valeria Golino Mía Maestro |
| "Prepare to be seduced" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Julie Taymor | |
| Actors | |
| Alfred Molina | as Diego Rivera |
| Antonio Banderas | as David Alfaro Siqueiros |
| Diego Luna | as Alejandro 'Alex' |
| Edward Norton | as Nelson Rockefeller |
| Alejandro Usigli | as Professor |
| Roger Rees | as Guillermo Kahlo |
| Fermín Martínez | as Painter on Bus |
| Roberto Medina | as Dr. Farril |
| Diego Espinosa | as Pulquería Singer |
| Ehécatl Chávez | as Drunk Young Man |
| Elliot Goldenthal | as Newsreel Reporter |
| Julian Sedgwick | as New York Reporter |
| William Raymond | as New York Doctor |
| Jorge Guerrero | as Priest at Funeral |
| Geoffrey Rush | as Leon Trotsky |
| Omar Rodríguez | as André Breton |
| Anthony Alvarez | as Trotsky's Armed Sentry |
| Enoc Leaño | as Trotsky's Armed Sentry |
| Jorge Zepeda | as Detective |
| Benjamín Benítez | as Carlos |
| Felipe Fulop | as Jean van Heijenoort |
| Andrés Montiel | as Cachucha |
| Mauricio Osorio | as Corona |
| Jorge Valdés García | as Doctor in Red Cross Hospital |
| Antonio Zavala | as Mercader, Trotsky's Assassin |
| Actresses | |
| Salma Hayek | as Frida Kahlo |
| Valeria Golino | as Lupe Marín |
| Mía Maestro | as Cristina Kahlo |
| Saffron Burrows | as Gracie |
| Loló Navarro | as Nanny |
| Amelia Zapata | as Maid |
| Ashley Judd | as Tina Modotti |
| Lila Downs | as Tango Singer |
| Martha Claudia Moreno | as Woman at Wedding |
| Maria Ines Pintado | as Woman at Wedding |
| Aida López | as Lupe's Maid |
| Ivana Sejenovich | as Chapingo Chapel Model |
| Lucia Bravo | as Auditorium Model |
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | as Matilde Kahlo |
| Didi Conn | as Waitress |
| Mary Luz Palacio | as Isolda |
| Margarita Sanz | as Natalia Trotskaya |
| Karine Plantadit-Bageot | as Paris Chanteuse |
| Chavela Vargas | as Death 'La Pelona' |
| Claudia Frías | as Maid |
| Eszter Zakariás | as Patron |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, French, Russian |
| Filming dates: | March 2001 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 12,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 8,661,275 USD (17 November 2002) Argentina - 60,407 USD (10 December 2002) France - 3,279,820 USD (7 October 2003) Germany - 5,997,200 EUR (5 October 2003) Italy - 805,472 EUR (26 January 2003) Spain - 978,090 EUR (23 February 2003) |
| Plot: | "Frida" chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera, as the young couple took the art world by storm. From her complex and enduring relationship with her mentor and husband to her illicit and controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her provocative and romantic entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Cabecita Loca" Written by Lauro Aguilar Palma Performed by Guty Cárdenas Published by PHAM "Soledad" Written by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera Performed by Carlos Gardel Published by Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Argentina By Arrangement with WCM México Courtesy of BMG México "Dios Nunca Muere" Written by Héctor Córdoba Performed by Organillero Published by PHAM "Clarinet Marmalade" (1918) Written by Larry Shields (as Larry Schields) & Henry Ragas Performed by Fletcher Henderson Published by EMI Feist Catalogue Inc. Courtesy of The Verve Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Lagrimas" Written by Luis Martínez Serrano Performed by Guty Cárdenas & Adolfo Hayes Published by PHAM "Alcoba Azul (Tango)" (2002) Music by Elliot Goldenthal Lyrics by Hernán Bravo Varela Performed by Lila Downs Published by Mrx Music "Carabina 30/30" Corrido tradicional Performed by Poder del Norte Poder del Norte appears courtesy of D DISA LATIN MUSIC "El Gusto" Son huasteco tradicional Performed by Trio Huasteco Caimanes de Tamuin "Ven Chamaquito" Written by Joseph M. LaCalle (as J.M. Lacalle) Performed by Guty Cárdenas Published by Guty Cárdenas Music By Arrangement with ICREM "La Borrachita" Written by Ignacio Fernández Esperón (as Tata Nacho) Performed by Lila Downs Published by PHAM Lila Downs appears courtesy of Narada Records "La Bruja" Son jarocho tradicional Performed by Salma Hayek & Los Vega "El Cascabel" Son jarocho tradicional Performed by Salma Hayek & Los Vega "Jumping at the Woodside" Written by Count Basie (as William Count Basie) Performed by Count Basie and His Orchestra Published by Warner Music Corp (ASCAP) Courtesy of The Verve Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Battle to the Death" Written by Harry Bluestone and Emil Cadkin Publishing Carbet Special Accounts Affiliation BMI "El Antifaz" Written by Luis Arcaraz (as Luis Arcaraz Torras) Performed by Liberación, Miguel Galindo , Alejandro Matehuala and Gerardo García Segura (as Gerardo García) Published by SACM Liberación appears courtesy of D DISA LATIN MUSIC "La Rielera" Tradicional Performed by Cilindros "Paloma Negra" Written by Tomás Méndez Performed by Chavela Vargas Published by PHAM Courtesy of BMG México "Barrio de San Francisco" Written by Trio Los Chapás Performed by Trio Los Chapás Published by Discos Corasón Courtesy of Discos Corasón "El Conejo" Written by Los Cojolites Performed by Los Cojolites Published by Argos Música Recording by Argos Música "C'est lui" (1934) Performed by Josephine Baker Written by Roger Bernstein Composed by Georges Van Parys Published worldwide by Editions Salabert © 1934 Courtesy of Arkadia Chansons By Arrangement with Position Soundtrack Services "La Llorona" Written by Luis Mars Performed by Chavela Vargas & Lila Downs Published by PHAM "Viva La Vida" (2002) Music by Elliot Goldenthal Lyrics by Hernán Bravo Varela Performed by Trio Marimberos Published by Mrx Music "Burn It Blue" (2002) Music by Elliot Goldenthal Lyrics by Julie Taymor Performed by Caetano Veloso & Lila Downs Published by Zarathustra Music |
Goofs
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DATE: Early in her New York trip Frida is watching 1933's King Kong (1933). Later she is called home to tend to her dying mother. Several scenes later we see her at her mother's grave and it shows that she died in 1932, a year before King Kong was released. DATE: One of Cristina Kahlo's sons wears disposable diapers. SYNC: When Frida comes back to New York from visiting her mother in Mexico, her mouth is clearly not moving when she greets Diego. Continuity: When Frida is drinking from the bottle to win the "competition" to dance with Tina, Diego Rivera's face is wet/dry/wet between shots. Revealing mistakes: In the opening sequence, Frida is lying in her bed, which has been loaded onto a truck which is driving through Mexico City. She is staring directly upward at the mirror mounted on the underside of the canopy over her bed. In a close-up of her face, we can see her earrings dangling. But they are not dangling toward the ground, but rather toward her feet, indicating that she was upright for the closeup, not lying in bed. Continuity: When Frida is brought home from hospital and lying in her bed in a cast, through days and nights, the amount of photos on her bed changes from 1 to 2 and back. |
Quotes
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David Siqueiros: I'd rather have an intelligent enemy than a stupid friend. Frida Kahlo: What do you think matters most for a good marriage? Guillermo Kahlo: A short memory. Frida Kahlo: Why did you get married? Guillermo Kahlo: I can't remember. Frida Kahlo: I had two big accidents in my life Diego, the trolley and you... You are by far the worse. Diego Rivera: Sex is like pissing. People take it much too seriously. Frida Kahlo: I'm just keeping you honest, panzon. Frida Kahlo: Did I tell you that I'm going to walk again. Alex: Yes... Frida Kahlo: Did you believe it? Alex: Of course I do. Frida Kahlo: You'd better, because you are going to miss it. Frida Kahlo: If I'm not good enough, I have to do something else to help my parents. Diego Rivera: Thank you. Frida Kahlo: For what? Diego Rivera: For making a fat, old, crazy Communist a happy man. Diego Rivera: It was just a fuck. I've given more affection in a handshake. Diego Rivera: I'm physiologically incapable of fidelity. Frida Kahlo: They say never trust a limping dog or the tears of a woman. Frida Kahlo: You've been my comrade, my fellow artist, and my best friend, but you've never been my husband. [last title card] Title card: I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return. - Frida Frida Kahlo: At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can. Diego Rivera: There was this skinny kid with these eyebrows shouting up at me, "Diego, I want to show you my paintings!" But, of course, she made me come down to her, and I did, and I've never stopped looking. But I want to speak about Frida not as her husband, but as an artist. I admire her. Her work is acid and tender... hard as steel... and fine as a butterfly's wing. Loveable as a smile... cruel as... the bitterness of life. I don't believe... that ever before has a women put such agonized poetry on canvas. Frida Kahlo: [as she's brought into the gallery] Shut up, panzon. Who died? Frida Kahlo: I love a man with melones that are bigger than mine. Diego Rivera: And I love a woman with cojones. Nelson Rockefeller: Señor Rivera, I must ask you one last time to reconsider your position. Diego Rivera: I will not compromise my vision. Nelson Rockefeller: In that case, this is your fee, paid in full, as agreed, but your services are no longer required. Diego Rivera: It's my painting! Nelson Rockefeller: On my wall. Diego Rivera: It's the people's wall, you bastard! [first lines] Frida Kahlo: Careful, guys. This corpse is still breathing. Try to get me there in one piece. [last lines] Frida Kahlo: Happy silver. Diego Rivera: It's not for two more weeks. Frida Kahlo: Seventeen days. Tina Modotti: I don't believe in marriage. [crowd laughs] No, I really don't. Let me be clear about that. I think at worst it's a hostile political act, a way for small-minded men to keep women in the house and out of the way, wrapped up in the guise of tradition and conservative religious nonsense. At best, it's a happy delusion - these two people who truly love each other and have no idea how truly miserable they're about to make each other. But, but, when two people know that, and they decide with eyes wide open to face each other and get married anyway, then I don't think it's conservative or delusional. I think it's radical and courageous and very romantic. To Diego and Frida. Diego Rivera: You know, I don't believe in God... but I thank him every day that he kept you safe for me. Frida Kahlo: Oh really?... I tell you he's got a lot of explaining to do. Frida Kahlo: You've lost weight. Diego Rivera: And you've lost your toes. Frida Kahlo: Is that why you're here? To offer your condolences? Diego Rivera: I'm here to see how you are. How are you? Frida Kahlo: Tired of answering that question. Otherwise, like shit. Frida Kahlo: I just want your serious opinion. Diego Rivera: What do you care about my opinion? If you're a real painter, you'll paint because you can't live without painting. You'll paint till you die. Guillermo Kahlo: Who's there? Frida Kahlo: The ghost of Frida Kahlo. Guillermo Kahlo: I knew her! Frida Kahlo: How are you? Guillermo Kahlo: Lonely. Only you ghosts come to visit these days. [Diego refuses to let her attend her show and is taking her prosthetic leg away] Frida Kahlo: Gimme back my fucking leg! [In the hospital after the accident] Cristina Kahlo: Will she ever walk again? Doctor: Let's make sure she lives first. [They kiss for the first time and all the lights in the street turn on when they separate] Frida Kahlo: Did you arrange for that? Diego Rivera: Cost me a fortune. Frida Kahlo: Don't think I am going to sleep with you just because you took me under your wing. Diego Rivera: Before you came along, I was painting murals and womanizing in peace. |
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