Frida (2002)

Frida: Directed by Julie Taymor. With Salma Hayek, Mía Maestro, Amelia Zapata, Alejandro Usigli. A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

“Visually stunning – if this film does not win for cinematography at the Academy Awards, I will be shocked.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e This film, based on the biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera, is a masterpiece. I read the book several years ago u0026amp; have been a Frida fan ever since.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI heard an interview w/Hayden on NPR not too long ago talking about her book u0026amp; the movie adaptation. She did years u0026amp; years of research on Frida and is probably as close to an u0026#39;expertu0026#39; on her life as we could come across in the year 2003. She praised Julie Taymor for this film and was quite happy with her adaptation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Reading the reviews on this page, i find it hard to believe that there are critics of this movie. Everything from the music (beautiful!) to the cinematography to the acting . . . greatness!! Selma really put her heart u0026amp; soul into this role and she has now made her way onto my list of u0026#39;favorite actressesu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e It would be hard to put anyoneu0026#39;s life onto the big screen u0026amp; get every single detail right on – esp. someone who lived 50+ years ago. I think Julie Taymor has done an amazing job of representing the life of Frida.”