Women’s History Month 2025: Frida (2002)
Director: Julie Taymor Run Time: 123 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2002
Starring: Alfred Molina, Diego Luna, Mía Maestro, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Salma Hayek Pinault
Gateway Film Foundation celebrates female talent and empowerment through captivating stories on the big screen, honoring the remarkable contributions of women throughout history.
Country: United States
Language: English, French, Russian
About the film:
Biopic of the bold and controversial life of artist Frida Kahlo. Set in Mexico City, this visually evocative film traces her lifelong, tempestuous relationship with her mentor, along with her illicit affairs with Trotsky and various women. Her forward-thinking artistic, political and sexual attitudes are explored as we witness a hard-drinking, passionate woman of the early 1900s, which earned an Oscar nomination for Salma Hayek.
About the filmmaker:
Julie Taymor is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design.
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