Frida Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Frida is a 2002 Miramax/Ventanarosa biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Salma Hayek in her Academy Award nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera. The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas and Edward Norton from the book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. It was directed by Julie Taymor. It won Oscars for Best Makeup and Best Original Music Score . Frida begins with the traumatic accident Frida Kahlo suffered at the age...
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Release date:	August 29, 2002
Directed by:	Julie Taymor
Rated:
Runtime:	123 Minutes
Producer:	Salma Hayek, Jay Polstein, Sarah Green, Roberto Sneider, Nancy Hardin, Lizz Speed, Lindsay Flickinger
Editor:	Françoise Bonnot
Music by:	Elliot Goldenthal
Cinematography:	Rodrigo Prieto, Françoise Bonnot
Screenplay by:	Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Estimated budget:	$12,000,000
Adapted from:	Frida A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Genre:	Biography

Cast of Frida

Alfred Molina

Diego Rivera

Born:May 24, 1953

Age:59

Antonio Banderas

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Born:August 10, 1960

Age:51

Salma Hayek

Frida Kahlo

Born:September 2, 1966

Age:45

Geoffrey Rush

Leon Trotsky

Born:July 6, 1951

Age:60

Valeria Golino

Guadalupe Marín

Born:October 22, 1966

Age:45

Ashley Judd

Tina Modotti

Born:April 19, 1968

Age:44

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
2003	Satellite Award for Best Costume Design, Julie Weiss
2003	Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Elliot Goldenthal
2002	Academy Award for Original Music Score, Elliot Goldenthal
2002	BAFTA Award for Best Makeup, Judy Chin
2003	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Elliot Goldenthal
2002	Academy Award for Makeup

Year	Award Nomination
2002	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Salma Hayek
2002	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Salma Hayek
2002	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Alfred Molina
2003	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film, Salma Hayek
2002	BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress, Salma Hayek
2003	Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design - Period or Fantasy Film, Julie Weiss
2003	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Drama, Alfred Molina
2002	American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, Rodrigo Prieto
2002	BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design, Julie Weiss
2002	BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, Alfred Molina
2003	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Salma Hayek
2003	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, Alfred Molina
2002	BAFTA Award for Best Makeup, Regina Reyes
2003	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Salma Hayek
2003	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Elliot Goldenthal
2003	Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Elliot Goldenthal
2003	Satellite Award for Best Costume Design, Julie Weiss
2002	Academy Award for Original Music Score, Elliot Goldenthal
2002	Academy Award for Costume Design, Julie Weiss

Film director of Frida

Julie Taymor

Born: December 15, 1952

Age: 59

Education: Oberlin College

Julie Taymor is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song....
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Title	Released	Genre
The Tempest	2010	Fantasy
Across the Universe	2007	Musical
Frida	2002	Biography
Titus	1999	Fantasy
Oedipus Rex	1993	Fantasy
Fool's Fire	1992

Filming locations for Frida

Mexico

Mexico , officially the United Mexican States , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who is credited for writing the film Frida?
A:
Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas wrote the script for the film.
Q:
What is the runtime of the film "Frida"?
A:
The approxomite runtime is 123 minutes.
Q:
How much was the estimated budget for making the movie "Frida"?
A:
$12 million was the budget for this film.
Q:
Who composed the music for the movie Frida?
A:
Elliot Goldenthal composed the original music score for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
When was the premier of the motion picture "Frida"?
A:
The movie premiered in August, 2002.
Q:
Who were the producers of the film, "Frida"?
A:
Sarah Green and Salma Hayek were the show's producers.
Q:
Which celebrities starred in the motion picture, "Frida"?
A:
Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas, Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd and Mía Maestro starred in the movie.
Q:
Who was the director of the movie "Frida"?
A:
Julie Taymor was the director of the movie.
Q:
The motion picture, "Frida" is in what genre?
A:
The movie is categorized as... Drama and Biographical.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the movie, "Frida"?
A:
Miramax Films was the film's distributor.

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