Frida (1983)
Frida, naturaleza viva (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 48min
- Biography, Drama
- 17 Feb 1988 (USA)
- Movie
The most prominent female painter of Latin America, Frida Kahlo, is agonizing in her Coyoacán home. She evokes memories of her childhood, of the streetcar accident that caused her terrible pain and affliction, her friendship with Trotsky...
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Awards:
- 17 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Ofelia Medina | ... |
Frida Kahlo
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Juan José Gurrola | ... |
Diego Rivera
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| Max Kerlow | ... |
Leon Trotsky
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| Claudio Brook | ... |
Guillermo Kahlo
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| Salvador Sánchez | ... |
David Alfaro Siqueiros
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| Cecilia Toussaint | ... |
Frida's Sister
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Ziwta Kerlow | ... |
Trotsky's Wife
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Valentina Leduc Navarro | ... |
Young Frida
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Lolita Cortés | ... |
Sister of young Frida
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| Gina Morett | ... |
Nurse
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| Margarita Sanz | ... |
Friend
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Juan Ángel Martínez | ... |
Wood worker
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François Lartigue | ... |
Photographer
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| Odiseo Bichir | ... |
Young sandinista
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| Bruno Bichir | ... |
Young Sandinista
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José Caballero |
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Aníbal Delgado |
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María Echavarría |
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Berta Kolteniuk |
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Cecilia Lemus |
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Ana-Cristina Mejía |
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Águeda Inchaustegui |
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Pedro Altamirano |
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Jesús Echavarría |
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Marta Escudero |
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Inger Walters |
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Aurelia Romero-Neusa |
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Club Inspiración |
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Directed by
| Paul Leduc | ... | (as Paul Leduc Rosenzweig) |
Written by
| José Joaquín Blanco | ... | () |
| Paul Leduc | ... | () |
Produced by
| Manuel Barbachano Ponce | ... | producer |
| Dulce Kuri | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Ángel Goded | ||
Editing by
| Rafael Castanedo | ||
Editorial Department
| Tere Moreno | ... | negative cutter |
Production Design by
| Alejandro Luna | ||
Set Decoration by
| Susan Gilhög | ||
Costume Design by
| Luz María Rodríguez | ||
| Xóchitl Vivó | ||
Makeup Department
| Guadalupe Sánchez | ... | makeup artist |
Art Department
| Lobato. Francisco | ... | props |
| Jose Lopez Hernandez | ... | assistant art director (as José López) |
Sound Department
| Ernesto Cato Estrada | ... | sound |
| Lenin Rojo | ... | Audio Film Restorer |
| Penelope Simpson | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| José Luis Esparza | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Luis Lobato | ... | technical adviser |
| Eduardo Mendoza | ... | titles design |
| Salomon Ordoñez | ... | technical adviser |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cable Hogue (1990) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Gaudeamus Elokuva (1989) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- ARTE (1994) (France) (tv)
- Connoisseur Video
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- New Yorker Films (1988) (United States) (subtitled)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1991) (Finland) (tv) (TV1)
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Storyline
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The most prominent female painter of Latin America, Frida Kahlo, is agonizing in her Coyoacán home. She evokes memories of her childhood, of the streetcar accident that caused her terrible pain and affliction, her friendship with Trotsky and painter Alfaro Siqueiros, her marriage to Diego Rivera, her miscarriage, her political commitment, her love affairs and the anticipated exhibition of her works.
Written by Edgar Soberon-Torchia |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Margarita Sanz's debut. See more » |
| Goofs | In the puppet-show scene, which takes place in the 1920s, the puppeteer whistles the theme from Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf,' which was written in 1936. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Frida (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix See more » |