Frida

It had been some time since I watch this. It was great to revisit it as an adult.

I loved the authenticity of the movie. We went to Frida's house in Mexico City that day and watched the movie that night. The movie is a great portrayal and really authentic to her life and the way she lived. Selma Hayek did an outstanding job capturing the wit, the pain, and the gritty details of Frida's life.

Excellent biography of someone I did not know much about. Very well done and informative about a very important artist.

Frida was a hero and this film does a great job of showing the badass that she was. Beautiful art and well acted.

I saw a piece of her work several years ago mixed in with several other contemporary painters when I was visiting another city. I thought oh, hum, another surrealist painting of women's issues. Dead stylized animal around her neck. Been done. I must have missed the date it was painted, because after I discovered her anew, I realized that she was probably the catalyst behind so many painters after her. I began to read about her life, and was fascinated, intrigued by the manifest of her energy in the paintings, and broadened by learning about the symbolism that permeates them. Not to mention the political arena that encircled her life. Like most Americans, what little history I've gotten through public schools has quite glaringly not been about Africa, Asia or South America.The acting and story are just incredible - so incredible that my friend and I who know less about Russian and Mexican history than we care to admit, found ourselves saying how remarkable everything was, and could she or he have really done that? And Trotsky? And yet apparently it happened. The movie found its way through one moment after another with its own art along the way. The artistic expression was beautiful and I thought reflected her well, intermingling her images, and making new ones within the cinematic story. I think the director showed incredible creativity while displaying a great deal of self-restraint. Frida could so easily have gotten lost in the very many details about her life.I think that Frida would have loved how this story became yet another illustrated piece of her history. I dislike being too flowery about reviews, but I was touched by how true this movie stayed to a courageous artist and woman.

I've never before written a review of what I watch on Amazon Prime but I had to do so now because this film was SO much better than I was expecting and now I'm sorry I never got to see it in a theater. When it came out it got mixed but mostly positive reviews and I just never found the time to see it before it quickly disappeared. To be perfectly honest, too, part of me suspected that many of its supporters lauded it partly in the spirit of a well-intentioned political correctness. I came of age in the 1980's-90's when identity politics was rampant and Frida Kahlo was a triple-crown hero of the downtrodden so I was more than a bit suspicious: Latina, female and physically handicapped, she was practically a secular saint of humanities departments world-wide.In reality, the movie got short shrift by critics as well as audiences. There are only excellent performances throughout but Salma Hayek's performance was incredible. I was particularly impressed--but hardly surprised--by Julie Taymor's visually rich, psychologically precise direction. In a movie about an artist it's somewhat expected that the work must be related to the events of the person's life but this film does it as well or better than anything I have seen since "Andrey Rublev," and that is some very fine cinematic company, indeed.It obviously wasn't a big budget picture but they seemed to squeeze a lot of juice out of those oranges. Music, production design, locations, costumes--everything--was excellent. Highest recommendation.

I found Frida’s life story interesting.

I saw that this movie had good ratings and maybe I'd passed on it before. Curiosity got the better of me on a slow night. I thought by the photo on the cover it might be about some Spanish royalty (what's with the eyebrows?). Two things this movie had going for it: Salma Hayek and that is was about art. I admired both. The movie was, in a way, about royalty in the art world. Frida was in the beginning an energetic, budding artist in the making. Alas, tragedy almost did her in. An accident that had left her in a body cast. She loved her family especially her father. The last thing she'd ever wanted was to be a burden. The accident had left her, however, with a broken body that even her spirit could not heal. She'd eventually got out of bed and learned to walk again and resumed painting. With mounting medical bills, she approached womanizing muralist Diego Rivera then later married him. From then on, the movie chronicles their tempestuous relationship with Frida, in the end, getting her time in the limelight. It is good, not great movie for a Saturday afternoon.

the first DVD stopped working on it's first run. it was replaced immediately. very pleased with customer service.the DVD itself was an excellent story of the life of Frida Kahlo though I would have liked to have seen more of her art, but it was a good story, not to be missed by fans of Frida. I do have a couple of biographical books about Frida that have much more detail in them, so if you are really interested in learning about the life of Frida Kahlo, I would also get one of her biographies.

Salma Hayek is astounding as the artist Frida Kahlo, the film has a great cast and recreates some of Kahlo's paintings in an amazing way, a visually stunning film that really shows the life of this iconic artist, not so much a biopic more the showing of an extraordinary life. Alfred Molina is also fantastic as Diego Rivera the artist's womanizing husband, this film captures a rich history, its inventive and many of Frida's paintings appear through the film, if you love the artist and her amazing work you will love this film.

"FRIDA" is a film about an exceptional "MEXICAN" female that lived an unforgettable and interesting life."SALMA HAYEK" jumped at the chance to play "FRIDA" and did so superbly."FRIDA" was a very talented impressionist artist in the 30's.After suffering a very serious spinal injury in a traffic accident that affected her career,As she slowly recovered,she met a older male artist who became her mentor.She then pursued her artistic career with him by her side successfully but they had a very chaotic relationship,which drove her to despair but always stayed loyal to him,even when they both had affairs during their marriage.She travelled the world and became very well known in the art world."SALMA HAYEK" was perfect for this role and played it very sensitively and showed great respect for the person that she played. .

`Frida' is an incredible film looking at the life of Frida Kahlo. It is set against the background of the Mexican revolution and her art. The first thing that struck me was the rich colours and beautiful locations throughout and this makes for a very visually stunning film. Frida comes across as passionate and joyfully and fiercely independent and Hayek's portrayal is exceptional, I have never seen her act as well as this. Alfred Molina is also amazing and the supporting cast (which includes Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Ed Norton and Geoffrey Rush) also put out impressive performances. There is beautiful framing of certain scenes and the direction is a real highlight; there is wonderful use of cinematic techniques (like quirky animations and living paintings) that heighten and add to the overall feel. The music also stands out and is both atmospheric and evocative and stirs your emotions along with the scenes on screen. Not only is the story of Frida's life compelling and fascinating, this film also gives a deeper insight and understanding behind the emotion and meaning in her art. I look at her work now with a fresh eye and renewed appreciation. Her artwork is put into context with her life and has more meaning as a result. This is a beautiful film, about a uncompromising, passionate artist and makes for a couple of hours engrossing, stirring viewing and comes highly recommended indeed.Feel free to check out my blog which can be found on my profile page.

In this 2002 film, the gorgeous Salma Hayek sports a `uni-brow' and traditional dress, in a magnificently acted portrayal of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Set during the 1920′s and 1930′s, her life is examined in great detail, from a crippling accident in her youth, to her tempestuous relationship with fellow revolutionary artist Diego Rivera.Her work is shown in the film, as in progress, or as completed canvases; but even if you are not a fan, the film stands on its own anyway, as the interesting biography of this unusual woman, her life and loves, both male and female, and her affair with the exiled Russian Communist, Leon Trotsky. The supporting cast is first-rate too, with Alfred Molina as her lover, Rivera, Antonio Banderas as David, and Edward Norton as the American tycoon, Nelson Rockerfeller.You win either way, Art lover, or not.