Frida

Frida is a 2002 American biographical drama movie directed by Julie Taymor. It is about the life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Frida
Directed by	Julie Taymor
Screenplay by	Clancy Sigal Diane Lake Gregory Nava Anna Thomas
Based on	Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera
Produced by	Sarah Green Salma Hayek Jay Polstein Lizz Speed Nancy Hardin Lindsay Flickinger Roberto Sneider
Starring	Salma Hayek Alfred Molina Geoffrey Rush Valeria Golino Mía Maestro Roger Rees
Cinematography	Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by	Françoise Bonnot
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Production companies	Ventanarosa Lionsgate Films
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	August 29, 2002 (2002-08-29) (Venice) October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25) (United States)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[2]
Box office	$56.3 million[3]

It stars Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

Frida received generally positive reviews from critics, and won two Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Original Score among six nominations.