
Little Ashes(2008)
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.


“Prepare to be seduced.”
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

Salma Hayek Pinault
Frida Kahlo

Alfred Molina
Diego Rivera

Mía Maestro
Cristina Kahlo

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Matilde Kahlo

Edward Norton
Nelson Rockefeller

Antonio Banderas
David Alfaro Siqueiros

Diego Luna
Alejandro

Roger Rees
Guillermo Kahlo

Ashley Judd
Tina Modotti

Saffron Burrows
Gracie
Frida is a drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of mexico, love of one's life, bisexuality, painter, surrealism, biography. Directed by Julie Taymor, it stars Salma Hayek Pinault, Alfred Molina, Mía Maestro. A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
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