Frida Still Life (1986)
"Frida, naturaleza viva" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Leduc

Writers:

José Joaquín Blanco, Paul Leduc

Stars:

Ofelia Medina, Juan José Gurrola, Max Kerlow

17 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ofelia Medina	...	Frida Kahlo
Juan José Gurrola	...	Diego Rivera
Max Kerlow	...	Leon Trotsky
Claudio Brook	...	Guillermo Kahlo
Salvador Sánchez	...	David Alfaro Siqueiros
Cecilia Toussaint	...	Frida's Sister
Ziwta Kerlow	...	Trotsky's Wife
Valentina Leduc Navarro	...	Young Frida
Lolita Cortés	...	Sister of young Frida
Gina Morett	...	Nurse
Margarita Sanz	...	Friend
Juan Ángel Martínez	...	Wood worker
François Lartigue	...	Photographer
Odiseo Bichir	...	Young sandinista
Bruno Bichir	...	Young Sandinista

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mexican history | polio | muralism | wheelchair | amputee | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish Russian French German

Release Date:

17 February 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frida Still Life

Filming Locations:

Coyoacán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clasa Films Mundiales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene in which the man is giving a puppet show, he whistles the theme from Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. This scene would have taken place in the '20s. The Prokofiev wasn't written until 1936.

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Connections

Version of Frida (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Tuonelan joutsen (The Swan of Tuonela)"
Composed by Jean Sibelius

User Reviews

Too long for sympathizing with Frida

I have watched Salma Hayek's movie before this one, so at the beginning I thought it was a terrible movie. When I was half way through it I changed my mind. Few words are spoken in this movie and many scenes are unrelated, and it was intentionally made this way. It doesn't want to provide us with a lot of information about Frida, Diego Rivera and Mexico at the time, but rather show us Frida's feelings in different situations; how she loved her father, wanted to have a baby,became tremendously happy when receiving the painting colors in the hospital etc.. The music helps us to understand and apprehend these feelings. Yet her character is poorly represented and so is her relationship with her husband. We see here every once in a while in somebody's else's arms, flirting with Trotsky and kissing some lady, but I really don't understand why. The movie was also a little bit boring. I give it 5 out of 10.