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Frida

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Frida is a 2002 American biographical film about the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, muralist Diego Rivera. Produced by Hayek's Ventanarosa and distributed by Miramax Films, the screenplay was adapted by multiple writers from Hayden Herrera's 1983 biography of the artist. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2002 and received a United States theatrical release that October, earning 56.3 million dollars worldwide against a budget of 12 million dollars and winning two of its six Academy Award nominations, for Best Makeup and Best Original Score. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 2
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Academy Award for Best Original Score 2
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National Film Registry 3
Release Year
2002 1
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Julie Taymor, Figures
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1. Frida (2002 film) (Wikipedia)
  • Frida (2002 film), Introduction section
    Frida is a 2002 American biographical film directed by Julie Taymor, about the Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo.
  • Frida, Description, original language
    Frida is a 2002 American biographical film about the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, muralist Diego Rivera.
  • Article lead sentence
    Frida is a 2002 American biographical film directed by Julie Taymor, about the Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo.
  • Created By: Julie Taymor, Infobox: director
    Julie Taymor
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2. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 75th Academy Awards | 2003
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • Ceremony 2003: Makeup
    Makeup Winner Frida
  • Ceremony 2003: Music (Original Score)
    Music (Original Score) Winner Frida
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3. Library of Congress, National Film Preservation Board: Complete National Film Registry Listing
Library of Congress, National Film Preservation BoardNational Film Registry listing row: film released 2002, inducted 2025
Quote, National Film Registry listing row: film released 2002, inducted 2025
Frida 2002 2025
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