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FRIDA

Director:

  Julie Taymor
  

Year Released:

  2002

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Valeria Golino
  Salma Hayek
  Ashley Judd
  Mia Maestro
  Alfred Molina
Movie Haiku:Director Taymor (famous for Broadway’s LION KING) has a fabulous eye. Her life partner, composer Elliot Goldenthal, has a fabulous ear. Together, they've created an aesthetic masterpiece celebrating the artistic triumphs of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo & her husband, muralist Diego Rivera. Unfortunately, the brilliant spectacle sometimes overwhelms the actors.