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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Frida has a bit of an uneasy relationship with her mother but they care deeply for each other.

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** Frida's father states he regrets marrying her mother at times but is devastated when she falls terminally ill.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: A slight case. Kahlo wasn't ugly, but she certainly didn't look like Salma Hayek either. Yay! With a unibrow. Wha? And a thin but prominent ''mustache''. [[AlwaysMale Oh, God...]] You may hear many jokes about Alfred Molina being too handsome to portray Diego Rivera... half of those are being serious.

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A slight case. Kahlo wasn't ugly, but she certainly didn't look like Salma Hayek either. Yay! With a unibrow. Wha? And a thin but prominent ''mustache''. [[AlwaysMale Oh, God...]] ''mustache''.
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You may hear many jokes about Alfred Molina being too handsome to portray Diego Rivera... half Rivera. Half of those are being serious.
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* AwTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Frida has a bit of an uneasy relationship with her mother but they care deeply for each other.

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* AwTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Frida has a bit of an uneasy relationship with her mother but they care deeply for each other.
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* YourCheatingHeart: A constant fault in Diego's character to the point where his adulterous habits is more of a "don't say I didn't warn you" deal. He ends up crossing a line when he sleeps with [[spoiler: Frida's sister.]] The trope is downplayed on Frida's side as it mentions little about her affairs with men in her marriage, though Diego did not mind her affairs with women.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Creator/SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and Creator/AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas and Edward Norton (uncredited) from the book ''Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo'' by Hayden Herrera. It was directed by Julie Taymor. It won Oscars for Best Makeup and Best Original Music Score (receipient: Elliot Goldenthal).

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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Creator/FridaKahlo. It stars Creator/SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) UsefulNotes/AcademyAward) and Creator/AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas and Edward Norton Creator/EdwardNorton (uncredited) from the book ''Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo'' by Hayden Herrera. It was directed by Julie Taymor. It won Oscars for Best Makeup and Best Original Music Score (receipient: Elliot Goldenthal).



** Australian Creator/GeoffreyRush plays Ukranian LeonTrotsky.

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** Australian Creator/GeoffreyRush plays Ukranian LeonTrotsky.UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: When Frida and Diego share their first kiss, the street lights suddenly lit up. She asks if he arranged for that. He jokingly responds that it costed him a fortune.
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* StepfordSnarker: Frida had always enjoyed snarking before the bus accident and its implied snarking humorously helped her cope with the pain in its aftermath.
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* GoOutWithASmile: The final visual of the film suggests this.

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* AmicableExes: Diego's is amiable enough with his second wife to give her a place to stay as she searches for a job. She and Frida become a literal case of Amiable Exes of Diego, getting along and confiding in each other, during Frida's estrangement from Diega

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* AmicableExes: Diego's is amiable enough with his second wife Lupe to give her a place to stay as she searches for a job. She job. Just as they were friends in real life, Lupe and Frida become a literal case of Amiable Exes of Diego, getting along and confiding in each other, during Frida's estrangement from DiegaDiego.


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* LawOfInverseFertility: Frida gets a glimpse of Lupa's children and its implied she envies Lupa. However, the life-long injuries from the bus crash causes a miscarriage.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Frida gives Diego one when he's angry over her affair with Trotsky.
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* AmiableExes: Diego's is amiable enough with his second wife to give her a place to stay as she searches for a job. She and Frida become a literal case of Amiable Exes, getting along and confiding in each other, during Frida's estrangement from Diega

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* AmiableExes: AmicableExes: Diego's is amiable enough with his second wife to give her a place to stay as she searches for a job. She and Frida become a literal case of Amiable Exes, Exes of Diego, getting along and confiding in each other, during Frida's estrangement from Diega
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* AmiableExes: Diego's is amiable enough with his second wife to give her a place to stay as she searches for a job. She and Frida become a literal case of Amiable Exes, getting along and confiding in each other, during Frida's estrangement from Diega


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Frida, when she realizes she took part in ruining Leon's marriage. Likewise, Leon too.

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* BiTheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows), Josephine Baker (Karine Plantadit-Bageot), and implied with Tina Modotti (Ashley Judd).

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* BiTheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows), Josephine Baker Creator/JosephineBaker (Karine Plantadit-Bageot), and implied with Tina Modotti (Ashley Judd).



** French-Cameroonian Karine Plantadit-Bageot plays American Josephine Baker.

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** French-Cameroonian Karine Plantadit-Bageot plays American Josephine Baker.Creator/JosephineBaker.
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** Argentine Creator/MíaMaestro plays Mexican Cristina Kahlo.
** PuertoRican-American Creator/OmarRodríguez plays Frenchman André Breton.
** French-Cameroonian Creator/KarinePlantaditBageot plays American Josephine Baker.

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** Argentine Creator/MíaMaestro Mía Maestro plays Mexican Cristina Kahlo.
** PuertoRican-American Creator/OmarRodríguez Omar Rodríguez plays Frenchman André Breton.
** French-Cameroonian Creator/KarinePlantaditBageot Karine Plantadit-Bageot plays American Josephine Baker.
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** Argentine Creator/MíaMaestro plays Mexican Cristina Kahlo.
** PuertoRican-American Creator/OmarRodríguez plays Frenchman André Breton.
** French-Cameroonian Creator/KarinePlantaditBageot plays American Josephine Baker.
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** Briton Creator/RogerRees plays German Wilhelm Kahlo.
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** Italian Creator/ValeriaGolino plays Mexican Guadalupe Marín.
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**American Creator/AshleyJudd plays Italian Tina Modotti.
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* BiTheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows) and implied with Tina.

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* BiTheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows) Burrows), Josephine Baker (Karine Plantadit-Bageot), and implied with Tina.Tina Modotti (Ashley Judd).
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* DirtyCommunist: Heavily averted. The main characters are socialists, as are many of the supporting characters. They're decent people for the most part.

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* DirtyCommunist: Heavily averted.Averted. The main characters are socialists, as are many of the supporting characters. They're decent people for the most part.
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* TheCameo: Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Geoffrey Rush, Ed Norton, etc. They are all [[OneSceneWonder one or two scene wonders]].

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* TheCameo: Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Geoffrey Rush, Ed Norton, Creator/AshleyJudd, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/GeoffreyRush, Creator/EdwardNorton, etc. They are all [[OneSceneWonder one or two scene wonders]].



** Alfred Molina, a Londoner of Spanish and Italian lineage, plays Mexican Diego Rivera.
** Australian GeoffreyRush plays Ukranian LeonTrotsky.

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** Alfred Molina, Creator/AlfredMolina, a Londoner of Spanish and Italian lineage, plays Mexican Diego Rivera.
** Australian GeoffreyRush Creator/GeoffreyRush plays Ukranian LeonTrotsky.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Creator/SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Creator/SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and AlfredMolina Creator/AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars SalmaHayek Creator/SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Is stars SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Is It stars SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: A slight case. Kahlo wasn't ugly, but she certainly didn't look like SalmaHayek either. Yay! With a unibrow. Wha? And a thin but prominent ''mustache''. [[AlwaysMale Oh, God...]] You may hear many jokes about Alfred Molina being too handsome to portray Diego Rivera... half of those are being serious.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: A slight case. Kahlo wasn't ugly, but she certainly didn't look like SalmaHayek Salma Hayek either. Yay! With a unibrow. Wha? And a thin but prominent ''mustache''. [[AlwaysMale Oh, God...]] You may hear many jokes about Alfred Molina being too handsome to portray Diego Rivera... half of those are being serious.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The handrail that impaled Kalho in a trolly accident.

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The handrail that impaled Kalho in a trolly trolley accident.
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* BitheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows) and implied with Tina

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* BitheWay: BiTheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows) and implied with TinaTina.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Is stars SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Is stars SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and Alfred Molina AlfredMolina as her husband, Diego Rivera.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Is stars SalmaHayek as Kahlo (nominated for an AcademyAward) and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera.

The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas and Edward Norton (uncredited) from the book ''Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo'' by Hayden Herrera. It was directed by Julie Taymor. It won Oscars for Best Makeup and Best Original Music Score (receipient: Elliot Goldenthal).
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!! This movie contains examples of:

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: A slight case. Kahlo wasn't ugly, but she certainly didn't look like SalmaHayek either. Yay! With a unibrow. Wha? And a thin but prominent ''mustache''. [[AlwaysMale Oh, God...]] You may hear many jokes about Alfred Molina being too handsome to portray Diego Rivera... half of those are being serious.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: This could be one of Diego's main attractions.
* BigOlUnibrow: Frida made a point of emphasizing her unibrow in all her self-portraits. This was mainly due to Kahlo's horrible self-esteem. In photographs, Kahlo's actually not bad looking, even with the unibrow. But in her self-portraits, Kahlo was notorious for putting emphasis on her uglier features, with her unibrow, mustache, and beauty mark getting special attention.
* BitheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows) and implied with Tina
* TheCameo: Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Geoffrey Rush, Ed Norton, etc. They are all [[OneSceneWonder one or two scene wonders]].
* CharacterTitle
* DirtyCommunist: Heavily averted. The main characters are socialists, as are many of the supporting characters. They're decent people for the most part.
* FakeNationality:
** Alfred Molina, a Londoner of Spanish and Italian lineage, plays Mexican Diego Rivera.
** Australian GeoffreyRush plays Ukranian LeonTrotsky.
* HandicappedBadass: Frida, post-accident.
* ImagineSpot: Many scenes are recreations of Frida's paintings.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The handrail that impaled Kalho in a trolly accident.
* KavorkaMan: Diego is a middle age fat man with a temper, yet he was an intense womanizer. This is apparently TruthInTelevision.
--> "You'd never believe it, but he's had half the women in this room."
* MayDecemberRomance:
** Frida and Trotsky.
** Frida and Diego to a lesser extent.
* MononymousBiopicTitle: A first name variation.
* {{Naytheist}}: Inverted with Diego's line: "I don't believe in God but I thank him every day for giving me you."
* UglyGuyHotWife: Diego (despite his slight AdaptationalAttractiveness upgrade) and Frida. . .and the numerous other gorgeous women he's able to hook up with throughout the course of the movie.
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