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* BittersweetEnding: Throughout her life, Frida has dealt with physical disabilities, her husband constantly cheating on her, political drama, and constant self-loathing. On the other hand, she is remembered in Mexico for her work in painting, the aforementioned husband stays with her near the end of her life, and she still has her sister's family to fall back on.


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* LoopholeAbuse: Frida is too sick near the end of the film to attend her exhibition, and despite her protests, her doctor orders her to stay in bed so her bronchitis doesn't worsen. What does she do? She has people bring her bed ''to'' the exhibition. Her doctor accepts this with a smile.
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Frida is at first reluctant but eventually complacent with the fact that Diego sleeps with many other women even after she and him married. But when one of those other women is one of Frida's sisters, it's the last straw beginnings the of the end of her marriage to Diego.

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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Frida is at first reluctant but eventually complacent with the fact that Diego sleeps with many other women even after she and him married. But when one of those other women is one of Frida's sisters, it's the last straw beginnings the of and begins the end of her marriage to Diego.
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Creator/FridaKahlo, portrayed by Creator/SalmaHayek (which earned her an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Creator/AlfredMolina stars as her husband Diego Rivera and Creator/GeoffreyRush played UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.

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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter {{painter|s}} Creator/FridaKahlo, portrayed by Creator/SalmaHayek (which earned her an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination). Creator/AlfredMolina stars as her husband Diego Rivera and Creator/GeoffreyRush played UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.



* ImagineSpot: Many scenes are recreations of Frida's paintings.

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* ImagineSpot: Many scenes are recreations of Frida's paintings.{{paintings}}.
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---> '''Gracie''': I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but you were better than your husband."

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---> '''Gracie''': -->'''Gracie:''' I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but you were better than your husband."
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* DaddysGirl: Frida had a loving relationship with her father, Guillermo.


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* GoodParents: Guillermo loves Frida dearly.

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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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* 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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* PlasterCastDoodling: Frida experiences a near-death accident that leaves her immobilized for a month with several surgeries and full-body casts. She draws colorful butterflies on her body cast during her hospitalization period to pass the time.
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The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas and 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 (recipient: Elliot Goldenthal).

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

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The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas and 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: (recipient: Elliot Goldenthal).
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''Frida'' (2002) is a biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Creator/FridaKahlo, portrayed by Creator/SalmaHayek (which earned her an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination), Creator/AlfredMolina as her husband Diego Rivera and Creator/GeoffreyRush as UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.

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

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


* BiTheWay: Frida, Gracie (Saffron Burrows), Creator/JosephineBaker (Karine Plantadit-Bageot), and implied with Tina Modotti (Ashley Judd).
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** Frida doesn't expect Diego to be ''faithful'', but she does expect him to be ''loyal''. She has no problem with his affairs for the most part, but sleeping with her sister definitely crosses a line.
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* ExactWords: Frida's doctor insists she stays in bed. So for her first exhibition, she has the bed loaded onto a truck so she can attend.
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* GoOutWithASmile: The final visual of the film suggests this, likely in reference that eyewitnesses at her funeral said that her corpse smiled as it was cremated.
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**Not to mention the legendary [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavela_Vargas Chavela Vargas]] (who may or may not have had an affair with the real Frida Kahlo in her youth), singing one of her most famous songs, "La Llorona."

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* SexyDiscretionShot: Diego's womanizing in New York is conveyed by seeing him leave his and Frida's hotel with various women--at one point, he even leaves with ''[[AThreesomesIsHot two]]''. At the end of his montage, it's ''Frida'' we see leaving the hotel with a woman, and for added benefit, she's one of those we saw with Diego earlier.

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* SexyDiscretionShot: Diego's womanizing in New York is conveyed by seeing him leave his and Frida's hotel with various women--at one point, he even leaves with ''[[AThreesomesIsHot ''[[AThreesomeIsHot two]]''. At the end of his montage, it's ''Frida'' we see leaving the hotel with a woman, and for added benefit, she's one of those we saw with Diego earlier.earlier.
---> '''Gracie''': I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but you were better than your husband."
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* GoOutWithASmile: The final visual of the film suggests this.

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* GoOutWithASmile: The final visual of the film suggests this.this, likely in reference that eyewitnesses at her funeral said that her corpse smiled as it was cremated.
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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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* LawOfInverseFertility: Frida gets a glimpse of Lupa's Lupe's children and its implied she envies Lupa.Lupe for this reason. However, the life-long injuries from the bus crash causes a miscarriage.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Diego doesn't mind Frida sleeping with other women, but flips out upon learning of her affair with Trotsky, even though they've been long separated due to ''his'' frequent infidelities.



* MySisterIsOffLimits: Frida is at first reluctant but eventually complacent with the fact that Diego sleeps with many of his models even after she and him and married. When one of those models turns out to be one of Frida's sisters, it's the beginning of the end of her marriage to Diego.

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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Frida is at first reluctant but eventually complacent with the fact that Diego sleeps with many of his models other women even after she and him and married. When But when one of those models turns out to be other women is one of Frida's sisters, it's the beginning last straw beginnings the of the end of her marriage to Diego.


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* SexyDiscretionShot: Diego's womanizing in New York is conveyed by seeing him leave his and Frida's hotel with various women--at one point, he even leaves with ''[[AThreesomesIsHot two]]''. At the end of his montage, it's ''Frida'' we see leaving the hotel with a woman, and for added benefit, she's one of those we saw with Diego earlier.
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* DisneyAcidSequence: Frida's stop-motion "Day Of The Dead"-inspired dream, animated by The Quay Brothers, after she blacks out on her way to the hospital following the bus crash.
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* DeadpanSnarker
** Frida's very first line, as she's [[ItMakesSenseInContext being carried in her bed to her gallery show]].
--> "Careful, guys. This corpse is still breathing. Try to get me there in one piece. "
** Diego has his moments as well, such as when he tells Frida that he has no emotional connection to the models he sleeps with.
--> "It was just a fuck. I've given more affection in a handshake."
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Frida is at first reluctant but eventually complacent with the fact that Diego sleeps with many of his models even after she and him and married. When one of those models turns out to be one of Frida's sisters, it's the beginning of the end of her marriage to Diego.
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* FakeNationality:
** Creator/AlfredMolina, a Londoner of Spanish and Italian lineage, plays Mexican Diego Rivera.
** Australian Creator/GeoffreyRush plays Ukranian UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.
** American Creator/AshleyJudd plays Italian Tina Modotti.
** Italian Creator/ValeriaGolino plays Mexican Guadalupe Marín.
** Briton Creator/RogerRees plays German Wilhelm Kahlo.
** Argentine Mía Maestro plays Mexican Cristina Kahlo.
** PuertoRican-American Omar Rodríguez plays Frenchman André Breton.
** French-Cameroonian Karine Plantadit-Bageot plays American Creator/JosephineBaker.

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