

Frida Still Life
1986-03-13 · 108 min · ★ 5.5
This film is a chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the personalities of her time. Despite being confied to a wheelchair as a result of polio, operations and amputations, she faces and traces some of the most colorful and controversial aspects of Mexican history, during the dominant time of Mexican muralism.
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- Directors
- Paul Leduc
- Production companies
- Clasa Films Mundiales
- Countries
- Mexico
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ofelia MedinaFrida Kahlo
Juan José GurrolaDiego Rivera
Max KerlowLeon Trotsky
Claudio BrookGuillermo Kahlo
Salvador SánchezDavid Alfaro Siqueiros
Cecilia ToussaintFrida's Sister
Lolita CortésSister of Young Frida
Gina MorettNurse
Odiseo BichirYoung sandinista
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