SummaryAn raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told through her own words for the very first time — drawn from her diary, revealing letters, essays, and print interviews — and brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork.
Directed By:Carla Gutierrez
Frida
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
User score
Mixed or Average
5.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
94% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Mixed
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Jan 18, 2024
90
At the end of Gutiérrez’s fine film, you likely will feel the spell of a remarkable person’s company.
Mar 28, 2024
80
By the time the movie is over, we feel, perhaps for the first time, like we’ve gotten to know this legendary, almost mythical figure. Despite the tumult of her life and her singularity as both a person and an artist, this Frida seems downright familiar.
Mar 10, 2024
80
While the film doesn’t attempt to explore every aspect and every romantic connection, it does delve satisfyingly deeply into her interior life, explored through her artistic output.
Jan 18, 2024
80
Frida is not just a broad brush affair; the artist is noticeably present.
Mar 14, 2024
75
The documentary does the best job of any film of rescuing the painter from the iconic, tragic artist who created the work by getting beyond the hair, the fashion sense and the eyebrow-lidded stare that one can’t help of think of when one hears the name Frida Kahlo.
Feb 1, 2024
67
An expertly crafted but extremely reverential, biographical documentary that uses extracts from the artist’s diary as narration to suggest we’re listening to the story from the artist herself.
Jan 20, 2024
50
It’s as if the film doesn’t trust Frida’s images to speak for themselves.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.4
56% Positive
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13% Mixed
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Jul 10, 2024
8
A colorful documentary that transmits the essence of Frida Kahlo through her words and work. It is exhilarating to see her work come to life with the subtle but punctual animated treatment given to it. The first-person narration also contributes to a very peculiar immersion that makes you feel, at least for a moment, inside the skin of a physically, emotionally, and romantically hurt woman. The voice acting is also essential to achieving the documentary's goal; the actress who plays Frida makes you believe that the actual artist is speaking to you in flesh and blood. A narrative and visually enriching experience.
Mar 15, 2024
8
Impressiona como flui a narrativa, mas especialmente, como é lindo! Conseguiram fazer um documentário informativo e com muita cor, aproveitando-se do design das telas da Frida, e com certas imagens da época também. Talvez pudesse moderar um pouco o discurso e deixar muito da imagem falar por si, mas ainda assim um ótimo registro desta mulher incrível e de seu relacionamento conturbado com Diego Rivera.
Production Company:
- Imagine Documentaries
- Storyville Films
- Time Studios
Release Date:Mar 15, 2024
Duration:1 h 27 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Her truth. Her art. Her words.
Awards
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 5 Nominations
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 4 Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
