Frida Still Life (1986)

5.5/10 • 108 min • Drama History

Overview

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.

Cast

Ofelia Medina

Juan José Gurrola

Max Kerlow

Claudio Brook

Guillermo Kahlo

Salvador Sánchez

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Cecilia Toussaint

Lolita Cortés

Sister of Young Frida

Gina Morett

Odiseo Bichir

Young sandinista

Bruno Bichir

Young Sandinista

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