Global Flicks: Frida (US/Mexico)

A biography on one of Mexico’s best-known artist Frida Kahlo, which charts her life from feisty schoolgirl to her complicated relationship with Diego Rivera and becoming a world-renowned artist in her own right. Artwork of Kahlo shown directly or depicted in the film by the characters include The Bus, Frieda and Diego Rivera, What the Water Gave Me, The Two Fridas, The Broken Column and The Wounded Deer.

Awards: nominated for six Academy Awards, winner Best Makeup and Best Original Score

Director: Julie Taymor
Mexico | Biography/Drama, 2002
2 hours, 3 min. | English

Acclaimed international films are presented in their original language with English subtitles for FREE! Films are shown in either the Playhouse Theater or Belushi Hall at the McAninch Arts Center on Wednesdays at 1:30 and 7:30p in February and March.

Thank you for supporting our Global Flicks 2019 series with record attendance this past February and March. Check back when we announce the 2020 series of films which will coincide with the announcement of the MAC’s 2019/2020 series.

Global Flicks is co-sponsored by COD Field Studies/Study Abroad/Global Education and the MAC.
Click HERE for a listing of all films as well as their availability in the COD Library.