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Frida Kahlo lies on her deathbed and reflects on her life in this Mexican classic from 1983.

It is July 13, 1954. The coffin containing Frida Kahlo's body is taken to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, where it is draped with the communist flag by Diego Rivera. Filmmaker Paul Leduc's second feature film, Frida - Still Life, is an unconventional biopic. It presents a fragmented narrative that reflects on the life of the world-renowned artist through flashbacks to moments with Rivera, Leon Trotsky, her artwork, and her physical suffering.

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Paul Leduc (1942-2020) was a Mexican filmmaker associated with the «New Cinema» movement in Mexican film. He worked in both fiction and documentary, and is best known for Frida - Still Life (1983).

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Original title Frida, naturaleza viva

Country Mexico

Year 1983

Director Paul Leduc

Screenplay José Joaquín Blanco, Paul Leduc

Cinematography Ángel Goded

Producer Manuel Barbachano Ponce

Cast Ofelia Medina, Juan José Gurrola, Max Kerlow, Claudio Brook, Salvador Sánchez, Cecilia Toussaint

Runtime 1h 48m

Language Spanish, Russian, French, English

Subtitles English

Genre Drama

Age limit 12

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