Evita

Watch: Evita

12/14/19962h 15m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Unforgotten, forever loved and adored. ~

Overview:

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

Director:

Alan Parker

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$55,000,000.00

Revenue:

$141,047,179.00

Key words:

prostitute
funeral
narration
buenos aires, argentina
politician
musical
based on play or musical
president
argentina
death
deification
perónism
argentinean president
rise to power
1940s
1950s
death of political figure

Cast

Madonna

~ as ~

Eva Perón

Antonio Banderas

~ as ~

Ché

Jonathan Pryce

~ as ~

Juan Perón

Jimmy Nail

~ as ~

Agustín Magaldi

Victoria Sus

~ as ~

Doña Juana

Julian Littman

~ as ~

Brother Juan

Olga Merediz

~ as ~

Blanca

Laura Pallas

~ as ~

Elisa

Julia Worsley

~ as ~

Erminda

María Luján Hidalgo

~ as ~

Young Eva

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
So if you know anything about the history of the rise of Perón in Argentina, and/or have seen the excellent theatrical performance of Rice and Lloyd Webber's "Evita" then you will already have the basis for this really rather poor big screen adaptation of both. Madonna is not much of an actress and though her voice manages the songs well enough, her on-screen persona here just falls flat. She is not helped much by a poorly cast Jonathan Pryce as her president - and frankly rather insipid - husband and by the terribly wooden Jimmy Nail as journeyman singer "Magaldi". Perhaps only Antonio Banderas salvages anything from his authentic characterisation of the narrator "Ché" - but otherwise this is a good looking but lacklustre, episodically constructed, series of musical set-pieces that creates an overall feeling of - well, emptiness. Madonna's efforts fail to ignite any sense of the magnetism of this astonishing woman who went from brothel to Presidential palace in such a short time; it pays scant regard to the ruthless (and venal) nature of the prevailing politics of Argentina and in the end proves to be little more than a compendium of good/great songs set to well attired and produced videos. Some things are better left to the stage - and this is certainly one of those!