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Evita

- Unforgotten, forever loved and adored.

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.

Release Date : 1996-12-14

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hollywood PicturesCinergi PicturesRobert Stigwood OrganizationDirty Hands ProductionsPatagonik

Production Country : ArgentinaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Eva Perón

Original Name : Madonna

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ché

Original Name : Antonio Banderas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juan Perón

Original Name : Jonathan Pryce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agustín Magaldi

Original Name : Jimmy Nail

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doña Juana

Original Name : Victoria Sus

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brother Juan

Original Name : Julian Littman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blanca

Original Name : Olga Merediz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elisa

Original Name : Laura Pallas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erminda

Original Name : Julia Worsley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Eva

Original Name : María Luján Hidalgo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cipriano Reyes

Original Name : Servando Villamil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Perón's Mistress

Original Name : Andrea Corr

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tormented Film Director

Original Name : Alan Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carlos

Original Name : Adrià Collado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juan Bramuglia

Original Name : Gary Brooker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julieta

Original Name : Maite Yerro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter in Junín Bar

Original Name : Mark Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Domingo Mercante

Original Name : Peter Polycarpou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Autograph Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Billie Piper

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-25

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!