Evita
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
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Alan Parker
Dennis Maguire
Lars P. Winther
Richard Graysmark
Sally Jones
Ian Stone
John Gallagher
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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!
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The directors of Evita are Alan Parker, Dennis Maguire, Lars P. Winther, Richard Graysmark, Sally Jones, Ian Stone, and John Gallagher.
The cast of Evita includes Jonathan Pryce as Juan Perón, Frederick Warder as Waiter in Junín Bar, Madonna as Eva Perón, Alan Parker as Tormented Film Director, Antonio Banderas as Ché, Jimmy Nail as Agustín Magaldi, Luca Tommassini as Eva's Dance Partner, Olga Merediz as Blanca, Mark Ryan as Waiter in Junín Bar, Peter Polycarpou as Domingo Mercante, Julia Worsley as Erminda, Gary Brooker as Juan Bramuglia, and more.
The duration of Evita is 2h 15 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Evita trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch Evita on Broadway HD Amazon Channel (Subscription), Amazon Video (Rent), Apple TV Store (Rent), Google Play Movies (Rent), YouTube (Rent), Fandango At Home (Rent), Amazon Video (Buy), Apple TV Store (Buy), Google Play Movies (Buy), YouTube (Buy), and Fandango At Home (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Evita was released on 14 Dec 1996.
Evita is listed under History and Drama on Fanbiz.
Evita has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 wi..."
