Evita

"Unforgotten, forever loved and adored."

1996 2h 15m EN

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6.1

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63%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 538🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 38,647

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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.

“Unforgotten, forever loved and adored.”

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Cast

Madonna
Eva Perón
Antonio Banderas
Ché
Jonathan Pryce
Juan Perón
Jimmy Nail
Agustín Magaldi
Victoria Sus
Doña Juana
Julian Littman
Brother Juan
Olga Merediz
Blanca
Laura Pallas
Elisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Parker
Writers: Alan Parker, Oliver Stone
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Parker, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gerry Hambling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Madonna and Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Alan Parker directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Andrew Lloyd Webber scores. Gerry Hambling cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Alan Parker, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gerry Hambling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Madonna and Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Unforgotten, forever loved and adored.".
10IMDB entry: tt0116250 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 18 themes, including "prostitute", "funeral", "narration", "buenos aires, argentina".

The technical file

Cinematography: Darius Khondji
Original score: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Editing: Gerry Hambling
Production design: Brian Morris
Costume design: Penny Rose
Makeup / hair: Ailbhe Lemass
Sound: Andy Nelson
Stunt coordinator: Rocky Taylor
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $55,000,000
Box office: $141,047,179
Return: 256% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Evita (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 45/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 38,647 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 19 wins & 44 nominations total

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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CinemaSerf2022-12-25
★ 6/10
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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