EVITA - Directed by Alan Parker. Madonna IS Evita! The musical adaptation to the life story of the wife of the Argentine dictator, Juan Peron. The film version of the hit Broadway show that started a frenzy over twenty years ago!
- "You Must See 'EVITA'!" - Richard Corliss - Time Magazine
- "It's Gorgeous! It's Epic! It's Spectacular!" - David Ansen, Newsweek
- "Two Thumbs Up! - SISKEL & EBERT
- "Madonna Was Born To Play Eva Peron!" - Owen Gleiberman
The film has earned 5 Golden Globe Nominations. Earning BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTRESS, BEST ORIGINAL SONG! Five Oscar Nominations in categories for: Best Original Song (You Must Love Me), Art Direction (Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Direction: Phillipe Turiure), Cinematography (Darius Khondji), Film Editing (Gerry Hambling), and Sound (Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston). WINNER of the Academy Award for BEST ORIGINAL SONG for YOU MUST LOVE ME!
The film has earned an estimated $50 million in the USA, and $92 million outside the US at the box office.
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Review:
After a long and checkered movie career, Madonna finally realizes her blonde
ambition in this big-screen adaptation of the rags-to-riches life story of
Argentine legend Eva Peron. It's quite simply her finest moment both as an
actress and a singer. She's aided by a sympathetic director in the
music-minded Alan Parker, a memorable score by Time Rice and Andrew Lloyd
Webber and high-calibre performances by Antonio Bandares, Jonathan Pryce and
Jimmy Nail.
The Toronto Star
**** (4 stars out of 5)
