The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Writer/Director: Alan Parker
Stars: Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas.
Kim Blank ... assistant choreographer
Miranda Garrison ... assistant choreographer
~35 songs in the Soundtracks, including reprises & versions listed separately. All Written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
This is an opera; fewer than a dozen words are spoken instead of sung. Lots of different styles of music.
I don't remember if I saw the stage play, but I have a fairly strong memory of Mandy Patinkin as Che and Patti LuPone as Evita, so I've seen it somewhere, perhaps not live (but I don't find a TV version on IMDb.)
The film is so well done as a film that I it doesn't feel at all like it originated onstage: lots of crowd scenes, explosions, rioting. No idea of historical accuracy, and I'm not going to research it.
Performances by M & AB are very good and JP serves the story well.
The re-issue on BD has a Making Of featurette listed on bn.com, but didn't find it on IMDb.
Rated 6.3 (31,660).
distr. Buena Vista, dir. Parker; 8
