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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   15,940 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tim Rice (book)
Alan Parker (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 January 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Most Anticipated Motion Picture Event of The Year
Plot:
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 24 nominations more
User Comments:
Beautiful to See and Hear more (174 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
Julia Worsley ... Erminda
María Luján Hidalgo ... Young Eva (as Maria Lujan Hidalgo)
Servando Villamil ... Cipriano Reyes
Andrea Corr ... Perón's Mistress

Peter Polycarpou ... Domingo Mercante
Gary Brooker ... Juan Bramuglia
Maite Yerro ... Julieta (as Mayte Yerro)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, images of violence and some mild language.
Runtime:
135 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Alan Parker]the frustrated director. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The cup in the church when Evita faints falls to the ground spills no wine. more
Quotes:
Ché: So famous, so easily, so soon is not the wisest thing to be. more
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Soundtrack:
Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Beautiful to See and Hear, 19 April 2003
8/10
Author: gws-2 from United States

"Evita" is an opera, albeit a rock opera, in the true sense of the word -- there can't be fifty words of spoken dialogue in the entire movie. Music drama is a highly stylized form, which admittedly is not everyone's cup of tea. Perhaps that is why the overall rating given the film by IMDb voters, 6.3 out of 10, is as low as it is. To those of us who like the operatic form, though, this is an outstanding film, beautiful to look at, well acted, and most importantly well sung. The only weakness I found was the one that inheres in every Andrew Lloyd Webber piece: too much recycling of too few musical themes over two-plus hours. Nevertheless, Tim Rice's lyrics are wonderful, they are consistently inventive and drive the story. Madonna was good in the title role but Antonio Banderas's performance as Ché was great, both dramatically and musically. "Evita" is highly recommended, 8 out of 10.

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