Evita

Evita
by Alan Parker

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Actor: Adri? Collado, Andrea Corr, Antonio Banderas, Gary Brooker, Martin Drogo
Director: Alan Parker
Brand: MADONNA
Primary Contributor: Antonio Banderas
Primary Contributor: Madonna
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-03-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Miramax

DVD Reviews of Evita

DVD Review: my favorite musical
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a very good musical with a rich overview of Argentinas history and its struggle towards democracy. Madonna is amazing and her talent is reflected in her ability to not only be a pop artist, but also a classical artist. This is a good musical for people that dont usually like musicals and for Madonna fans to see her in a different light.

DVD Review: A star-making performance.
Summary: 4 Stars

Evita starring Madonna is her best performance ever! She truly looks like Eva Peron, her voice has never sounded better and there's no trace of the "material girl" anywhere in sight. Antonio Banderas also stars, who knew this guy could sing his heart out. The songs are gorgeous and the cinematography is breathtaking. The only problem I have with Evita is their is no dialogue, it is just song after song but the songs are good. Give Evita a viewing soon.

DVD Review: Antonio Banderas steals the show.
Summary: 5 Stars

Antonio Banderas' performance as Che was simply amazing. His facial expressions, snide observations, and powerful singing voice were consistently good during the entire duration of the film. The best songs that he sang are: The Lady's Got Potential, Good Night and Thank You, and O, What A Circus.

DVD Review: What? No anamorphic widescreen?
Summary: 3 Stars

I remember seeing 'Evita' in the theaters when it came out in '98, and recently bought a home theater projector so thought I'd rent this film and watch it again.

So, here's a warning to those with widescreen TVs or projectors: This movie is widescreen but it is *not* anamorphic - that is, the picture doesn't widen to fill your whole TV screen. It was released when most people owned square TV sets, so the widescreen image is set within a standard 4:3 ratio square. In other words, if you try to watch this movie on your widescreen TV what you'll get is a square TV image with the widescreen image inside of it - MUCH smaller than an anamorphic image.

A pity really, because it's not a bad movie. I'm baffled as to why they never remastered the film and gave it an anamorphic release; it's been ten years...

DVD Review: Awsome!
Summary: 5 Stars

If you're into drama and musicals, this is a great movie for your collection! I've seen this dozens of times and it's one of my favorite films of all time! Really wonderful depiction of Eva Peron!

Description of Evita

Film adaptation of the musical play which is the story of the poor Argentine girl who came to the city, became an actress and then a politician's mistress, and then the president's wife.
Genre: Musicals
Rating: PG
Release Date: 4-MAR-2003
Media Type: DVD

After more than a decade of false starts and several potential directors, the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical finally made it to the big screen with Alan Parker (The Commitments) at the helm and Madonna in the coveted title role of Argentina's first lady, Eva Per?n. A triumph of production design, costuming, cinematography, and epic-scale pageantry, the film follows the rise of Eva Per?n to the level of supreme social and political celebrity in the 1940s. Like Madonna, Per?n was a material girl (she was only 33 when she died); she was instrumental in the political success of her husband, Juan Per?n (Jonathan Pryce). But Eva was also a supremely tragic figure whose life was essentially hollow at its core despite the lavish benefits of her nearly goddess-like status. The film has a similar quality--it's visually astonishing but emotionally distant, and benefits greatly from the singing commentary of Ch? (Antonio Banderas), who serves as a passionate chorus to guide the viewer through the elaborate parade of history. --Jeff Shannon

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