Evita | 
| Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Gary Brooker, Adria Collado, Andrea Corr, Martin Drogo
Studio: Miramax
Category: DVD
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Rating:  229 reviews
Sales Rank: 2096
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 135 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: DISD13849D
ISBN: 1558908234
UPC: 717951000200
EAN: 9786304806418
ASIN: 6304806418
Theatrical Release Date: January 10, 1997
Release Date: March 25, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
EVITA PERON, BORN IN A RURAL VILLAGE ON THE VAST ARGENTINA PAMPAS. EVA PERON ROSE FROM POVERTY AND OBSCURITY TO INSPIRE MILLIONS. AS WIFE OF PRESIDENT JUAN PERON, SHE BLAZED ACROSS THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, ESTABLISHING SOCIAL REFORMS THAT ENDEARED HER TO THE URBAN MASSES.
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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 Peron. A triumph of production design, costuming, cinematography, and epic-scale pageantry, the film follows the rise of Eva Peron to the level of supreme social and political celebrity in the 1940s. Like Madonna, Peron was a material girl (she was only 33 when she died); she was instrumental in the political success of her husband, Juan Peron (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 Che (Antonio Banderas), who serves as a passionate chorus to guide the viewer through the elaborate parade of history. --Jeff Shannon
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 Evita Purchase, DVD June 11, 2009
Gary D. Schultz
I received the DVD, Evita, in new condition, quickly. What more can you ask for.
You Must Love This Film April 11, 2009
w.s.
'Evita' is a brilliant film adaptation of the Broadway musical, written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It tells the story of Argentina's First Lady Eva Duarte de Peron, also known as Evita. Evita was born into severe circumstances. Her father died when she was a little girl and her family (who was considered illegitimate since her father and mother never married) endured poverty and alienation. But all of this struggle lit a fierce fire in her belly, and she struck out on her own as a teenager in search of fame and fortune. This journey took her from radio star and film actress to the First Lady of Argentina. During her prime, she received both incredible admiration from the masses and criticism from the establishment. When she died at age 33 from cancer, she left behind a legacy that still haunts Argentina to this day.
The film features both amazing music and acting. There is wall-to-wall singing and very little spoken dialogue, but I didn't care since I have a deep love for music. However, people who don't care for musicals would obviously be advised to stay away. Antonio Banderas does a great job as the film's narrator Che. He displays great emotional intensity and adds an authentic Latin flavor to the role. And who knew he could sing that well? Jonathan Pryce is an appropriate Juan Peron: charismatic in his own way, but passive enough to stand back in awe of his powerful wife at times.
But the star of the show is clearly Madonna. She put her heart and soul into this role and, given her previously bad films, I was impressed. She clearly feels a connection to Evita, and both women have many similarities. They both lost one of their parents at a very young age, they both possess boundless ambition and strong will, they both received great adulation and scrutiny, etc, etc. I'm sure this was a big reason why the part fit Madonna like a glove. Also, Madonna is reportedly responsible for making Eva more dimensional, and therefore more realistic, than the stage version. Tim Rice wrote the musical with Mary Main's slanderous biography, The Woman With The Whip, as a main inspiration. Therefore, Eva was mainly portrayed as a ruthless power hungry tyrant in the play. Eva could be manipulative and domineering at times, but there was also a softer, warmer side to her that the movie version managed to show.
Besides her acting, Madonna's vocal range and quality also improved, compared to her earlier days as a "raw talent". Many complained that Madonna, a pop singer, didn't have the chops to tackle the role that Broadway singers Patti LuPone and Elaine Page played. Well, their voices have different objectives. Its all about context. Broadway singers are allowed to fill up the huge theaters with their huge voices. However, an operatic style would have been too overbearing for a film. A capable pop singer, with a less harsh and simpler style of singing, is much more appropriate for a movie. Plus, all of her experience as a music performer gave her the training to portray emotions convincingly through song. She manages to be alternately passionate ("A New Argentina", "Waltz for Che and Eva"), self-confident ("Rainbow High", "Buenos Aires") and vulnerable ("Another Suitcase in Another Hall", "You Must Love Me").
If you're a fan of Madonna, musicals, or want to learn about a fascinating historical figure, then buy this film. You'll love it.
Academy "you must love her"... January 9, 2009
Fernandez Juan Carlos (MERIDA Venezuela)
Esta pelicula merecio ganar varios Oscar, incluyendo el de mejor actriz. Es una gran historia relatada de una manera excepcional, cuidaron muchos detalles historicos, que es lo importante. Aunque el argumento principal de la obra es la ambicion desmedida de Eva Peron y todo lo que hizo para alcanzar el poder, Madonna supo desligarse muy bien de su rol de estrella-idolo del pop y asumir a la perfeccion cada actitud de quienes conocemos la verdadera historia de Evita.
Historical Opera January 6, 2009
Voices (Mount Vernon, Ohio USA)
Evita is a powerful production! This is an historical journey of the short and powerful life of Eva Peron. The story is told almost entirely through music. Madonna is at her very best. Not only does she have the rich full voice for the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber but she has the dancing and acting talent to make the persona of Evita come alive. Excellent.
 2.5 stars out of 4 January 3, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
Though some of Evita's musical numbers have some flash, the movie feels overlong and oversimplified; there is definitely a movie to be made about the controversial Eva Peron, but this isn't it.
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