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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 Perón. A triumph of production design, costuming, cinematography, and epic-scale pageantry, the film follows the rise of Eva Perón to the level of supreme social and political celebrity in the 1940s. Like Madonna, Perón was a material girl (she was only 33 when she died); she was instrumental in the political success of her husband, Juan Perón (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 Evita has a similar quality--it's visually astonishing but emotionally distant, and benefits greatly from the singing commentary of Ché (Antonia Banderas), who serves as a passionate chorus to guide the viewer through the elaborate parade of history. --Jeff Shannon
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MADONNA Evita (1996 UK 129 minute feature length region 2 DVD movie of the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical made for big screen by Alan Parker also stars Antonio Banderas picture sleeve EDV9017)
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The big screen version of Evita has everything one expects from a film musical - great singing, great orchestra, a huge sense of scale... However, this DVD was released at the start of the DVD era, and lacks a Dolby Digital 5.1 track or an anamorphic transfer, so the image is soft and lacking in detail and the sound only in Dolby Pro-Logic. Your best bet is to purchase the French or Australian versions of the DVD, both of which have anamorphic transfers with excellent image quality and the full Dolby Digital 5.1 track, aswell as interviews, trailers and featurettes from the electronic press kit made at the time.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I've read some reviews and seen many critical of Madonna's casting in the film version of the musical Evita. Having never seen the stage show I went with no preconceptions at all and was blown away. The score was wonderful but more than anything Madonna was a revelation and I thought deserved her Golden Globe after many years of critical panning. Unfortunately for Madonna she is often bigger than the film she is in and everyone lines up to knock her. Sometimes she deserves it but not this time. It is no secret that she had to beg for the role but she was right, she has much in common with Evita herself which is why, ultimately, she was perhaps one of the few people who could truly pull off the part as the girl from the gutter who does good. On top of that Madonna's own mother died of cancer at a similar age and she doesn't look unlike her either. Eva Peron had both a hardness and a vulnerability about her, driving ambition and used fame to fill a hole in her life that ultimately consumes her. Madonna is her mirror-image. I cannot imagine anyone else playing Evita now. Madonna showed she CAN sing and had vocal coaching to increase the strength and range of her voice, she was pushing 40 when she made the film and had to play a teenager. She doesn't really pull it off but I can't imagine anyone else could have done better. And as for not being able to act - as someone who goes to the movies a lot and doesn't cry, I found myself bawling my eyes out at the end when Evita dies. Her tears seem real and painful. I watched it a 2nd time and the same thing happened. And to me that is a sign that somebody was truly taking me in with their performance. Antonio Banderas is fantastic as Che (who'd have thought he could sing like that!) and did anyone spot the singer from the Corrs as the maid who gets stomped on? All in all a great musical with a great cast and well worth watching.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I don’t wish to criticise this film. It’s actually rather good (and much better than you might expect).
My issue is that the DVD itself is rather poor. The non-anamorphic transfer is poor and when blown up to 16:9 is very grainy. The soundtrack seems to be rather low quality – just a poor quality stereo transfer. The region 1 DVD is in 5.1 and much better quality, although that too is in letterbox format.
Let’s see some justice done to this film. It deserves better than this. (But I’ve no doubt that a ‘Special Edition’ will appear one day, so we can all buy this film twice!)
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Loved it!
Really enjoyed this film - original for its day. Good music soundtrack, if you have a spare 90 mins well worth the watch.
Published 9 days ago by Ceri H
Evita (DVD) (1997)
Not as good as envisaged. While the music was good as is most of Andrew Lloyd Webbers music, the singing by Madonna spoilt it for us because her voice has not the quality or range... Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Bland
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EXCELLENT FILM AT AN EXCELLENT PRICE AND DELIVERED IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
IT WAS A PRESENT AND DID NOT ORDER IT UNTIL LATE ON BUT GOT IT IN TIME THANK YOU
IT WAS A PRESENT AND DID NOT ORDER IT UNTIL LATE ON BUT GOT IT IN TIME THANK YOU
Published 4 months ago by NITRAM WAD
Madonna takes the globe
This film based on the life of eva peron and her un-timley death is a musical. The stage show has been a monster success for years- and this film continues in that vien. Read more
Published 8 months ago by popfan
A wonderful version of the musical.
I had to buy this again on DVD as one of my favourite musicals. I am not a mad keen musical fan, but do love Nightmare before Xmas and Sweeny Todd. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kristin
Amazing!!
I bought this for my Sister's birthday and she is really pleased!
I love this story - it just gets your heart each time...
Really good!
I love this story - it just gets your heart each time...
Really good!
Published 11 months ago by mrsdennis2010
madonna EVITA BRILLIANT
I watched this new dvd after my old video tape snapped. what a , brilliant Madonna is evita difference. Read more
Published 11 months ago by j.d.
Evitareview
Terrific film which I hadn't seen for years. Great cast, great songs and a great true story line which affected my family in The Argentine.
Published 11 months ago by The Grand Duke
No subtitles
Why are ancient, barebones DVDs like these still doing the rounds? It's especially a pity considering the epic that Evita is. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Atli Hafsteinsson
donald sey
Evita [DVD] [1997]the american evita was ok but it was not compatable with british tv's I am waiting for a refund of my payment
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