Evita

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Cast & Crew

Madonna
Eva Perón

Antonio Banderas
Ché

Jonathan Pryce
Juan Perón

Jimmy Nail
Agustín Magaldi

Julian Littman
Brother Juan

Olga Merediz
Blanca

Andrea Corr
Perón's Mistress

Peter Polycarpou
Domingo Mercante

Alan Parker
Director

Tim Rice
Writer

Alan Parker
Writer

Oliver Stone
Writer

Alan Parker
Producer

Robert Stigwood
Producer

Andrew G. Vajna
Producer

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Original Music

Darius Khondji
Cinematographer

Gerry Hambling
Film Editing

John Hubbard
Casting

Ros Hubbard
Casting

Brian Morris
Production Design

Richard Earl
Art Director

Jean-Michael Hugon
Art Director

Philippe Turlure
Set Decoration

Penny Rose
Costume Design

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Audience Reviews for Evita

• Aug 24, 2014

  Even though the protagonist is a flawed, intriguing demagogue, this visually stunning but tiresome (and oversung) musical makes it hard for us to care, given how insufferable most of the songs are (except for two or three), like nearly everything made by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Aug 12, 2014

  Parker gives the film a sense of epic scope that's rare for a modern musical, complete with large sets and thousands of extras. With the exception of Madonna's lackluster performance and singing, this is probably the best adaption of the stage musical we are likely to get. It's also one of the best live action film musicals of the last twenty years.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Aug 30, 2010

  Haha! Antonio Banderas' part was the best bit. I think his kind of phantom character/ narrator role was very good and witty. And I thought Madonna did a fantastic job, too bad she hasn't done that since with acting. With a more analytical look, I thought it interesting the two (technically) main characters were white, Madonna and Pryce. But in Madonna's defense, she can sing and dance really well and pulled off the look very well. The biggest thing that grated on me what the full on opera-style musical. And the fact it's and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical wears on the brain a bit. >_<
  Jennifer D Super Reviewer
• Feb 01, 2010

  I really enjoyed Evita and thought it was very enthralling. Compared to the other big cinematic Andrew Lloyd Webber film, 2004's The Phantom of the Opera, I thought it was so much better. Sure, it amounted to not much more than a caricature of Eva Peron, but it was a surprisingly good performance by Madonna. My Mum was saying it's a pity she isn't in more films. Her voice is a little "pop" and not very "Broadway", but it was a good performance. I also really enjoyed Antonio Banderas as the narrator Che, a one-man Greek chorus who is critic, observer and well, critic. He pops up everywhere in various personas and it's very entertaining and amusing. Jonathan Pryce is also great as President Peron himself, shortly before he decided to ham it up as a Bond villain in Tomorrow Never Dies. And then of course there's the music. Andrew Lloyd Webber is a musical genius, no matter what his critics say. You can dance to almost every song in Evita, and there's a distinctive Argentine flavour in the beat. Tim Rice's lyrics are also witty and appropriate, and there's so much variety ranging from the exuberant "Buenos Aires" to the sad and emotional "You Must Love Me", and of course the most famous of them all, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". My favourite song in the film was "High Flying Adored" an observation on how far Eva has come, delivered by Antonio Banderas in his charming exotic accent. It's overall a very atmospheric film with a wonderful period flavour provided by on-location filming in Argentina itself and Budapest. Seek it out if you like musicals, Evita will win you over if you don't.
  

  Jedd Y Super Reviewer