Evita

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Madonna finally scores an onscreen triumph in Alan Parker's visually resplendent, slightly overlong but always entertaining adaptation of the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical of the same name. A risky project with the potential to be disastrous, the film is illuminated by its key performers, especially Antonio Banderas, whose surprisingly robust singing voice and fierce sexual charisma give the movie a much-needed jolt of electricity. "Evita" illustrates a return to musical filmmaking for versatile director Parker (following "Fame" and "The Commitments"), who does a commendable job opening up the picture from its stage origins, and Darius Khondji's luminous widescreen photography captivates. This project was apparently on the shelf for decades, with performers like Meryl Streep and John Travolta attached along the way, not to mention several top filmmakers. In an act of sheer will, however, Madonna won the coveted lead role after writing a passionate letter to Parker explaining why she was the perfect woman to embody the charismatic and complicated Eva Peron. Additionally, the film's one original new song, "You Must Love Me", won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 1996 Oscars. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

• Brian Morris : Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Philippe Turlure : Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Darius Khondji : Best Cinematography - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Gerry Hambling : Best Editing - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Andrew Lloyd Webber : Best Song - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Tim Rice : Best Song - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Darius Khondji : Best Cinematography - American Society of Cinematographers, 1996
• Madonna : Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 1996
• Brian Morris : Best Production Design - Los Angeles Film Critics Association, 1996
• Ken Weston : Best Sound - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Andy Nelson : Best Sound - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996
• Anna Behlmer : Best Sound - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1996

• Soundtrack

  

  • Evita: Music from the Motion Picture

  

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• Actor Madonna

  

  • Who's That Girl?
  • (Widescreen)
  • Rated: PG

  

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• Genre Musical

  

  • Grease
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• Studio Walt Disney Video

  

  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Quest for the Crystal Mickey
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