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Actors: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Evita |
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Andrew Llyod Webber and Tim Rice's musical about the life of Eva Peron comes to life in this film version. Born into poverty, Eva (Madonna) struggles to become sucessful in life. Traveling to Buenos Aires with singer Agustín Magaldi (Jimmy Nail, Eva begins her trip up the social ladder, with a man named Che (Antonio Banderas) serving as the film's narrator.
Eventually becoming succesful as an actress, Eva falls in love with Army officer Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce). Eva helps Juan eventually become the leader of Argentina and she oes on to influence the country as its first lady.
--Matthew W. Kresal, Resident Scholar
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Evita is based on the Broadway musical of the same name. It is the rags to riches story of Eva Marie Duarte Peron. A small time Argentine actress who sleeps her way to top, to become the First Lady of Argentina.
--Sincerae Smith, Resident Scholar
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Eva Duarte (Madonna) starts out losing her father and not being able to come to his funeral because she is of the lower-classes. She ends up marrying Juan Peron, a rising leader of Argentina. Through her activism and love of the lower classes, she convinces the public to elect Juan Peron, and thus her struggle for the people and for her own life continues. Based on the life of political and spiritual leader Evita Duarte de Peron of Argentina who was as revolutionary as Princess Diana was to England.
--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Evita |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
- fights between haves and have-nots
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- politician
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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