Evita (film)

The film is based on the biography of Eva Duarte , who, having arrived in Buenos Aires at the age of 15, managed to become a famous actress and marry Colonel Juan Peron , who later became president of the country. Eva, using her natural charm, became the greatest person in the history of the country, the attitude towards which in Argentina is still extremely ambiguous: later becoming the main spiritual leader of the nation, she pursued an extremely populist policy, actively helping the poorest segments of the population, although on the other hand contributed the establishment of tyranny and dictatorship in the country, which later led to the collapse of the policy of Peronism , pursued by her husband.

The director sought to reflect in the film at the same time both holiness and the ruthlessness of the main character, who brutally suppressed dissent, while generously donating money to the deputies' saddlers ( shirtless women ), the category of the population from which Eva came. Its history is the history of the struggle for power, for fame, for social justice, which gave birth to one of the brightest pages in the history of Argentina .

The film was favorably received by both viewers and critics. Fees from rental in the United States alone amounted to about 50 million dollars, the amount of fees worldwide - 143 million. “Evita” became the main film in the filmography of Madonna , for the first time her work was highly appreciated: the artist was awarded the prestigious Golden Globe award for her role.

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1996 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for best artist work (Brian Morris)
• 1997 - Oscar for the best original song (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Tim Rice, the song "You Must Love Me")
• 1997 - three Golden Globe awards: best film - comedy / musical, best original song (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Tim Rice, song “You Must Love Me”), best actress - comedy / musical (Madonna)
• 1997 - Three Satellite Awards: Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical (Alan Parker, Robert Stigwood, Andrew Vine), Best Costume Design (Penny Rose), Best Song (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Tim Rice, Song You Must Love Me)

Nominations

• 1997 - 4 Oscar nominations: Best Artist (Brian Morris, Philip Turler), Best Cinematography (Darius Kondji), Best Editing (Jerry Hambling), Best Sound (Andy Nelson, Anna Balmer, Ken Weston)
• 1997 - nomination for the Eddie American Film Award for Best Film (Jerry Hambling)
• 1997 - ASC Award Award (Darius Kondji) Award nomination
• 1997 - 8 nominations for the BAFTA Award: Best Adapted Scenario (Alan Parker, Oliver Stone), Best Cinematography (Darius Kondji), Best Editing (Jerry Hambling), Best Artist (Brian Morris), Best Costumes (Penny Rose), Best Makeup / hairstyles (Sara Monzany, Martin Samuel), best sound, Anthony Esquith Award for film music (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Tim Rice)
• 1997 - nomination for the British Society of Cameramen Award (Darius Kondji)
• 1997 - nomination for the Critics Choice Award of the Film Critics Association ( Broadcast Film Critics Association ) for the best film
• 1997 - two nominations for the Golden Globe Award: Best Director (Alan Parker), Best Actor - Comedy / Musical (Antonio Banderas)
• 1997 - two nominations for the MTV Movie Awards : the best female role (Madonna), the best song from the movie (Madonna for the song "Don't Cry For Me Argentina")
• 1997 - Two nominations for the Satellite Award: Best Artist (Brian Morris), Best Cinematography (Darius Kondji)

• Production: Hollywood Pictures, Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Dirty Hands Productions
• Feature film, color, 135 minutes.
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• The first screening in the cinema: December 14, 1996 ( USA )
• Fees: $ 50,047,179 (in the United States on May 8, 1997)
• The first show on the central TV of Russia:
• Publication on VHS in Russia: 1 VHS, sound 2.0 stereo, PAL, publisher: “West”
• DVD publication in Russia: 1 DVD, 5.1 sound, PAL, 5th zone, without simultaneous translation, only subtitles, publisher: “West” 2006

Thanks to the film, Madonna set a world record (listed in the Guinness Book of Records ^[1] ) in terms of the number of costumes used in one film. The previous record belonged to Elizabeth Taylor (the film “ Cleopatra ”), which throughout the film changed costumes 65 times. In "Evita" Madonna changed costumes 85 times, among other things, the props included 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes and 56 pairs of earrings.

• Evita (soundtrack)
• Evita (musical)

• Evita on the Internet Movie Database
• Evita (eng.) On the site allmovie