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{{short description|1996 American musical film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Evita
| image = Madonna - Evita (poster).png
| alt = Madonna embracing Antonio Banderas from behind, with the film name written in bold red color above the image.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Alan Parker]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Robert Stigwood]]
* Alan Parker
* [[Andrew G. Vajna]]
}}
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Alan Parker
* [[Oliver Stone]]
}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Evita (album)|Evita]]''|[[Tim Rice]]<br />[[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- Per poster order. -->
* [[Madonna]]
* [[Antonio Banderas]]
* [[Jonathan Pryce]]
* [[Jimmy Nail]]
}}
| music = Andrew Lloyd Webber
| cinematography = [[Darius Khondji]]
| editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Hollywood Pictures]]
* [[Cinergi Pictures]]
* [[Patagonik Film Group]]
* [[Robert Stigwood#Robert Stigwood Organisation|RSO Films]]<ref name="AboutFilmmakers">{{cite web|title=About the Filmmakers |url=http://movies.uip.de/evita/filmakers/EvitaFilmmakers.html |publisher=[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] |access-date=October 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234743/http://movies.uip.de/evita/filmakers/EvitaFilmmakers.html |archive-date=October 26, 2016 }}</ref>
* Dirty Hands Productions<ref name="AboutFilmmakers" />
}}
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]
| released = {{Film date|1996|12|14|Los Angeles|1996|12|25|United States}}
| runtime = 134 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 134:17--><ref name="Evita PG">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/evita-1970-3 |title=''Evita'' (PG) |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=December 13, 1996 |access-date=May 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143504/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/evita-1970-3 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 }}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = {{Plainlist|
* English
* Spanish
}}
| budget = $55 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|title=Evita (1996) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0116250/?ref_=bo_rl_ti |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808183354/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=evita.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2016 }}</ref>
| gross = $141 million<ref name="BOM" />
}}
'''''Evita''''' is a 1996 American biographical musical drama film based on the 1976 [[Evita (album)|concept album]] produced by [[Tim Rice]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], which also inspired a [[Evita (musical)|1978 musical]]. The film depicts the life of [[Eva Perón]], detailing her beginnings, rise to fame, political career and death at the age of 33. Directed by [[Alan Parker]], and written by Parker and [[Oliver Stone]], ''Evita'' stars [[Madonna]] as Eva, [[Jonathan Pryce]] as Eva's husband [[Juan Perón]], and [[Antonio Banderas]] as Ché, an [[everyman]] who acts as the film's narrator.
Following the release of the 1976 album, a film adaptation of the musical became mired in [[development hell]] for more than fifteen years, as the rights were passed on to several major studios, and various directors and actors considered. In 1993, producer [[Robert Stigwood]] sold the rights to [[Andrew G. Vajna]], who agreed to finance the film through his production company [[Cinergi Pictures]], with [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]] distributing the film through [[Hollywood Pictures]]. After Stone stepped down from the project in 1994, Parker agreed to write and direct the film. Recording sessions for the songs and [[Evita (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] took place at CTS Studios in London, England, roughly four months before filming. Parker worked with Rice and Lloyd Webber to compose the soundtrack, reworking the original songs by creating the music first and then the lyrics. They also wrote a new song, "[[You Must Love Me]]", for the film. Principal photography commenced in February 1996 with a budget of $55 million, and concluded in May of that year. Filming took place on locations in Buenos Aires and Budapest as well as on soundstages at [[Shepperton Studios]]. The film's production in Argentina was met with controversy, as the cast and crew faced protests over fears that the project would tarnish Eva's image.
''Evita'' premiered at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in Los Angeles, California, on December 14, 1996. Hollywood Pictures gave the film a [[Limited release#Platform release|platform release]], which involved releasing it in select cities before expanding distribution in the following weeks. The film had a limited release on December 25, 1996, before opening nationwide on January 10, 1997. It grossed over $141 million worldwide. The film received a mixed critical response; reviewers praised Madonna's performance, the music, costume designs and cinematography, while criticism was aimed at the pacing and direction. ''Evita'' received many [[List of accolades received by Evita (1996 film)|awards and nominations]], including the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("You Must Love Me"), and three [[Golden Globe Award]]s for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("You Must Love Me") and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Comedy or Musical]] (Madonna).
==Plot==
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At a cinema in Buenos Aires on July 26, 1952, a film is interrupted when news breaks of the death of [[Eva Perón]], Argentina's [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Argentina|First Lady]], at the age of 33. As the nation goes into public mourning, Ché, a member of the public, marvels at the spectacle and promises to show how Eva did "nothing for years". The rest of the film follows Eva (née Duarte) from her beginnings as an illegitimate child of a lower-class family to her rise to become First Lady; Ché assumes many different guises throughout Eva's story.
At the age of 15, Eva lives in the provincial town of Junín, and longs for a better life in Buenos Aires. She persuades a tango singer, [[Agustín Magaldi]], with whom she is having an affair, to take her to the city. After Magaldi leaves her, she goes through several relationships with increasingly influential men, becoming a model, actress and radio personality. She meets Colonel [[Juan Perón]] at a fundraiser following the [[1944 San Juan earthquake]]. Perón's connection with Eva adds to his populist image, since they are both from the working class. Eva has a radio show during Perón's rise and uses all of her skills to promote him, even when the controlling administration has him jailed in an attempt to stunt his political momentum. The groundswell of support that Eva generates forces the government to release Perón, and he finds the people enamored of him and Eva. Perón wins election to the presidency and marries Eva, who promises that the new government will serve the ''[[descamisados]]''.
At the start of the Perón government, Eva dresses glamorously, enjoying the privileges of being the First Lady. Soon after, she embarks on what is called her "[[Eva Perón#European tour|Rainbow Tour]]" of Europe. While there, she receives a mixed reception. The people of Spain adore her, the people of Italy call her a whore and throw things at her, and [[Pope Pius XII]] gives her a small, meager gift. Upon returning to Argentina, Eva establishes a foundation to help the poor. The film suggests the [[Peronism|Perónists]] otherwise plunder the public treasury.
Eva is hospitalized and learns that she has terminal cancer. She declines the position of Vice President due to her failing health, and makes one final broadcast to the people of Argentina. She understands that her life was short because she shone like the "brightest fire", and helps Perón prepare to go on without her. A large crowd surrounds the [[Unzué Palace]] in a candlelight vigil praying for her recovery when the light of her room goes out, signifying her death. At Eva's funeral, Ché is seen at her coffin, marveling at the influence of her brief life. He walks up to her glass coffin, kisses it, and joins the crowd of passing mourners.
==Cast==
{{cast list|
* [[Madonna]] as [[Eva Perón]]
* [[Antonio Banderas]] as Ché
* [[Jonathan Pryce]] as [[Juan Perón]]
* [[Jimmy Nail]] as [[Agustín Magaldi]]
* Victoria Sus as Doña Juana Ibarguren
* Julian Littman as Juancito Duarte
* [[Olga Merediz]] as Bianca Duarte
* Laura Pallas as Elisa Duarte
* Julia Worsley as Erminda Duarte
* [[Peter Polycarpou]] as [[Domingo Mercante]]
* [[Gary Brooker]] as [[Juan Atilio Bramuglia]]
* [[Andrea Corr]] as Juan's Mistress
* [[Alan Parker]] as Tormented Film Director
* [[Peter Hughes (actor)|Peter Hughes]] as [[General Francisco Franco]]
}}
Cast taken from Turner Classic Movies listing of ''Evita''.<ref name="TCM">{{cite web|title=Evita (1996) – Full Credits |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/300915/evita#credits |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201082930/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/300915/Evita/full-credits.html |archive-date=December 1, 2016 }}</ref>
==Production==
===Failed projects: 1976–1986===
[[File:Eva Perón Retrato Oficial.jpg|thumb|left|[[Eva Perón]] (1919–1952), whose life and political career inspired the musical ''Evita'' and its film adaptation.|alt=Portrait of Eva Perón.]]
Following the release of ''[[Evita (album)|Evita]]'' (1976), a [[sung-through]] [[concept album]] by [[Tim Rice]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] detailing the life of Eva Perón, director [[Alan Parker]] met with their manager [[David Land]], asking if Rice and Lloyd Webber had thought of making a film version. He understood that they were more interested in creating a stage version with the album's original lyrics.<ref name="ParkerEssay">{{cite web|url=http://alanparker.com/film/evita/making/ |title=Evita – Alan Parker – Director, Writer, Producer – Official Website |first=Alan |last=Parker |author-link=Alan Parker |publisher=AlanParker.com |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008141829/http://alanparker.com/film/evita/making/ |archive-date=October 8, 2016 }}</ref> The original West End theatre production of [[Evita (musical)|''Evita'']] opened at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]] on June 21, 1978, and closed on February 18, 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/princeedward40.html |title=Evita at Prince Edward Theatre |publisher=ThisisTheatre.com |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304034635/http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/princeedward40.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 }}</ref> The subsequent Broadway production opened at the [[The Broadway Theatre|Broadway Theatre]] on September 25, 1979, and closed on June 26, 1983, after 1,567 performances and 17 previews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3809 |title='Evita' listing, 1979–1983 |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=October 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930132300/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=3809 |archive-date=September 30, 2008 }}</ref> [[Robert Stigwood]], producer of the West End production, wanted Parker to direct ''Evita'' as a film but, after completing work on the musical ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' (1980), Parker turned down the opportunity to helm ''Evita'', telling Stigwood that he "didn't want to do back-to-back musicals".<ref name="ParkerEssay" />
The film rights to ''Evita'' became the subject of a bidding war among [[Warner Bros.]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) and [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref name="Stoddard">{{cite web |title=Oh What a Circus |url=http://www.squareone.org/stoddard/evitasm.html |first=Sylvia |last=Stoddard |publisher=SquareOne.org |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230090906/http://www.squareone.org/stoddard/evitasm.html |archive-date=December 30, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Stigwood sold the rights to [[EMI Films]] for over $7.5 million. He also discussed the project with [[Jon Peters]], who promised that he would convince his girlfriend [[Barbra Streisand]] to play the lead role if he were allowed to produce. Streisand, however, was not interested in the project because she saw the stage version in New York and didn't like it. Stigwood turned down the offer, opting to stay involved as the film's sole producer. EMI ultimately dropped the project after merging with [[Thorn Electrical Industries]] to form [[Thorn EMI]], as well as producing several box-office flops under the banner.<ref name="Seeking">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1989/03/05/desperately-seeking-evita/7e1bf1d8-49cc-439a-be8c-9ddf5c1ad24b/ |title=Desperately Seeking Evita |first=Peter H. |last=Brown |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 5, 1989 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009180053/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1989/03/05/desperately-seeking-evita/7e1bf1d8-49cc-439a-be8c-9ddf5c1ad24b/ |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref>
In May 1981, Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights, with Stigwood attached as a producer.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/hasta-la-vista-baby-187624 |title=Hasta La Vista, Baby |author=Newsweek Staff |website=Newsweek |date=July 31, 1994 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009184654/http://www.newsweek.com/hasta-la-vista-baby-187624 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="EvitaParamount">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/15/movies/movie-rights-to-evita-bought-by-paramount.html |title=Movie Rights to 'Evita' Bought by Paramount |first=Aljean |last=Harmetz |website=The New York Times |date=May 15, 1981 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009184514/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/15/movies/movie-rights-to-evita-bought-by-paramount.html |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> Paramount allocated a budget of $15 million, and the film was scheduled to go into production by year-end. To avoid higher production costs, Stigwood, Rice and Lloyd Webber each agreed to take a smaller salary but a higher percentage of the film's gross.<ref name="EvitaParamount" /> Stigwood hired [[Ken Russell]] to direct the film, based on the success of their previous collaboration ''[[Tommy (1975 film)|Tommy]]'' (1975).<ref name="Seeking" />
Stigwood and Russell decided to hold auditions with the eight actresses portraying Eva in the musical's worldwide productions, with an undisclosed number performing screen tests in New York and London.<ref name="Seeking" /> In November 1981, Russell continued holding screen tests at [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]]. [[Karla DeVito]] was among those who auditioned for the role of Eva.<ref name="Stoddard" /> Russell also travelled to London, where he screen tested [[Liza Minnelli]] wearing a blonde wig and custom-period gowns. He felt that Minnelli, a more established film actress, would be better suited for the role, but Rice, Stigwood and Paramount wanted [[Elaine Paige]], the first actress to play Eva in the London stage production.<ref name="Stoddard" /><ref name="Seeking" /> Russell began working on his own screenplay without Stigwood, Rice or Lloyd Webber's approval. His script followed the outlines of the stage production, but established the character of Ché as a newspaper reporter. The script also contained a hospital montage for Eva and Ché, in which they pass each other on gurneys in white corridors as she is being treated for cancer, while Ché is beaten and injured by rioters.<ref name="Stoddard" /> Russell was ultimately fired from the project after telling Stigwood he would not do the film without Minnelli.<ref name="Stoddard" /><ref name="Seeking" /><ref name="TimeNow">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/19/movies/is-it-time-now-to-cry-for-evita.html|title=Is It Time Now to Cry for 'Evita'? |first=James |last=Greenberg |website=The New York Times |date=November 19, 1989 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314114024/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/19/movies/is-it-time-now-to-cry-for-evita.html |archive-date=March 14, 2016 }}</ref>
As Paramount began scouting locations in Mexico, Stigwood began the search for a new director. He met with [[Herbert Ross]], who declined in favor of directing ''[[Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose]]'' (1984) for Paramount. Stigwood then met with [[Richard Attenborough]], who deemed the project impossible.<ref name="Seeking" /> Stigwood also approached directors [[Alan J. Pakula]] and [[Hector Babenco]], who both declined.<ref name="Seeking" /><ref name="TimeNow" /> In 1986, [[Madonna]] visited Stigwood in his office, dressed in a gown and 1940s-style hairdo to show her interest in playing Eva.<ref name="Tangos">{{cite web|title=Madonna Tangos with Evita |url=http://www.newsweek.com/madonna-tangos-evita-175124 |first=David |last=Ansen |author-link=David Ansen |website=Newsweek |date=December 15, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830001259/http://www.newsweek.com/madonna-tangos-evita-175124 |archive-date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> She also campaigned briefly for [[Francis Ford Coppola]] to helm the film.<ref name="Stoddard" /> Stigwood was impressed, stating that she was "perfect" for the part.<ref name="Tangos" />
===Oliver Stone: 1987–1994===
[[File:Oliver Stone 01.jpg|left|thumb|upright|[[Oliver Stone]] was hired to write and direct the film in 1987, and remained involved with the project until 1994.|alt=Black-and-white picture of Oliver Stone looking to the camera.]]
In 1987, [[Jerry Weintraub]]'s independent film company [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]] (WEG) obtained the film rights from Paramount.<ref name="TimeNow" /><ref name="BigScreen">{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-10-09/features/8703180769_1_evita-weintraub-motion-picture-big-screen |title=Oliver Stone To Start On Big-screen 'Evita' |work=New York Daily News |date=October 9, 1987 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009140222/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-10-09/features/8703180769_1_evita-weintraub-motion-picture-big-screen |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Pact">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-27-fi-137-story.html |title=Weintraub Entertainment and RSO reached a pact. |website=Los Angeles Times |date=March 27, 1987 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306110747/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-27/business/fi-137_1_pact |archive-date=March 6, 2016 }}</ref> [[Oliver Stone]], a fan of the musical, expressed interest in the film adaptation and contacted Stigwood's production company [[Robert Stigwood#Robert Stigwood Organisation|RSO Films]] to discuss the project. After he was confirmed as the film's writer and director in April 1988, Stone travelled to Argentina, where he visited Eva's birthplace and met with the newly elected President [[Carlos Menem]], who agreed to provide 50,000 extras for the production as well as allowing [[freedom of speech]].<ref name="TimeNow" />
Madonna met with Stone and Lloyd Webber in New York to discuss the role. Plans fell through after she requested script approval and told Lloyd Webber that she wanted to rewrite the score.<ref name="Tangos" /> Stone then approached [[Meryl Streep]] for the lead role and worked closely with her, Rice and Lloyd Webber at a New York City recording studio to do preliminary dubbings of the score. Stigwood said of Streep's musical performance: "She learned the entire score in a week. Not only can she sing, but she's sensational – absolutely staggering."<ref name="Seeking" />
WEG allocated a budget of $29 million, with filming set to begin in early 1989, but production was halted due to the [[1989 riots in Argentina]]. Concerned for the safety of the cast and crew, Stigwood and Weintraub decided against shooting there. The filmmakers then scouted locations in Brazil and Chile, before deciding on Spain, with a proposed budget of $35 million; the poor box office performances of WEG's films resulted in the studio dropping the project.<ref name="TimeNow" /> Stone took ''Evita'' to [[Carolco Pictures]] shortly after, and Streep remained a front-runner for the lead role. However, Streep began increasing her compensation requests; she demanded a [[Guarantee (filmmaking)|pay-or-play contract]] with a 48-hour deadline. Although an agreement was reached, Streep's agent contacted Carolco and RSO Films, advising them that she was stepping down from the project for "personal reasons". Streep renewed her interest after 10 days, but Stone and his creative team had left the project in favor of making ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]'' (1991).<ref name="TimeNow" />
In 1990, [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|the Walt Disney Studios]] acquired the film rights to ''Evita'', and [[Glenn Gordon Caron]] was hired to direct the film, with Madonna set to appear in the lead role. Disney was to produce the film under its film label [[Hollywood Pictures]]. Although Disney had spent $2–3 million in development costs, it canceled the plans in May 1991 when the budget climbed to $30 million. Disney chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] did not want to spend more than $25.7 million on the film.<ref name="CryingOver">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-11-ca-728-story.html |title=Crying's Over, 'Evita' Finds Backers : Movies: Disney plans to make the musical about Argentina's First Lady with the help of two investors and director Oliver Stone. |first=Claudia |last=Eller |website=Los Angeles Times |date=December 11, 1993 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009143720/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-12-11/entertainment/ca-728_1_director-oliver-stone |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Limbo">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-10-ca-1600-story.html |title='Evita' Film Once More in Limbo |first=David J. |last=Fox |website=Los Angeles Times |date=May 10, 1991 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009133255/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-05-10/entertainment/ca-1600_1_film-project |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> In November 1993, Stigwood sold the film rights to [[Andrew G. Vajna]]'s production company [[Cinergi Pictures]].<ref name="CryingOver" /><ref name="Surprise">{{cite web|title='She'll Surprise a Lot of People |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-04-ca-209-story.html |first=David |last=Gritten |website=Los Angeles Times |date=May 4, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305143812/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-05-04/entertainment/ca-209_1_lloyd-webber |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref> Vajna later enlisted [[Arnon Milchan]] of [[Regency Enterprises]] as a co-financier, and Stone returned as the film's director after meeting with Dan Halsted, the senior vice president of Hollywood Pictures. Production was set to begin sometime in 1995 after Stone and Milchan concluded filming of ''Noriega'', a film chronicling the life of Panamanian general and dictator [[Manuel Noriega]].<ref name="CryingOver" /> Stone and Milchan disputed over the high production costs of ''Evita'', ''Noriega'' (which never was filmed) and ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]'' (1995),<ref name="Rocks">{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/1995/film/features/oliver-stone-new-regency-on-the-rocks-99124574/ |title=Oliver Stone, New Regency On The Rocks? |first=Anita M. |last=Busch |website=Variety |date=February 19, 1995 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009155619/http://variety.com/1995/film/features/oliver-stone-new-regency-on-the-rocks-99124574/ |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> resulting in Stone leaving the project in July 1994.<ref name="Newsweek" />
===Development===
[[File:Alan Parker (Director), London, 2012.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Alan Parker returned to the project in 1994 after initially turning down an opportunity to direct the film in 1979.|alt=Sepiatone picture of Alan Parker.]]
In December 1994, Alan Parker signed on to write and direct the film after being approached by Stigwood and Vajna.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> Parker also produced the film, with his Dirty Hands Productions banner enlisted as a production company.<ref name="AboutFilmmakers" /> While drafting his own script, Parker researched Eva's life, compiling newspaper articles, documentaries and English-language books. He refused to borrow elements from Stone's script or the stage play, instead opting to model his script after Rice and Lloyd Webber's concept album.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="Tangos" /> Stone had a falling out with Parker over the content of the script, claiming that he had made significant contributions. A legal dispute and arbitration by the [[Writers Guild of America]] resulted in Parker and Stone sharing a screenwriting credit.<ref>{{harvnb|Hamburg|2002|p=232}}</ref>
{{blockquote|"While ''Evita'' is a story of people whose lives were in politics, it is not a political story. It is a [[Cinderella]] story about the astonishing life of a girl from the most mundane of backgrounds, who became the most powerful woman her country (and indeed Latin America) had ever seen, a woman never content to be a mere ornament at the side of her husband, the president."|source=[[Alan Parker]], writer and director<ref name="Gonthier Jr. 2015 235">{{harvnb|Gonthier|O'Brien|2015|p=235}}</ref>
}}
Parker's finished script included 146 changes to the concept album's music and lyrics.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> In May 1995, he and Rice visited Lloyd Webber at his home in France, where Parker tried to bring them to work on the film. Rice and Lloyd Webber had not worked together for many years, and the script for ''Evita'' required that they compose new music.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> In June 1995, with assistance from the United States Department of State and United States Senator [[Chris Dodd]], Parker arranged a private meeting with Menem in Argentina to discuss the film's production and request permission to film at the [[Casa Rosada]], the executive mansion.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> Although he expressed his discontent with the production,<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> Menem granted the filmmakers creative freedom to shoot in Argentina, but not in the Casa Rosada. He also advised Parker to be prepared to face protests against the film.<ref>{{cite book|first=Damien|last=Bona|title=Inside Oscar 2|date=2002|publisher=Random House|___location=United States|chapter=Hey There, Lonely Girl|isbn=978-0-345-44800-2}}</ref> Parker had the film's production designer [[Brian Morris (art director)|Brian Morris]] take photographs of the Casa Rosada, so that the production could construct a replica at [[Shepperton Studios]] in England. The director visited seven other countries before deciding to film on ___location in Buenos Aires and Budapest.<ref name="ParkerEssay" />
===Casting===
[[Antonio Banderas]] was the first actor to secure a role in the film. He was cast as Ché when Glenn Gordon Caron was hired to direct the film,<ref name="CheNew">{{cite news|title=Che New|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/che-new-1.118326 |first=Michael |last=Dwyer |author-link=Michael Dwyer (journalist) |date=December 21, 1996 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009141756/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/che-new-1.118326 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> and remained involved when Stone returned to the project.<ref name="CheNew" /><ref name="Manila">{{cite news|title=Michelle Pfeiffer is Webber's 'Evita'|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19940701&id=o58VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6442,663158|first=Francis O.|last=Villacorta|date=July 5, 1994|newspaper=Manila Standard|access-date=October 7, 2016|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922061329/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19940701&id=o58VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6442,663158|url-status=live}}</ref> Before he left the project, Stone had considered casting [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] in the lead role of Eva,<ref name="Stoddard" /> and this was confirmed in July 1994.<ref name="Manila" /> Pfeiffer left the production when she became pregnant with her second child. Parker also considered [[Glenn Close]], along with [[Meryl Streep]], to play Eva.<ref>{{harvnb|Cross|2007|p=67}}</ref>
In December 1994, Madonna sent Parker a copy of her "[[Take a Bow (Madonna song)|Take a Bow]]" music video along with a four-page letter explaining that she was the best person to portray Eva and would be fully committed to the role.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1996/9/26/ilustrada/13.html|title=MTV mostra Madonna nos bastidores do filme 'Evita'|last=Palomino|first=Erika|date=September 26, 1996|access-date=April 22, 2016|work=Folha de S.Paulo|language=pt|trans-title=MTV shows Madonna behind the scenes of the film 'Evita'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114902/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1996/9/26/ilustrada/13.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Parker insisted that if Madonna were to be his Evita, she must understand who was in charge. "The film is not a glorified Madonna video," said Parker. "I controlled it and she didn't."<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.newsweek.com/madonna-tangos-evita-175124|title=Madonna Tangos With Evita|last=Ansen|first=David|date=December 15, 1996|journal=Newsweek|access-date=December 27, 2018|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410112002/https://www.newsweek.com/madonna-tangos-evita-175124|url-status=live}}</ref> Rice believed that Madonna suited the title role since she could "act so beautifully through music".<ref name="Icon">{{harvnb|O'Brien|2008|pp=305–306}}</ref> Lloyd Webber was wary about her singing. Since the film required the actors to sing their own parts, Madonna underwent vocal training with coach [[Joan Lader]] to increase her own confidence in singing the unusual songs, and project her voice in a much more cohesive manner.<ref name="Icon" /><ref name="Flick 1996 91">{{harvnb|Flick|1996|p=91}}</ref> Lader noted that the singer "had to use her voice in a way she's never used it before. ''Evita'' is real musical theater — it's operatic, in a sense. Madonna developed an upper [[register (music)|register]] that she didn't know she had."<ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2008|p=260}}</ref><ref name="EvitaDiaries">{{cite magazine|last=Ciccone|first=Madonna|title=The Madonna Diaries|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=November 1996|issn=0733-8899|pages=174–188|asin=B001BVYGJS}}</ref>
In January 1996, Madonna travelled to Buenos Aires to research Eva's life, and met with several people who had known her before her death.<ref name="EvitaDiaries" /> During filming, she fell sick many times due to the intense emotional effort required,<ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2008|p=276}}</ref> and midway through production, she discovered she was pregnant. Her daughter Lourdes was born on October 14, 1996. Madonna published a diary of the film shoot in ''Vanity Fair''.<ref name=timemad>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985780-2,00.html |title=Mad for Evita |magazine=Time |date=December 30, 1996 |pages=1–2 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526074352/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C985780-2%2C00.html |archive-date=May 26, 2013 }}</ref> She said of the experience, "This is the role I was born to play. I put everything of me into this because it was much more than a role in a movie. It was exhilarating and intimidating at the same time ... And I am prouder of ''Evita'' than anything else I have done."<ref>{{harvnb|St. Michael|2004|p=67}}</ref>
Parker decided to keep Banderas in the supporting role of Ché after checking the actor's audition tape.<ref name="CheNew" /> While writing the script, the director chose not to identify the character with [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], which had been done in several versions of the musical.<ref>{{harvnb|Gonthier|O'Brien|2015|p=234}}</ref> "In the movie Ché tells the story of Eva", Banderas said. "He takes a very critical view of her and he's sometimes cynical and aggressive but funny, too. At the same time he creates this problem for himself because, for all his principles, he gets struck by the charm of the woman."<ref name="CheNew" /> For the role of [[Juan Perón]], Parker approached film and stage actor [[Jonathan Pryce]], who secured the part after meeting with the director.<ref name="ParkerEssay" />
===Filming===
====Principal photography====
The film's production in Argentina was met with controversy and sparked significant media attention. The cast and crew faced protests over fears that the project would tarnish Eva's image.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="EvitaDiaries" /><ref name=timemad /> Members of the [[Peronism|Peronist Party]] launched a hate campaign, condemning the film's production, Madonna, and Parker.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> ''Evita'' also prompted the government of Argentina to produce its own film, ''[[Eva Perón: The True Story]]'' (1996), to counter any misconceptions or inaccuracies caused by the film.<ref name="Parker">{{harvnb|Gonthier|O'Brien|2015|p=236}}</ref> In response to the controversy surrounding the project, the production held a press conference in Buenos Aires on February 6, 1996.<ref name="Don'tYell">{{cite web|title=Don't Yell at Me, Argentina |url=http://people.com/archive/dont-yell-at-me-argentina-vol-45-no-8/ |first=Gregory |last=Cerio |website=People |date=February 26, 1996 |access-date=October 10, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010222746/http://people.com/archive/dont-yell-at-me-argentina-vol-45-no-8/ |archive-date=October 10, 2016 }}</ref>
Principal photography began on February 8, 1996,<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="Don'tYell" /> with a budget of $55 million.<ref name="BOM" /> Production designer Brian Morris constructed 320 different sets.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="Tangos" /> Costume designer [[Penny Rose]] was given special access to Eva's wardrobe in Argentina, and she modeled her own costume designs after Eva's original outfits and shoes.<ref name="AboutFilmmakers" /> The costume department numbered 72 people, in the UK, Argentina, and Hungary.<ref name=":0" /> In total they clothed 40,000 extras in period dress, using over 5,500 costumes from 20 costume houses located in Paris, Rome, London, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, and Budapest, including 1,000 military uniforms. Madonna's wardrobe involved 85 costume changes, mostly made in London by a team led by cutter [[Annie Hadley]]. These looks were finished off with 39 hats from milliner Sean Barrett, 45 pairs of shoes, and 56 pairs of earrings.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> The chief hairstylist, Martin Samuel, designed 42 different hairstyles for her.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Parker |first=Alan G. |title=The making of Evita |date=1997 |publisher=Boxtree |isbn=978-0-7522-2264-6 |___location=London}}</ref> For ''Evita,'' Madonna broke the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for "Most Costume Changes in a Film".<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2000|year=2000|page=186|publisher=[[Jim Pattison Group]]|isbn=978-0-606-17606-4}}</ref>
[[File:2024-0817-Evita Balcony.jpg|thumb|"[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" was filmed at the [[Casa Rosada]] at this balcony, with 4,000 extras below.|alt=Exterior shot of Casa Rosada.]]
Filming began in Buenos Aires with scenes depicting Eva's childhood in 1936. Locations included Los Toldos, the town of Junín, where Eva was raised, and Chivilcoy, where her father's funeral was held.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> On February 23, 1996, Menem arranged a meeting with Parker, Madonna, Pryce and Banderas,<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="EvitaDiaries" /> and granted the crew permission to film in the Casa Rosada shortly before they were scheduled to leave Buenos Aires.<ref name="Tangos" /> On March 9, the production filmed the musical number "[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" there, utilizing 4,000 extras for two days. Filming in Buenos Aires concluded after five weeks.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="DontCry">{{cite web|title=Film; Don't Cry for the New Eva Either |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/05/movies/film-don-t-cry-for-the-new-eva-either.html |first=Michael |last=Dwyer |date=May 5, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030204949/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/05/movies/film-don-t-cry-for-the-new-eva-either.html |archive-date=October 30, 2016 }}</ref>
{{blockquote|“The irony occurred to me, during one particularly sweaty and arduous day’s filming, that we were working fourteen-hour days, six days a week, sometimes seven, to make a film about a woman who fought for a five-day week for working people."|source=[[Alan Parker]], writer and director<ref name="Gonthier Jr. 2015 235">{{harvnb|Gonthier|O'Brien|2015|p=235}}</ref>
}}
[[File:"Evita" filming in Budapest, State Magazine 1997-06- Iss 406 (IA sim state-magazine 1997-06 406) (page 37 crop).jpg|thumb|Staff of the American Embassy in costume as extras at the [[Hungarian State Opera House]]]]
The cast and crew then moved to Budapest, Hungary, where 23 locations were used for scenes set in Buenos Aires.<ref>{{cite web|title=Budapest Girds For Traffic Jams As It Greets Cash-cow 'Evita' |url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/4/4/19234665/budapest-girds-for-traffic-jams-as-it-greets-cash-cow-evita |first=Virginial |last=Marsh |date=April 4, 1996 |access-date=December 3, 2016 |work=Deseret News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050110/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/481456/BUDAPEST-GIRDS-FOR-TRAFFIC-JAMS-AS-IT-GREETS-CASH-COW-EVITA.html |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }}</ref> The production spent two days re-enacting Eva's state funeral, which required 4,000 extras to act as citizens, police officials and military personnel.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> The filmmakers shot exterior scenes outside of the [[St. Stephen's Basilica]], but were denied access to film inside the building.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Where the Camera Lies |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/where-the-camera-lies-1284955.html |first=Sophie |last=Campbell |work=The Independent |date=January 24, 1997 |access-date=December 15, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205503/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/where-the-camera-lies-1284955.html |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }}</ref> For the musical numbers "Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down" and "Lament", Parker had Madonna and Pryce record the songs live on set, due to the emotional effort required from their performances.<ref name="Tangos" /> After five weeks of shooting in Hungary, the remainder of filming took place on sound stages at Shepperton Studios in England. Principal photography concluded on May 30, 1996 after 84 days of filming.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="Parker" />
====Cinematography====
Director of photography [[Darius Khondji]] was initially reluctant about working on a musical but was inspired by Parker's passion for the project.<ref>{{harvnb|Ettedgui|1998|p=194}}</ref> For the film's visual style, Khondji and Parker were influenced by the works of [[American realism|American realist]] painter [[George Bellows]].<ref>{{harvnb|Ettedgui|1998|p=199}}</ref> Khondji shot ''Evita'' using [[Moviecam]] cameras, with [[Cooke Optics|Cooke]] anamorphic lenses. He used Eastman [[List of motion picture film stocks#EXR color negative (ECN-2 process 1989–1996)|EXR 5245]] [[film stock]] for exteriors in Argentina, 5293 for the Argentine interiors, and 5248 for any scenes shot during overcast days and combat sequences.<ref name="ASC">{{cite web |title=Exemplary Images |page=4 |url=http://www.theasc.com/protect/june97/oscars/pg4.htm |publisher=American Society of Cinematographers |date=June 1997 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009150402/http://www.theasc.com/protect/june97/oscars/pg4.htm |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref>
Khondji employed large [[Incandescent light bulb|tungsten lighting]] units, including 18K [[Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide lamp|HMIs]], dino and Wendy lights.<ref name="ASC" /> He used [[Arri]]flex's VariCon, which functions as an illuminated [[Photographic filter|filter]], and incorporated much more lens filtration than he had on previous projects. [[Technicolor]]'s ENR [[bleach bypass|silver retention]], when combined with the VariCon, was used to control the [[Contrast (vision)|contrast]] and black density of the film's release prints.<ref name="ASC" /> The finished film features 299 scenes and 3,000 shots from {{convert|320000|ft|m}} of film.<ref name="ParkerEssay" />
===Music and soundtrack===
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[[File:Madonna-NewYork1 127.jpg|thumb|left|Madonna performing "[[You Must Love Me]]" on her [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] (2008–09). The song was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice specifically for the film.]]
Recording sessions for the film's songs and soundtrack began on October 2, 1995, at CTS Studios in London.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref name="Gonthier Jr. 2015 235"/> It took almost four months to record all the songs,<ref name="Icon" /> which involved creating the music first and then the lyrics.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> Parker declared the first day of recording as "Black Monday",<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> and recalled it as a worrisome and nervous day. He said, "All of us came from very different worlds—from popular music, from movies, and from musical theater—and so we were all very apprehensive."<ref name="Flick 1996 91" /> The cast was also nervous; Banderas found the experience "scary", while Madonna was "petrified" when it came to recording the songs. "I had to sing 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' in front of Andrew Lloyd Webber ... I was a complete mess and was sobbing afterward. I thought I had done a terrible job", the singer recalled.<ref name="Flick 1996 91" /><ref name=Davis>{{cite web|last1=Davis |first1=Sandi |title=Banderas Sings Praises of 'Evita' |url=http://newsok.com/article/2568304 |work=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=August 31, 2016 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060315/http://newsok.com/article/2568304 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>
According to the film's music producer [[Nigel Wright (record producer)|Nigel Wright]], the lead actors would first sing the numbers backed by a band and orchestra before working with Parker and music supervisor David Caddick "in a more intimate recording environment [to] perfect their vocals".<ref>{{cite web|title=Soundtrack of 'Evita' |url=http://movies.uip.de/evita/soundtrack/index.html |publisher=Universal Studios |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991206000828/http://movies.uip.de/evita/soundtrack/index.html |archive-date=December 6, 1999 }}</ref> More trouble arose as Madonna was not completely comfortable with "laying down a guide vocal simultaneously with an 84-piece orchestra" in the studio. She was used to singing over a pre-recorded track and not having musicians listen to her. Also, unlike her previous soundtrack releases, she had little to no creative control. "I'm used to writing my own songs and I go into a studio, choose the musicians and say what sounds good or doesn't ... To work on 46 songs with everyone involved and not have a big say was a big adjustment," she recalled.<ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2008|p=261}}</ref> An emergency meeting was held among Parker, Lloyd Webber, and Madonna, where it was decided that the singer would record her part at Whitfield Street Studios, a contemporary studio, while the orchestration would take place elsewhere. She also had alternate days off from the recording to preserve and strengthen her voice.<ref name="ParkerEssay" /><ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2008|p=262}}</ref>
By the end of recording, Parker noticed that Rice and Lloyd Webber did not have a new song in place. They arranged a meeting at Lloyd Webber's county estate in Berkshire, where they began work on the music and lyrics for "[[You Must Love Me]]".<ref name="ParkerEssay" /> Madonna's reaction to the lyrics was negative since she wanted Eva to be portrayed sympathetically, rather than as the "shrewd manipulator" that Parker had in mind. Although Madonna was successful in getting many portions in the script altered, Rice declined to change the song. He recalled, "I remember taking the lyrics to Madonna and she was trying to change them... The scene can be interpreted in different ways, but my lyrics were kept, thank God!"<ref>{{harvnb|O'Brien|2008|pp=308}}</ref>
The soundtrack for ''Evita'' was released in the United States on November 12, 1996.<ref name="Flick 1996 91" /> [[Warner Bros. Records]] released two versions: a two-disc edition entitled ''Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack'', which featured all the tracks from the film,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/evita-motion-picture-music-soundtrack-mr0000054198 |title=Evita [Motion Picture Music Soundtrack] |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224232838/http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/evita-motion-picture-music-soundtrack-mr0000054198 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 }}</ref> and ''Evita: Music from the Motion Picture'', a single-disc edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1101922/a/evita%3A+music+from+the+motion+picture.htm|title=Evita: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack CD Album|publisher=CD Universe|access-date=December 25, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215143459/http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1101922/a/evita%3A+music+from+the+motion+picture.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> AllMusic's [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] described the soundtrack as "unengaging",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/evita-motion-picture-music-soundtrack-mw0000023920 |title=Evita |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025135122/http://www.allmusic.com/album/evita-motion-picture-music-soundtrack-mw0000023920 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 }}</ref> while ''Hartford Courant''{{'}}s Greg Morago praised Madonna's singing abilities.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morago |first=Greg |title=Album Review – Motion Picture Soundtrack – Evita |url=https://www.courant.com/1996/11/14/album-review-motion-picture-soundtrack-evita/ |work=Hartford Courant |date=November 14, 1996 |access-date=December 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185112/http://articles.courant.com/1996-11-14/entertainment/9611140092_1_eva-peron-new-argentina-juan-peron |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> The soundtrack was a commercial success, reaching number one in Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/979/Soundtrack-_-Madonna-Evita |title=Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Madonna – Evita |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231223305/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/979/Soundtrack-_-Madonna-Evita |archive-date=December 31, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-02-15.pdf|title=Hits of the World: Eurochart|magazine=Billboard|date=February 15, 1997|page=55|access-date=October 21, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200830042103/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-02-15.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28948/madonna/|title=Madonna {{!}} Full Official Chart History|date=January 14, 1984 |publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318212925/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28948/madonna/|archive-date=March 18, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> as well as selling over seven million copies worldwide.<ref name="Sales">{{cite web|language=it|url=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1998/01/23/page_007.pdf|title=Madonna, ritorno a ritmo di "techno"|work=l'Unità|page=7|date=January 23, 1998|access-date=July 23, 2022|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922061320/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1998/01/23/page_007.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Release==
[[File:Al Malaikah Temple - Shrine Auditorium, 655 W. Jefferson Blvd. University Park.jpg|thumb|The [[Shrine Auditorium]] in Los Angeles, where ''Evita''{{'}}s US premiere took place on December 14, 1996.|alt=Exterior shot of Shrine Auditorium.]]
In May 1996, Parker constructed a 10-minute trailer of ''Evita'' that was shown at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]] for reporters, film distributors and critics.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Interview with Alan Parker |url=http://movies.uip.de/evita/interviews/ParkerIntBud.html |publisher=Universal Studios |access-date=November 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120152409/http://movies.uip.de/evita/interviews/ParkerIntBud.html |archive-date=November 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Cannes Film Festival has stars, movies, and nudity |first=Anne |last=Thompson |url=https://www.ew.com/article/1996/05/31/cannes-film-festival-has-stars-movies-and-nudity |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 31, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119053703/http://www.ew.com/article/1996/05/31/cannes-film-festival-has-stars-movies-and-nudity |archive-date=November 19, 2016 }}</ref> Despite a minor technical issue with the film projector's synchronization of the sound and picture,<ref name="EbertCannes">{{cite news|title=Promising Preview Builds 'Evita' Buzz|first=Roger|last=Ebert|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4334200.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040307/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4334200.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2017|author-link=Roger Ebert|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=May 15, 1996|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> the trailer received positive response.<ref name="sfe"/> Roger Ebert, for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', wrote "If the preview is representative of the finished film, Argentina can wipe away its tears."<ref name="EbertCannes" /> Barry Walters of ''The San Francisco Examiner'' stated "Rather than showing the best moments from every scene, the trailer concentrates on a few that prove what Madonna, Banderas, and Pryce can do musically. The results are impressive."<ref name="sfe">{{cite news|title=Madonna Rules. Sounds As Good As She Looks.|first=Barry|last=Walters|work=The San Francisco Examiner|date=July 10, 1996}}</ref> ''Evita'' premiered at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in Los Angeles on December 14, 1996,<ref name="Rice">{{cite web |title=Sir Tim Rice—Evita |url=http://www.timrice.co.uk/evitah.html |publisher=Tim Rice Official website |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820121053/http://www.timrice.co.uk/evitah.html |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the [[Savoy Cinema]] in Dublin, Ireland, on December 19, 1996, and the [[Empire, Leicester Square|Empire Theatre]] in London on December 20, 1996.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/evita-stars-appear-on-a-20-foot-screen-1.117720 |title='Evita' stars appear on a 20-foot screen |first=Bernice |last=Harrison |date=December 20, 1996 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009140347/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/evita-stars-appear-on-a-20-foot-screen-1.117720 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref>
Hollywood Pictures gave the film a platform release, showing it in a few cities before expanding distribution in the following weeks. ''Evita'' opened in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on December 25, 1996, before being released nationwide on January 10, 1997.<ref name="AboutFilmmakers" /><ref name="Rice" /> The film was distributed by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]] in North America and Latin America. Cinergi handled distribution in other countries, with [[Paramount Pictures]] releasing the film in Germany and Japan (through [[United International Pictures]]), [[Summit Entertainment]] in other regions<ref name="AboutFilmmakers" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Changes to Evita Film Score |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/changes-to-evita-film-score-com-328904 |first=Robert |last=Viagas |work=[[Playbill]] |date=May 16, 1996 |access-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021132208/http://www.playbill.com/article/changes-to-evita-film-score-com-328904 |archive-date=October 21, 2016 }}</ref> and [[Entertainment Film Distributors]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref name="Evita PG"/> A book detailing the film's production, ''The Making of Evita'', was written by Parker and released on December 10, 1996 by [[HarperCollins|Collins Publishers]].<ref name="AboutFilmmakers" /> In 2002, ''Evita'' became the first and only American film to be screened at the [[Pyongyang International Film Festival]].<ref>{{harvnb|Schönherr|2012|p=12}}</ref>
===Home media===
''Evita'' was released on VHS on August 5, 1997,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122523198/murder-at-1600-booty-call-among/ |title='Murder at 1600,' 'Booty Call' among newest video releases |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408211729/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122523198/murder-at-1600-booty-call-among/ |date=August 8, 1997 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |page=106 |newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]]|via=Newspapers.com |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Evita VHS release|date=August 21, 1997|asin=B00004RTML|language=de|asin-tld=de}}</ref> and on LaserDisc on August 20, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=LaserDisc Database – Evita [11853 AS] |url=http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/07846/11853-AS/Evita |publisher=LaserDisc Database |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009133733/http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/07846/11853-AS/Evita |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> A [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] LaserDisc version and a "Special Edition" LaserDisc by [[the Criterion Collection]] were both released on September 17, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=LaserDisc Database – Evita: Special Edition [CC1488L] |url=http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/07860/CC1488L/Evita:-Special-Edition |publisher=LaserDisc Database |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009135057/http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/07860/CC1488L/Evita%3A-Special-Edition |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=LaserDisc Database – Evita [12096 AS] |url=http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/07847/12096-AS/Evita |publisher=LaserDisc Database |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009131203/http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/07847/12096-AS/Evita |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> Special features on the Criterion LaserDisc include an audio commentary by Parker, Madonna's music videos for "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "You Must Love Me", two theatrical trailers, and five TV spots.<ref name="EvitaBluRay">{{cite web|title=Evita Blu-ray Review |url=http://www.dvdizzy.com/evita.html |publisher=DVDizzy.com |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317015013/http://www.dvdizzy.com/evita.html |archive-date=March 17, 2016 }}</ref> The film was released on DVD on March 25, 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=DVD: Evita (DVD) with Antonio Banderas, Gary Brooker, Adrià Collado, Andrea Corr, Martin Drogo |url=http://www.tower.com/evita-madonna-dvd/wapi/107073279 |publisher=Tower Records |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220083057/http://www.tower.com/evita-madonna-dvd/wapi/107073279 |archive-date=December 20, 2012 }}</ref> A 15th Anniversary Edition was released on Blu-ray on June 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evita Blu-ray: 15th Anniversary Edition |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Evita-Blu-ray/40217/ |publisher=Blu-ray.com |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001201313/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Evita-Blu-ray/40217/ |archive-date=October 1, 2016 }}</ref> The Blu-ray presents the film in [[1080p]] high definition, and features a theatrical trailer, the music video for "You Must Love Me," and a behind-the-scenes documentary titled "The Making of ''Evita''".<ref name="EvitaBluRay" />
==Reception==
===Box office===
''Evita'' grossed $71,308 on its first day of limited release, an average of $35,654 per theater.<ref name="DailyBOM">{{cite web|title=Evita (1996) – Daily Box Office Results |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=evita.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317045028/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=evita.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2016 }}</ref> By the end of its first weekend, the film had grossed $195,085, with an overall North American gross of $334,440.<ref name="WeeklyBOM">{{cite web|title=Evita (1996) – Weekend Box Office Results |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=evita.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020190254/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=evita.htm |archive-date=October 20, 2016 }}</ref> More theatres were added on the following weekend, and the film grossed a further $1,064,660 in its second weekend, with an overall gross of $2,225,737.<ref name="WeeklyBOM" />
Released to 704 theaters in the United States and Canada, ''Evita'' grossed $2,551,291 on its first day of wide release.<ref name="DailyBOM" /> By the end of its opening weekend, it had grossed $8,381,055, securing the number two position at the domestic box office behind the science-fiction horror film ''[[The Relic (film)|The Relic]]''.<ref name="WeeklyBOM" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 10–12, 1997 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1997&wknd=02&p=.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204172030/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1997&wknd=02&p=.htm |archive-date=February 4, 2017 }}</ref> ''Evita'' saw a small increase in attendance in its second weekend of wide release. During the four-day [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]] weekend, the film moved to third place on domestic box office charts, and earned $8,918,183—a 6.4% overall increase from the previous weekend.<ref name="WeeklyBOM" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 17–20, 1997 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=1997&wknd=03a&p=.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009143445/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=1997&wknd=03a&p=.htm |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> It grossed another $5,415,891 during its fourth weekend, moving to fifth place in the top 10 rankings. ''Evita'' moved to fourth place the following weekend, grossing a further $4,374,631—a 19.2% decrease from the previous weekend. By its sixth weekend, the film moved from fourth to sixth place, earning $3,001,066.<ref name="WeeklyBOM" />
''Evita'' completed its theatrical run in North America on May 8, 1997, after 135 days (19.3 weeks) of release.<ref name="BOM" /> It grossed $50,047,179 in North America, and $91,000,000 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $141,047,179.<ref name="BOM" />
===Critical response===
''Evita'' received a mixed response from critics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Madonna's Hot Ticket: 'Evita' Close to No. 1 But Will Strong Box Office Get Material Girl Into H'wood Groove? |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/madonna-hot-ticket-evita-close-no-1-strong-box-office-material-girl-h-wood-groove-article-1.761206 |first=Robert |last=Dominguez |website=New York Daily News |date=January 14, 1997 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009155859/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/madonna-hot-ticket-evita-close-no-1-strong-box-office-material-girl-h-wood-groove-article-1.761206 |archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Rotten Tomatoes sampled 39 reviews, and gave the film a score of 64%, with an average score of 6.7/10. The site's consensus reads: "''Evita'' sometimes strains to convince on a narrative level, but the soundtrack helps this fact-based musical achieve a measure of the epic grandeur to which it aspires."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Evita/ |title=Evita (1996) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 18, 2022|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427173910/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evita |archive-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> Another review aggregator, Metacritic, assigned the film a weighted average score of 45 out of 100 based on 23 reviews from critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/evita |title=Evita Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=April 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307091110/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/evita |archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>
Writing for the ''Hartford Courant'', Malcolm Johnson stated "Against all odds, this long-delayed film version turns out to be a labor of love for director Alan Parker and for his stars, the reborn Madonna, the new superstar Antonio Banderas, the protean veteran Jonathan Pryce."<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Malcolm |url=https://www.courant.com/1997/01/10/madonna-gives-soul-to-screen-incarnation-of-evita/ |title=Madonna Gives Soul to Screen Incarnation Of 'Evita' |work=Hartford Courant |date=January 10, 1997 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722220409/http://articles.courant.com/1997-01-10/features/9701100038_1_eva-peron-evita-che-guevara |archive-date=July 22, 2015 }}</ref> Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, writing "Parker's visuals enliven the music, and Madonna and Banderas bring it passion. By the end of the film we feel like we've had our money's worth, and we're sure Evita has."<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/evita-1997 |title=Evita Movie Review & Film Summary (1997) |publisher=RogerEbert.com |date=January 3, 1997 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920093818/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/evita-1997 |archive-date=September 20, 2016 }}</ref> On the syndicated television program ''Siskel & Ebert & the Movies'', Ebert and his colleague Gene Siskel gave the film a "two thumbs up" rating.<ref>{{cite video|people=Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert|title=Siskel & Ebert & the Movies|date=December 21, 1996}}</ref> Siskel, in his review for the ''Chicago Tribune'', wrote, "Director Alan Parker has mounted this production well, which is more successful as spectacle than anything else."<ref>{{cite web|last=Siskel |first=Gene |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/01/03/madonna-stands-up-to-evita-demands/ |title=Madonna Stands Up To 'Evita' Demands |work=Chicago Tribune |date=January 3, 1997 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009132340/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-01-03/entertainment/9701030243_1_evita-role-of-juan-peron-che-guevara |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> According to ''Time'' magazine's Richard Corliss, "This ''Evita'' is not just a long, complex music video; it works and breathes like a real movie, with characters worthy of our affection and deepest suspicions."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Corliss |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Corliss |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985711,00.html |title=Cinema: Madona and Eva Peron: You Must Love Her |magazine=Time |date=December 16, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041317/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C985711%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Critic Zach Conner commented, "It's a relief to say that ''Evita'' is pretty damn fine, well-cast, and handsomely visualized. Madonna once again confounds our expectations. She plays Evita with a poignant weariness and has more than just a bit of star quality. Love or hate Madonna-Eva, she is a magnet for all eyes."<ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2008|p=285}}</ref>
Carol Buckland of CNN considered that "''Evita'' is basically a music video with epic pretensions. This is not to say it isn't gorgeous to look at or occasionally extremely entertaining. It's both of those things. But for all the movie's grand style, it falls short in terms of substance and soul."<ref>{{cite web|last=Buckland |first=Carol |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9701/04/evita.review/ |title='Evita' Tailor-made for Madonna |publisher=CNN |date=January 4, 1997 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990129051605/http://cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9701/04/evita.review/|archive-date=January 29, 1999 }}</ref> ''Newsweek''{{'}}s David Ansen wrote "It's gorgeous. It's epic. It's spectacular. But two hours later, it also proves to be emotionally impenetrable."<ref name="Tangos" /> Giving the film a C− rating, Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' criticized Parker's direction, stating, "''Evita'' could have worked had it been staged as larger-than-life spectacle ... The way Alan Parker has directed ''Evita'', however, it's just a sluggish, contradictory mess, a drably "realistic" Latin-revolution music video driven by a soundtrack of mediocre '70s rock."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |url=https://www.ew.com/article/1996/12/20/evita |title=Evita |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 20, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725023942/http://www.ew.com/article/1996/12/20/evita |archive-date=July 25, 2015 }}</ref> Janet Maslin from ''The New York Times'' praised Madonna's performance as well as the costume design and cinematography, but wrote that the film was "breathless and shrill, since Alan Parker's direction shows no signs of a moral or political compass and remains in exhausting overdrive all the time."<ref>{{cite web|last=Maslin |first=Janet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B02E0D91E31F936A15751C1A960958260 |title=Madonna, Chic Pop Star as Chic Political Star |work=The New York Times |date=December 25, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074042/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B02E0D91E31F936A15751C1A960958260 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Jane Horwitz of the ''Sun-Sentinel'' stated, "Madonna sings convincingly and gets through the acting, but her performance lacks depth, grace, and muscle. Luckily, director Alan Parker's historic-looking production with its epic crowd scenes and sepia-toned newsreels shows her off well."<ref>{{cite web|last=Horwitz |first=Jane |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-01-10/entertainment/9701030337_1_larry-flynt-evita-shirley-maclaine |title=Evita |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=January 10, 1997 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009142001/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-01-10/entertainment/9701030337_1_larry-flynt-evita-shirley-maclaine |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> Negative criticism came from the ''San Francisco Chronicle''{{'}}s Barbara Shulgasser, who wrote: "This movie is supposed to be about politics and liberation, the triumph of the lower classes over oppression, about corruption. But it is so steeped in spectacle, in Madonna-ness, in bad rock music, and simple-minded ideas, that in the end it isn't about anything".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shulgasser |first1=Barbara |title=Evita' eviscerated |url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Evita-eviscerated-3143555.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=January 1, 1997 |archive-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065117/https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Evita-eviscerated-3143555.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Accolades===
{{main|List of accolades received by Evita (1996 film)}}
''Evita'' received various awards and nominations, with particular recognition for Madonna, Parker, Rice, Lloyd Webber, and the song "You Must Love Me". It received five [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations,<ref>{{cite web|title='English Patient' Leads Golden Globe Nominations |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/20/arts/english-patient-leads-golden-globe-nominations.html |agency=Associated Press |work=The New York Times |date=December 20, 1996 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009185600/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/20/arts/english-patient-leads-golden-globe-nominations.html |archive-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> and won three for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Musical or Comedy]] (Madonna) and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("You Must Love Me").<ref name="Globes">{{cite web|title=Winners & Nominees 1997 |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1997 |publisher=[[Golden Globe Award]]s |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816105338/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1997 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 }}</ref> At the [[69th Academy Awards]], the film won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("You Must Love Me"), and was nominated in four other categories: [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]].<ref name="Oscars1997">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/69th-winners.html |title=The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201203529/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/69th-winners.html |archive-date=February 1, 2012 }}</ref> Madonna appeared during the Academy Awards and performed "You Must Love Me".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eonline.com/news/34077/madonna-will-sing-at-the-oscars | title = Madonna Will Sing at the Oscars | first = Jeff | last = Copeland | date = February 12, 1997 | access-date = August 16, 2018 | work = E! News | archive-date = August 16, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180816163653/https://www.eonline.com/news/34077/madonna-will-sing-at-the-oscars | url-status = live }}</ref> The [[National Board of Review]] named ''Evita'' one of the "[[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top 10 Films]] of 1996", ranking it at number four.<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 Archives – National Board of Review |url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1996/|publisher=National Board of Review |access-date=December 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715083732/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1996/ |archive-date=July 15, 2016 }}</ref> At the [[50th British Academy Film Awards]], ''Evita'' garnered eight nominations, but did not win in any category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Evita |title=BAFTA Awards Search Box: Put 'Evita' and click |publisher=British Academy Film Awards |access-date=December 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918191304/http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Evita |archive-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref> At the [[1st Golden Satellite Awards]], it received five nominations, and won three for [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("You Must Love Me"), and [[Satellite Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] (Penny Rose).<ref>{{cite web|title=Cruise Tops Golden Satellite Awards |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/33966/cruise-tops-golden-satellite-awards/ |work=E! News|first=Marcus |last=Errico |date=January 15, 1997 |access-date=April 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330214846/http://www.eonline.com/news/33966/cruise-tops-golden-satellite-awards |archive-date=March 30, 2016 }}</ref>
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* {{cite book|first1=David F. Jr.|last1=Gonthier|first2=Timothy L.|last2=O'Brien|title=The Films of Alan Parker, 1976–2003|year=2015|publisher=McFarland & Company|chapter=13. ''Evita'', 1996|isbn=978-0-7864-9725-6}}
* {{cite book|first=Eric|last=Hamburg|title=Jfk, Nixon, Oliver Stone and Me: An Idealist's Journey from Capitol Hill to Hollywood Hell|url=https://archive.org/details/jfknixonoliverst00hamb|url-access=registration|date=2002|publisher=PublicAffairs|chapter=The First Draft|isbn=978-1-61039-037-8}}
* {{cite book|last=O'Brien|first=Lucy|title=[[Madonna: Like an Icon]]|year=2008|author-link=Lucy O'Brien|publisher=Bantam Press|isbn=978-0-552-15361-4}}
* {{cite book| last=Schönherr|first=Johannes|title=North Korean Cinema: A History|publisher=McFarland & Company|year=2012|isbn=978-0-7864-6526-2}}
* {{cite book|last=St. Michael|first=Mick|year=2004|title=Madonna Talking: Madonna in Her Own Words|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-1-84449-418-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/madonnatalkingma0000stmi}}
* {{cite book|last= Taraborrelli|first=Randy J.|author-link=J. Randy Taraborrelli|title=[[Madonna: An Intimate Biography]]| publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2008|isbn=978-0-330-45446-9}}
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==External links==
* [http://alanparker.com/film/evita/ ''Evita''] at [http://alanparker.com/ AlanParker.com]
* {{IMDb title|0116250|Evita}}
* {{TCMDb title|300915|Evita}}
* {{Mojo title|evita|Evita}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|evita|Evita}}
* {{Metacritic film|title=Evita}}
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