Evita [videorecording] / from Hollywood Pictures ; Andrew G. Vajna presents ; a Cinergi/Robert Stigwood/Dirty Hands production ; an Alan Parker film ; produced by Robert Stigwood, Alan Parker, and Andrew G. Vajna ; screenplay by Alan Parker and Oliver Stone ; directed by Alan Parker.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Hollywood Pictures Home Video, Hollywood Pictures Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c1997
Description:
4 videodiscs : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 12 in. + 1 viewer guide ([4] p. : col ill. ; 31 x 30 cm.)
Based on the musical play by Time Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. "Cat. no. CC1488L"--Disc labels and container. Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail. Supplement narrator, Charles Dennis.
Summary:
A musical retelling of the life, and death, of Eva Perón, a woman who rose from childhood poverty and prostitution to become the most beloved "leader" of her country. This release features running audio commentary by the director (analog track 1), theatrical and teaser trailers, t.v. spots, and an illustrated shooting script. It includes the music video You Must Love Me (1996) featuring Madonna, the documentary The Making of Evita (1996, 43 min.) / Cadiz Films in association with Cinergi/Dirty Hands; (Cont.) produced by John Edwards; directed by Edward J. Adcock. As well as excerpts from an Argentine travel log/educational film; a Time magazine article from July 14, 1947, supplemented with contemporaneous archival footage; a New Yorker essay from June 26, 1948 titled A Reporter in Argentina: Love, Love, Love, by Philip Hamburger, also supplemented with contemporaneous photos; a photo gallery; and newsreel footage of the Peróns while in power and of the funeral.
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