EVITA

Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce

Hollywood Pictures; Directed by Alan Parker

Rated PG; 133 minutes; 1996

The powerful tale of Argentina’s controversial and charismatic Eva Peron comes to the big screen in Cinergi Pictures’ powerful film adaptation of the international hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. In a tour-de-force performance, Madonna portrays the poor but ambitious Eva Peron who succeeds beyond anyone’s wildest expectations when she marries the rising political figure and future President, Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce).

ALTERNATIVE COPY

EVITA chronicles the brief, but dynamic, life of a girl who rose from poverty to become one of the most powerful women (Madonna) in the world, hypnotizing a nation of 18 million people before her untimely death at the age of thirty-three in 1952. Antonio Banderas also stars as the film’s narrator.

AWARDS

69TH Academy Award® winner FOR ORIGINAL SONG "YOU MUST LOVE ME" perforMED BY MADONNA

GOLDEN GLOBES FOR 1996 - WINNER

For Best Picture - Musical / Comedy

For Best Actress - Musical / Comedy - Madonna

For Best Music, Original Song - "You Must Love Me"

REVIEWS

"You must see EVITA!"

- Richard Corliss, TIME MAGAZINE

"Madonna was born to play Eva Peron!"

- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"Unforgettable!"

- Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV

"It’s gorgeous! It’s epic! It’s spectacular!"

- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK

"Two thumbs up!"

- SISKEL & EBERT

REVIEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

GREECE

"Glamorous, magnificent and impressive!"

- Joanna Papageorghiou, CINEMA

SWEDEN

"Don’t miss it! The strongest performances this year!"

- Henry Lundstrom, SUNDSVALLS TIDNING

BELGIUM

"An epic! Genius photography!"

- Gazet Van Antwerpen, FLANDERS

ITALY

"EVITA deserves and avalanche of Oscars®!"

- Tullio Kezic, CORRIERE DELLA SERA

ENGLAND

"A colourful, vibrant, spectacular movie!"

- Barry Norman, BBC-TV

SPAIN

"Madonna shines like a diamond!"

- Susana Villalba, YA