Talk:Evita (1996 film)/Archive 1

daughter of slut
Evita couldn't get to her father's funeral because she was "the daughter of the slut", not because she was of lower class. In Argentina people from all social classes can go to other people's funerals. 200.125.79.207 16:05, 3 March 2007 (UTC)


 * A bit late in addressing this (and a bit outside the realm of the talk page) but theory is not always the same as social practice. In most countries, people of all social classes can theoretically go to other people's funerals -- and yet I suspect the police would be called, even in the free United States, if (for example) a prostitute with suspected links to the deceased went to the funeral of a beloved pastor. - Tenebris 10:33, 11 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.248.201.5 (talk)

Guevara?
I don't think Che from "Evita" has anything in common with Che Guevara. --78.61.117.248 09:53, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah Che is supposed to be Che Guevara, if you look at Evita (musical) it talks about it there.Gorkymalorki 15:44, 23 July 2007 (UTC)


 * The character in the musical is NOT Che Guevara. Find me one source where Andrew Lloyd Webber makes the claim that he is. The Che in Evita is too old to be Guevara. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)


 * In the stage musical yes, it was decided that he was identified as Che Guevara (though perhaps not a literal interpretation) but he was nonetheless. This was abandoned for the film (and also the major 2006 London stage revival of Evita) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Distant Cousin (talk • contribs) 19:28, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Since it is clearly disputed and not certain that Che in the film is Che Guevara, I think the link to the Che_Guevara page should be removed as lending credibility to a shaky opinion.Dick Grune (talk) 21:02, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Controversy
Can anyone find anything on how the people of Argentina were upset about Madonna playing Evita? I remember that was a big controversy when this film came out.Gorkymalorki 15:46, 23 July 2007 (UTC)


 * The Argentine government promoted the film "Eva Peron" as an effort to set the record straight. I don't think they objected to Madonna (who I think does a pretty good job) so much as to the fact that all of the standard English-language propaganda against Peronism found its way into the Libretto of Lloyd Webber. --Gelsomina 06:08, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * standard?, propaganda?, fiction?, free press? Who categorizes and on basis of what? Jclerman 08:32, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Let's just say that from the Argentine standpoint, the British were the main colonial exploiter during that period, and they are regarded with suspicion in Argentina to this day. The situation is compounded by the fact that almost all English-language accounts of the lives of Juan and Eva Perón contain material that is regarded as slanderous by many Argentines. --Gelsomina 13:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

No, the riots that happened in Argentina weren't because of Madonna playing the role. Their problem with the film was that it made Eva Peron, their national hero, look like a corrupt woman who slept her way up the ladder. Like, remember, it showed her sleeping with Magaldi to get to the city, then sleeping with the photographer, then working her way up to Colonel Peron. And, remember that stuff with the Evita Foundation -- the lyrics insinuated that large wads of the money were pocketed and that the Perons stashed it away in Swiss bank accounts; the paperwork wasn't taken seriously and the Perons got away with it (so claims the musical). Frankly, I think it was rather silly to protest the movie. The movie was just an adaptation of the stage show, which showed her in just about the same light. It's, like, the album recording came out before the movie did; and even then, the musical came out in the 70s; and that in turn was known to be based primarily on a book by Mary Main that came out in 1952 -- and you're only hearing about it now? The protests perhaps came two decades too late, but I guess that's not for me to judge.J.J. Bustamante 01:28, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Album article link
Under the Soundtrack section, there are two links to articles for Evita Albums. The thing is, both links point to the same page, and it's redundant to have both. I'd fix it myself, but I don't want to step on anyone's toes.J.J. Bustamante 01:28, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Box Office Revenue
There's one million missing. It's $142,047,179 in total ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.201.78.43 (talk) 17:50, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Not a well researched page
Sorry to whoever's compiled this, but it's pretty poor. Madonna did not receive "vocal training on set" because all the vocals were recorded in London a few months before filming, as is the norm with all musical films. There is also a lot about the history of the development of the film that is missing., eg. abandon versions from 1991 etc.

AND it was a conscious decision by Alan Parker to not have Che in the image of Che Guevara - this was a theatrical device ONLY used by Harold Prince in the original production, and later productions based on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Distant Cousin (talk • contribs) 19:26, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Production and casting
It might be worth mentioning that Buenos Aires scenes were filmed in Budapest, because many streets in Budapest downtown are similar to Buenos Aires in the 50's. It was problably Vajna's idea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.2.192.132 (talk) 15:22, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

The first film released on DVD?
Interesting if true, and I see it mentioned at the bottom of the DVD page; does anyone have a reliable source? 86.23.74.198 (talk) 22:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Rumored ??
The word "rumored" was used in the text concerning the selection of the cast. Things that are or were "rumored" have absolutely no place in the Wikipedia. The Wikipedia is supposed to be an encyclopedia that is based on FACTS that can be verified. The Wikipedia is NOT some Hollywood-style gossip column that keeps track of every "rumor". This is sickening, If you want to read about rumors, read "OMG", "Variety", "The National Inquirer", and other publications that deals in rumors every day and every week. 98.67.171.176 (talk) 21:12, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Development
Found this link for interesting shooting addition. — Indian: BIO  · [ ChitChat  ] 08:43, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

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