Eva Perón: The True Story
6.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Juan Carlos Desanzo Duration Country Argentina | 6.6/10 Genre Biography, Drama, History Writer Jose Pablo Feinmann Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date Argentina24 October 1996United States18 December 1996 Initial release October 24, 1996 (Argentina) Music director Jose Luis Castineira de Dios Cast (Eva Duarte Perón), (Juan Perón), (Juana de Ibarbuen), Pepe Novoa (Lucero), (Marguarita Achaval Junco), (Lonardi)Similar movies Movies about Argentina, Dramas |
Eva Perón is a 1996 Argentine drama-historical film based on the life of Eva Perón. It was directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo and starred Esther Goris and Víctor Laplace. It was released on October 24, 1996. It was awarded 3 "Cóndor" awards by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1997. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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Plot

The movie does not offer a linear interpretation of the full life of Eva Perón. Instead, it focuses on the political disputes during the last year of Eva's life. These disputes involved women's suffrage in Argentina, failed coup attempts against the Peronist government, and Eva's failed bid for the vice presidency. The movie concludes with Eva's death in 1952.
Cast
Reception

Lisa Alspector of the Chicago Reader favoured Goris' "riveting" portrayal of Evita over that of Madonna in the American film, Evita (1996), based on the musical. Alspectot described the Argentine film as "an effective character study with plenty of subtext." She also stated that "it's fascinating to watch Goris and Victor Laplace (as Juan Peron) demystify sensationalized figures." She praised the greater emphasis on politics rather than Eva's brief acting career and felt the title character engaged viewers so that "you're compelled to ponder her complex motivations throughout."
Awards and nominations

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema

