Evita 1996 PG, 134 min. Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Alan Parker Cast: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Andrea Corr, Peter Polycarpou, Victoria Sus, Julian Littman, Olga Merediz, Laura Pallas, Julia Worsley, Maria Lujan Hidalgo, Servando Villamil, Gary Brooker, Maite Yerro
Madonna plays the role of Eva Peron in this film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical. The story begins at 33-year-old Eva's funeral and then relates her earlier life as an aspiring musician who meets and marries Colonel Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce). Eva aids in her husband's political success when he is elected President of Argentina. The beautiful Eva begins a charity to help the poor people of Argentina, and she gains supporters as well as enemies before her death from cancer in 1952. "You Must Love Me" won an Oscar for Best Song. The film received four additional nominations.
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The Sunshine Boys 1995 TV, 120 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: John Erman Cast: Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael McKean, Liev Schreiber, Edie Falco, Tyler Noyes, Olga Merediz, Andy Taylor, Jose Soto
Neil Simon updated his 1972 play for this made-for-TV offering about the proposed reunion of two comedians–Al Lewis (Woody Allen) and Willie Clark (Peter Falk)–after they had gone their separate ways. The film suffers in comparison to the original starring Walter Matthau and George Burns.
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