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Post by TallPaul on Feb 10, 2022 16:04:16 GMT
Wasn't it Madonna who personally secured permission to film at Casa Rosada, after Alan Parker's people had been trying, without success, for years?
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 10, 2022 16:16:31 GMT
Wasn't it Madonna who personally secured permission to film at Casa Rosada, after Alan Parker's people had been trying, without success, for years? Yep. Was just about to post this. I think I saw it in 'the making of' documentary. It almost got to the point where they were going to have to recreate the Cast Rosada but after a personal meeting with Madonna, whoever was in charge allowed it. |
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 10, 2022 16:46:25 GMT
You know as an Australian, because we're a Commonwealth country, there's a reciprocal agreement in place where up to the age of 28 (I think) you can get a two year Visa to come to the UK- that's 12 months working and 12 months travel.
At the time when the film was released my sister had a Swedish boyfriend and we saw Evita on the big screen in Gothenburg, with Swedish subtitles.
When I left the UK, instead of going straight back to Australia, I flew to America, somewhere, up until that point, somewhere that I had never been.
I actually saw Rent on Broadway; but I digress.
I ended up travelling the whole East and West coast of America and went to Disney's Epcot Centre and MGM Studios.
Because there were they two big films at the time, I remember they had all of the props from the 101 Dalmatians live action remake, and all of the placards from Evita from A New Argentina and leading up to Madonna singing Don't Cry For Mr Argentina.
I love how the film captures the grittiness of the workers, taking you into the abattoirs and the poor people mourning, standing i the rain under umbrella, by candlelight preying and counting their rosary beads.
For me, the one thing I notice every time is in the song I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You where Peron and Ava are dancing, seducing each other, is the manner in which they have styled Madonna's hair; multi-layered and intertwined. It's amazing!
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Post by distantcousin on Feb 11, 2022 11:37:57 GMT
Wasn't it Madonna who personally secured permission to film at Casa Rosada, after Alan Parker's people had been trying, without success, for years? Yep. Was just about to post this. I think I saw it in 'the making of' documentary. It almost got to the point where they were going to have to recreate the Cast Rosada but after a personal meeting with Madonna, whoever was in charge allowed it. Yes, because of her status and that she was able to avoid the anti-British sentiment that coloured the perception of Alan Parker and his team. |
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Post by distantcousin on Feb 11, 2022 11:39:25 GMT
You know as an Australian, because we're a Commonwealth country, there's a reciprocal agreement in place where up to the age of 28 (I think) you can get a two year Visa to come to the UK- that's 12 months working and 12 months travel. At the time when the film was released my sister had a Swedish boyfriend and we saw Evita on the big screen in Gothenburg, with Swedish subtitles. When I left the UK, instead of going straight back to Australia, I flew to America, somewhere, up until that point, somewhere that I had never been. I actually saw Rent on Broadway; but I digress. I ended up travelling the whole East and West coast of America and went to Disney's Epcot Centre and MGM Studios. Because there were they two big films at the time, I remember they had all of the props from the 101 Dalmatians live action remake, and all of the placards from Evita from A New Argentina and leading up to Madonna singing Don't Cry For Mr Argentina. I love how the film captures the grittiness of the workers, taking you into the abattoirs and the poor people mourning, standing i the rain under umbrella, by candlelight preying and counting their rosary beads. For me, the one thing I notice every time is in the song I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You where Peron and Ava are dancing, seducing each other, is the manner in which they have styled Madonna's hair; multi-layered and intertwined. It's amazing! The hair stylist posted a lot of his behind the scenes polaroids to instagram a couple of years ago - fascinating! |
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Post by inthenose on Feb 11, 2022 17:39:31 GMT
Yep. Was just about to post this. I think I saw it in 'the making of' documentary. It almost got to the point where they were going to have to recreate the Cast Rosada but after a personal meeting with Madonna, whoever was in charge allowed it. Yes, because of her status and that she was able to avoid the anti-British sentiment that coloured the perception of Alan Parker and his team. Yes... I am sure that is it.. but it's funny how close it mirrors the scene when Evita goes in to see the doctor! |
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Post by sukhavati on Feb 14, 2022 7:05:53 GMT
I'm not sure why people on here think Patti is the benchmark of what Eva should be, she was only repeating what Elaine had originated before her. One word: Americans. You write that like it's a bad thing. Patti LuPone is a force of nature. Seems when she was playing Joanne in Company at the Giulgud a lot of critics and audience members loved her. Not to mention her originating Fantine in Les Miserables or Norma in Sunset Blvd. And you can't say she was "repeating" when the director was the same - did Hal Prince give identical stage directions, or did he allow his leading ladies leeway in their interpretation? |
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 20, 2022 18:59:31 GMT
So anyways, this is booked. Anyone who's going (I guess) i'll see you there.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 4, 2022 12:49:41 GMT
If anyone else is going tonight and see's me, say hello
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Post by steve10086 on Mar 4, 2022 21:24:33 GMT
That was a great experience. It’s a film that deserves to be on a big screen with good sound.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 5, 2022 15:02:03 GMT
Despite the extremely gloomy weather last night I was quite surprised by the number of people last night.
Although it was one of the smaller cinemas, it was (easily) over 3/4 full!
The crowds lining the streets in the funeral sequence alone on the big screen reminds you how epic in place this film was.
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