oscar111
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Sat Jul-08-06 04:41 PM
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ALERT: tv show: Peron show.. LW inspiration on now |
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Edited on Sat Jul-08-06 05:22 PM by oscar111
HBO... i am not sure of the whole show, but so far it is a must see.
on right now
A musical, all lines are sung. But a very serious script. Centers on Peron of Argentina, about fifties, and around his wife Evita or Eva. I have not seen it before, and only now have seen a few minutes of it, but seems very LW and is very inspirational.
Comments anyone who has actually seen it all?
ps.. Evita P. was an actress before marrying Peron, i think.
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Sat Jul-08-06 04:51 PM
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1. It must be "Evita" - I don't have HBO, but I can't imagine TWO musicals |
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about Peron. It's a pretty good movie, based on a glorious Andrew Lloyd Weber-Tim Rice Broadway musical. Peron made some good leftish-sounding statements, but basically he was just another South American tinpot dictator. :(
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oscar111
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Sat Jul-08-06 04:55 PM
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2. then "movie is greater than the real source" |
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Edited on Sat Jul-08-06 04:57 PM by oscar111
a common happening . If peron was as you say, and i dont know much of him, you may be right, then this movie far exceeds him. It would be a fine intro film for newbies to DU. Very educational. I am learning from it.
PS my title is from the phrase i have seen oft " movie was greater than the book".
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Sat Jul-08-06 04:57 PM
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3. Good movie. Watch for Che Guevara as the conscience. |
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Played by Anthony Banderas, he exposes Evita and Juan for what they really are. Madonna, surprisingly, does a good job.
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Sat Jul-08-06 05:04 PM
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4. VERY VERY well crafted film. Apart from all politics, i must say that |
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the color, faces, music, and script clarity are top notch. At the highest cinematic level. Last Year at Marienbad comes to mind for equal quality.
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Sat Jul-08-06 05:10 PM
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5. what ended peron himself? nt |
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Edited on Sat Jul-08-06 05:41 PM by oscar111
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Sat Jul-08-06 05:36 PM
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6. He ruled after Eva died |
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Edited on Sat Jul-08-06 05:37 PM by MaineDem
And his next wife, Isobel, I think, ruled after he died.
BTW, this is a very popular Broadway and London musical that's been around for years. The movie was made much later than the stage play.
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Sat Jul-08-06 05:37 PM
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7. Peron came back from exile in the early 70s and was elected president |
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Edited on Sat Jul-08-06 05:38 PM by NoPasaran
(He had been overthrown by the military in the 1950s)
By then he was old and in poor health---he died shortly thereafter. He was succeeded by his wife (not Evita, who had died in the Fifties); she was overthrown by the military. A series of military juntas fought the "Dirty War" against the Argentinian left until the disasterous Falklands/Malvinas War with Britain brought about a restoration of democracy.
Peron is a difficult figure to evaluate---a bit of a fascist, a militarist, also a populist. The closest figure to him in American politics might be Huey Long.
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Sat Jul-08-06 05:37 PM
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8. No. That was his second wife. |
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Evita died young. He was exiled, and Isabel Peron eventually came back and ruled after he died.
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