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Madonna |
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Apparel |
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05-07-08 |
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Dealer |
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| Description |
- This 1940’s dress was worn by the character Eva Peron portrayed by actress Madonna in the 1996 motion picture “Evita”
- The cream silk knee length dress with asymmetrical draped flounce has a bold black velvet ribbon and button detail on the pointed collar, and black trim on the edge of the flounce and cuffs of the long sleeves
- The actress wore the outfit onscreen during the musical number “Rainbow High” while launching a ship, again during the musical number “Rainbow Tour” when Eva is outside St. Peters as part of her European tour, and in a picture on the cover of the magazine “Picture POST” during the same number
- She also wears the dress during the musical number “And the Money Kept Rolling In” while cutting a ribbon, and then in the black and white photo on the floor of the looted “La Prensa” office that Che picks up and tears apart during the number “Santa Evita”
- Madonna again appears in the dress in a publicity still released by the studio
- Comes accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the costume house
- Evita is the Oscar-winning film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical based on the life of Eva Perón
- Directed by Alan Parker and starring Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce, it was released on December 25, 1996 and grossed $50,047,179 in the U.S. box office and $143 million worldwide
- The film received a warm reception from many critics
- It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won the award for "Best Song" for "You Must Love Me"
- Evita also had five Golden Globe nominations and three wins (Best Picture - Comedy or Musical; Best Original Song, "You Must Love Me"; and Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, Madonna) and was one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films of the Year
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