Letter to Evita
| Television series | |
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| German title | Letter to Evita |
| Original title | Carta a Eva |
| Country of production | Spain |
| original language | Spanish |
| year | 2012 |
| Production company |
Audiovisual Aval SGR, Copia Cero Producciones, Ibermedia, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Ministerio de Cultura, Televisió de Catalunya, Televisión Española |
| length | 174 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
| genre | Historical film |
| Director | Agustí Villaronga |
| script | Roger Danès, Alfred Pérez Fargas, Agustí Villaronga |
| production | Adolfo Blanco, Teresa Enrich |
| music | Joan Valent |
| camera | Josep M. Civit |
| First broadcast | May 30, 2013 on La 1 Radiotelevisión Española |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 3, 2014 on Arte |
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Letter to Evita ( span. Carta a Eva ) is a two-part Spanish feature film in 2013 in the first program was broadcast by the Spanish television. Directed by Agustí Villaronga . The theme is the trip of the legendary first lady of Argentina Eva Perón to Spain in 1947 , which became famous as the "rainbow tour ".
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Madrid , 1946 : Fascist Spain is politically isolated. Argentina's President Perón promises wheat to the starving “motherland”, but he does not want to personally accept the thanks from General Franco (Jesús Castejón). He sends his wife Eva (Julieta Cardinali), who is adored by the people, on a state visit. Shortly before her arrival, the resistance activist Juana Doña (Nora Navas) is sentenced to death. Her mother (Carmen Maura) wants to hand Eva Perón a petition for clemency, because Juana wanted to shake up the world with an attack on the Argentine embassy ...
Although the two-parter is peppered with a lot of documentary material, it is still not a historical discourse, but a hymn to civil courage in exceptional political situations.
Episode 1
Madrid, late 1946: Spain was isolated from the world under Franco's rule. The United Nations decided by an overwhelming majority to close its embassies in order to symbolically boycott the country. The political isolation goes hand in hand with economic sanctions, the country remains excluded from the Marshall Plan . Only Argentina, ruled by Perón, keeps its representation in the Spanish capital open. Even more: Perón offers Franco a delivery of wheat to alleviate the plight of the population.
As a token of his gratitude, Franco Perón invites you to a state visit to Spain. But Perón is reluctant to stand so openly on the side of the fascist ruler and thus draw the wrath of the United States . His wife is to take his place on the journey: Eva Perón, known as Evita, a former actress who fights with unshakable commitment for the well-being of the descamisados , the poorest.
The news that instead of Perón his wife is coming to Spain for a state visit causes irritation among Franco's wife Carmen Polo . The devout Catholic fears the worst for herself, her daughter and the whole country from visiting someone as disreputable as the wife of the Argentine President.
Meanwhile, the militant communist Juana Doña is fighting underground against the Franco regime. When an attack plan by the communist cell to which Juana Doña belongs fails, she decides to use the remaining dynamite to attack the Argentine embassy. The attack succeeds, but Juana is arrested and tortured, and finally sentenced to death ...
Episode 2
The day Evita arrives in Madrid, the Spanish capital is vibrating with tension. The first encounter between Evita and the Franco couple is problematic: The rigidity of the Franco and the carefree Evita form an irreconcilable contrast. In addition, Evita is burdened by the extensive program that she has to complete as a state guest and the protocol constraints. It was only after a radio address in which she presented herself as a campaigner for the rights of ordinary people that Evita found her way back to her usual strength.
Evita's speech is also followed by Paca and her daughter Valia. After her attempt to hand over the appeal for clemency for Juana Doña to the Argentine ambassador failed, Paca draws courage for another attempt to send the appeal for clemency to Evita.
While Juana Doña is waiting for her execution, Paca and her grandson Alexis finally manage to attract the attention of the screened Evita. This accepts the request for mercy, reads it on the spot and promises to take care of the matter. The already difficult relationship between Evita and Franco's wife Carmen Polo is subjected to further stress when Carmen finds the pardon ...
criticism
- In terms of content, the film is a women's duel: Evita from Argentina against Carmen Polo, the wife of the dictator Franco. They act on the social surface of power. And the communist Juana (Nora Navas) is in prison. It falls to the role of the victim that will be redeemed.
- The entertainment value is undoubtedly high. Director Villaronga has both researched and captured his ideas in images and language. He takes Evitas (Julieta Cardinali) state visit to Franco in 1947 as an occasion for the conflict.
- Here ideas and morals fight against old-fashioned conservatism, humanity against oppression. Evita advocates the improvement of the situation of the poor (the 'Descamisados'), Carmen Polo (Ana Torrent) not without self-interest to maintain her husband's power. As far as origin and attitude are concerned, there are worlds between the two women. They deliver clever speeches in which Evita always remains the superior, regardless of whether it's about fashion or labels. And with it, common sense always wins. Domestics and counselors add more humor. The well-cast actors are strikingly similar to the characters they portray. And the cleverly faded in original recordings (sometimes real, sometimes designed) underpin this by changing from b / w to color.
- The torture victim Juana, her mother (Carmen Maura) and her grandson give the film more human color and emotional depth. And the tear-free ending as well as the whole ending justify the prizes awarded. There was definitely a risk of slipping into the heart-pain corner.
Awards
The film “Brief an Evita” received numerous awards in 2013: the silver medal (in the best miniseries category ) at the World Media Festival in Hamburg and the gold medal at the International Festival in New York. He was also able to win two prizes at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in Biarritz: Best Screenplay for Villaronga, Alfred Pérez and Roger Danès; and best actress for Julieta Cardinali . She was also recognized as an extraordinary actress for “Brief an Evita” at the 2013 Monte-Carlo TV Festival .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.moviepilot.de/serie/carta-a-eva
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2013/pieces.php?iid=445806&pid=1
