Is Radley Metzger the director you expected to make one of the first movies about the life of Evita Perón?
Yes, seven years before Andrew Lloyd Webber, he made a thinly disguised take on her life. Marina (Christiane Krüger) marries South American dictator Colonel Pinares (Siegfried Rauch) and becomes the Little Mother to a nation.
Also known as Woman of the Year, we move on to find Marina being asked to be put on the ticket as Pinares Vice-President for the next election he plans to prove that his country has open elections. Of course, she can easily sacrifice him to become the leader of the people. Even as she suffers from a fatal illness, she is plotting how to become immortal in the hearts of her followers.
Foreign releases didn't even hint at the tone of this movie, calling it Blood Queen: The Story of Evita.
This is an attempt for Metzger to work in mainstream film and while not totally successful, there are still some strong images here and the daring chance to work on a film about Peron years before she was known outside of Argentina.
Yes, seven years before Andrew Lloyd Webber, he made a thinly disguised take on her life. Marina (Christiane Krüger) marries South American dictator Colonel Pinares (Siegfried Rauch) and becomes the Little Mother to a nation.
Also known as Woman of the Year, we move on to find Marina being asked to be put on the ticket as Pinares Vice-President for the next election he plans to prove that his country has open elections. Of course, she can easily sacrifice him to become the leader of the people. Even as she suffers from a fatal illness, she is plotting how to become immortal in the hearts of her followers.
Foreign releases didn't even hint at the tone of this movie, calling it Blood Queen: The Story of Evita.
This is an attempt for Metzger to work in mainstream film and while not totally successful, there are still some strong images here and the daring chance to work on a film about Peron years before she was known outside of Argentina.
