on the Directors seat.With the new Movie , W.E beckoning by this year end
or next year , we await with abated breath on the journey to W.E.
In the meantime lets enjoy the queen of reinvention in her period best.
with thsi simple toned down look for her video ,
Live To tell.circa 1986
She says '-
"After a while I got sick of wearing tons of jewelry—I wanted to clean myself off.
I see my new look as very innocent and feminine and unadorned. It makes me
feel good. Growing up, I admired the kind of beautiful glamorous woman—
from Brigitte Bardot to Grace Kelly—who doesn't seem to be around much
anymore. I think it's time for that kind of glamor to come back. In pop music
generally, people have one image. You get pigeonholed. I'm lucky enough to
be able to change and still be accepted. If you think about it, that's what they
do in the movies; play a part, change characters, looks and attitudes. I guess
I do it to entertain myself."
La Isla Bonita-1987
La Isla Bonita - not exactly a period piece but she looked great in the Spanish
outfits dancing to the sound of Castanets .Madonna portrayed two opposite
characters – a pious girl and a passionate Latina. The Latin style and the
flamenco red dress she wore became a trend later.
The lyrics of the song tell about a Beautiful Island and was a tribute to the beauty
of the Latin people according to Madonna.
In her run and attempt to sway Andrew Lloyd Webber -Madonna
inspired and fixes her eye for a role in EVITA.taking a vocal coach
and donning period pieces ,she gave us 2 Spanish inspired pieces .
Take A Bow &; You'll See..
Take A Bow -1994
The music video was a lavish period-style piece filmed from November 3–8,
1994 in the bullring ofAntequera, Spain. The plot sees Madonna as a bullfighter's
(played by real-life Spanish bullfighter Emilio Muñoz) neglected lover, yearning
for his presence. Others, however, see it as a statement on classism, as the
bullfighter arguably feels threatened and angered by the aristocrat's station,
resulting in his physically abusing and then coldly abandoning her. Madonna's
1995 single "You'll See" is considered a follow up to "Take a Bow" as the singer
and Emilio Muñoz reprise their roles in the music video. Madonna requested
that Haussman give the video a Spanish theme because, at the time, she was
lobbying for the role of Eva Perón in the film version of Evita. She subsequently
sent a copy of the video to director Alan Parker as a way of "auditioning" for the
role. Madonna wonBest Female Video honors at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards
You'll See - 1995
The song became a big international hit, reaching #1 in Japan,
#2 in Finland, Canada and South Africa, and #5 in Italy. It was
certified Gold in the US and Japan. A Spanish version, called
"Verás", appeared on the maxi-singles and on the Spanish and
Latin American editions of Something to Remember; the lyrics
from this version were written by Argentine
singer-songwriter Paz Martínez.
EVITA -1996
Critical reception
Evita received a warm reception from many critics; the film
currently holds a 61% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] It
was nominated for five Academy Awardsand won the award for
"Best Original Song" with "You Must Love Me", which Lloyd Weber
and Rice re-teamed to write especially for the film after a gap of
twenty years. Evita 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,
wide opening weekend against The Relic. The film made $50,047,179
in the United States and an additional $91 million making $141,047,179
worldwide
Trivia-
The film earned Madonna a Guinness World Record title, "Most costume changes in a film". The record was previously held by Elizabeth Taylor for
the 1963 film,Cleopatra (65 costume changes). In Evita, Madonna changed
costumes 85 times (which included 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes, and 56
pairs of earrings)
