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Orlando

Orlando

Drama · Fantasy · 1992

England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.

Movie details

Orlando

1992 Drama · Fantasy 1h 34m

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6.9 / 10

Community rating

England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Orlando?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sally Potter

Written by

Sally Potter

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Orlando

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Shelmerdine

Lothaire Bluteau

Lothaire Bluteau

The Khan

John Wood

John Wood

Archduke Harry

Charlotte Valandrey

Charlotte Valandrey

Sasha

Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams

Nick Greene / Publisher

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Queen Elizabeth I

Court is in session

Put Orlando on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.