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Orlando

1992 · 94 min

A dreamlike, wry drift through centuries, gorgeous to look at, asking you to surrender to its strange, theatrical logic.

Directed by
Sally Potter
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
Overview
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.

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  • Curzon Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Sally Potter
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • aging
  • art
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism3
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, fantasy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau, John Wood, Charlotte Valandrey, Heathcote Williams, Quentin Crisp, Peter Eyre
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Russian, Turkish

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