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Orlando, My Political Biography

2023 · 99 min

A playful, thoughtful essay-film that blends personal testimony and reenactment into a joyful, intellectual celebration of trans lives.

Tagline
Power to the people.
Overview
Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel "Orlando: A Biography" follows the centuries-spanning life of a young nobleman who awakens to find that they are a woman. Almost a century after its publication, Paul B. Preciado claims that fiction has become reality and Orlando's story lies at the root of all contemporary trans and non-binary life.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • sexuality
  • freedom
  • art
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Paul B. Preciado
Written by
Paul B. Preciado
Starring
Oscar-Roza Miller, Yanis Sahraoui, Liz Christin, Elios Lévy, Victor Marzouk, Paul B. Preciado, Kori Ceballos, Vanasay Khamphommala
Cinematography
Victor Zébo
Runtime
99 min
Country
France
Languages
English, Spanish, French

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