Orlando (1992)

Release date: 1993-06-09
Country: UK|Russia|Italy|France|Netherlands
Language: English|French
Director: Sally Potter
Production Co: Adventure Pictures, Lenfilm Studio, Mikado Film
Genre: Romance, Drama, Biography, Fantasy
Rating: 7.2/10
Length: 1h 34min

Storyline

Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex.

Plot Keywords

female protagonist, based on novel, immortality, eternal youth, epic, england, spectator, time travel, transvestism, breaking the fourth wall, princess, aging, airplane, ambassador, politics, cross dressing, russia, sensuality, ship, snow

Short Review

With words from Shakespeare and Spenser and music from Jimmy Somerville, this is a kaleidoscopic celebration of Albion. Or an art-house Highlander, if you prefer.