Orlando (1992)
Country: GB/RUS/FR/IT/NL
Technical: col 93m
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
Synopsis:
Queen Elizabeth I commands a handsome nobleman to remain forever young, and we see his love life through the succeeding centuries, as he changes proclivity and even gender.
Review:
Based on a story by Virginia Woolf, Potter's film plays on societal expectations of romanticism, that is how love and storytelling are seated in a male-centred concept of happiness and fulfilment: possession, renewal, narcissism, etc. Swinton's virtuosic performance, playful direction and the dazzling costumes provide ample food for eyes and brain.
Country: GB/RUS/FR/IT/NL
Technical: col 93m
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
Synopsis:
Queen Elizabeth I commands a handsome nobleman to remain forever young, and we see his love life through the succeeding centuries, as he changes proclivity and even gender.
Review:
Based on a story by Virginia Woolf, Potter's film plays on societal expectations of romanticism, that is how love and storytelling are seated in a male-centred concept of happiness and fulfilment: possession, renewal, narcissism, etc. Swinton's virtuosic performance, playful direction and the dazzling costumes provide ample food for eyes and brain.
Country: GB/RUS/FR/IT/NL
Technical: col 93m
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
Synopsis:
Queen Elizabeth I commands a handsome nobleman to remain forever young, and we see his love life through the succeeding centuries, as he changes proclivity and even gender.
Review:
Based on a story by Virginia Woolf, Potter's film plays on societal expectations of romanticism, that is how love and storytelling are seated in a male-centred concept of happiness and fulfilment: possession, renewal, narcissism, etc. Swinton's virtuosic performance, playful direction and the dazzling costumes provide ample food for eyes and brain.