Orlando

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7.1/10

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Period Drama Biography Drama Fantasy Romance

After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

20K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 15 wins & 11 nominations total

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Orlando

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Trivia
As Orlando progresses throughout the years, during each new incarnation actress Tilda Swinton's eye color changes.

Quotes
[speaking in French]
Princess Sasha: You speak French?
Orlando: A bit. But most of the English can't... don't want to speak other languages.
Princess Sasha: But how do they communicate with foreigners?
Orlando: They speak English louder.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Firm/House of Cards/Sleepless in Seattle/Dennis the Menace/Orlando (1993)

Soundtracks
Eliza Is the Fairest Queen
Composed by Edward Johnson
Performed by Jimmy Somerville
Courtesy of London Records

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Featured review

8/10

One of a kind

What in the world do we gather from this film. Tilda Swinton plays the never aging male/female lord/lady Orlando. Queen Elizabeth I is also played by the "wrong" sex.

When the young lord Orlando inherits the queens estate it's on the promise that he will always stay young and he does. What follows is a biography covering about 400 years and a sex change.

This is indeed a fun look at the roles held by the two sexes during the course of these centuries. Though it does play more or less as a drama it has large shades of comedy as well. For one we have Orlando often throwing a few comments to the viewers about the plot + the ridiculousness of the whole set-up.

Swinton is most certainly up for the challenge here. Portraying the ever changing lord/lady through this most strange journey. With wits and elegance this film comes off as one of the kind and something which should be experienced.