This Sally Potter film based on the 1928 Virginia Wolf novel is a truly surreal trip lead by a wonderful Tilda Swinton that plays Orlando as man and as a woman. Tells the story of Orlando that was ordered by Queen Elizabeth I to remain young and he did for 400 years without aging a day, until she was finally happy and became a mortal.The most spectacular costumes complement this travel in time and Swinton performance is as her best. There is a plethora of quotes in this film that stick to your mind, most are quite funny like when The Khan says, “It has been said to me that the English make a habit of collecting… countries” or when the narrators tells about Orlando living for 400 years and “This is England, no one will notice” and when Orlando becomes a woman and says “Same person. No difference at all… just different sex”. Really sharp dialogue.
This film has 2 Academy Awards nominations and won 8 awards and 4 nominations in other international awards and festivals.
Definitively not for all audiences, as even if is a beautiful movie, is surrealistic both visually and storytelling
I remember i loved this movie back in the day when i first saw it
ReplyDeleteand guess what, now after watching it again, i still do :D
i guess Tilda Swinton is a big part of it :D
too bad it's not for anyone; 'cause just like u say, this is a great beautiful and smart film (imo)
brolyn
Yes, it is a great movie, that probably few peope have seen it and will see it... what a shame!
ReplyDeleteFirst movie ever that I saw with Tilda Swinton...after that I just kept following her career, even through the strange "Female Perversions", or "Possible Worlds". Still think Orlando is her best movie, I find her mesmerizing. But I still believe most of the credit lies on Virginia Woolf's novel. I can't think of one of her novels turning into a bad movie.
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