Orlando
DramaFantasylondon, englandbased on novel or bookqueen elizabeth ibreaking the fourth wallandrogynywoman directornoblemanwomen's rightsottoman empirecomplex
A visually sumptuous, formally playful meditation on gender, identity, and time that spans centuries through the eyes of an immortal, shape-shifting protagonist.
England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.
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Tilda Swinton
Orlando
Billy Zane
Shelmerdine
Lothaire Bluteau
The Khan
John Wood
Archduke Harry
Charlotte Valandrey
Sasha
Heathcote Williams
Nick Greene / Publisher
Quentin Crisp
Queen Elizabeth I
Peter Eyre
Mr. Pope
Thom Hoffman
King William of Orange
Kathryn Hunter
Countess
Ned Sherrin
Mr. Addison
Jimmy Somerville
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