Freak Orlando

Freak Orlando

Directed by Ulrike Ottinger

Produced by Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion, Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg

1981126 min5.4 / 10

A fragmented, surreal avant-garde fantasy that uses bodily transformation and episodic structure to resist conventional narrative and meaning.

Five more-or-less distinct sections, all featuring "Freak" Orlando, a woman played by the late Magdalena Montezuma, who appears in various guises and deformities throughout.

Questions people ask

  • Does Freak Orlando end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Freak Orlando easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Freak Orlando violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Freak Orlando sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Freak Orlando scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Freak Orlando

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Freak Orlando

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Freak Orlando, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Freak Orlando, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Freak Orlando, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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