Fresh
A silly and serious work of art that isn't afraid to entertain.
Dan Kois, Slate
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Orlando
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Sally Potter Director
- Tilda Swinton as Orlando
- Quentin Crisp as Elizabeth I
- Billy Zane as Shelmerdine
- Jimmy Somerville as Falsetto/Angel
- Lothaire Bluteau as The Khan
- John Wood as Archduke Harry
- Dudley Sutton as James I
- Charlotte Valandrey as Sasha
- Heathcote Williams as Nick Greene / Publisher
- Peter Eyre Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Swinton's androgynous affect has rarely been better exploited: It's a kick to see her transition among Orlando's numerous identities, whether wooing a Russian princess or submitting to the charms of the horseback-riding Shelmerdine.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
This is the kind of movie you want to talk about afterward.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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