Orlando (1993)

	Tilda Swinton	Orlando
	Billy Zane	Shelmerdine
	Quentin Crisp	Queen Elizabeth I
	John Bott	Orlando's Father
	Elaine Banham	Orlando's Mother
	Anna Farnworth	Clorinda
	Sara Mair-Thomas	Favilla
	Anna Healy	Euphrosyne
	Dudley Sutton	King James I
	Simon Russell Beale	Earl of Moray
	Matthew Sim	Lord Francis Vere
	Jerome Willis	Translator
	Viktor Stepanov	Russian Ambassador
	Charlotte Valandrey	Princess Sasha
	Mary MacLeod	First Older Woman
	Barbara Hicks	Second Older Woman
	Aleksandr Medvedev	Russian Sailor
	Toby Stephens	Othello
	Oleg Pogudin	Desdemona
	George ANTONI	First Valet
	Toby Jones	Second Valet
	Robert Demeger	Third Valet
	Lol Coxhill	First Butler
	Thom Osborn	Doctor
	Giles Taylor	Tenor
	Heathcote Williams	Nick Greene/Publisher
	Thom Hoffman	King William of Orange
	Sarah Crowden	Queen Mary
	Lothaire Bluteau	The Khan
	John Wood	Archduke Harry

Director

Sally Potter

Producer

Laurie Borg
Christopher Sheppard

Writer/Composer

Sally Potter
Virginia Woolf

Cinematography

Aleksei Rodionov

Music

Sally Potter
David Motion

Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex.

Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	10/1/2016
Location	Personal Library
Owner	Deitz
Store	Amazon.com
Purchase Price	$10.59
Condition	New
Tags	Ravens
Links	+ Review: Roger Ebert + Review: NY Times + Review: Slant Magazine + Review: TimeOut, London Orlando at Core for Movies IMDB TheMovieDb.org Rotten Tomatoes

References
Lists	‡ 175 Essential Films for GLBT Viewers from Advocate (6/23/2014), ‡ Rotten Tomatoes: 200 Best LGBT Movies of All Time, ‡ TimeOut Magazine London: 50 best gay movies (11/24/15)
Rotten Critics Rating % (2021)	85
Rotten Best Queer #1-200 (2021)	112

Adapted from Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel, "Orlando," the film follows the many centuried life of Lord (later Lady) Orlando (Tilda Swinton), who is given an estate by Queen Elizabeth I (Quentin Crisp) for as long as he remains beautiful and young -- Beautifully filmed and acted -- Intellectually stimulating -- TimeOut magazine The best LGBT movies: #10.
Fun! Fun!