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Orlando (1992)

PG-1312/11/1992Drama, Fantasy1h 30m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Tilda Swinton

    Orlando

  2. Cast 1

    Billy Zane

    Shelmerdine

  3. Cast 1

    Lothaire Bluteau

    The Khan

  4. Cast 1

    John Wood

    Archduke Harry

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    Charlotte Valandrey

    Sasha

  6. Cast 1

    Heathcote Williams

    Nick Greene / Publisher

  7. Cast 1

    Quentin Crisp

    Queen Elizabeth I

  8. Cast 1

    Peter Eyre

    Mr. Pope

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    Thom Hoffman

    King William of Orange

Tilda Swinton is superb in this story of the eponymous Tudor noble who obeys a command from the enamoured Queen Elizabeth (Quentin Crisp) and refuses to grow old. The film now follows the adventures, loves and ultimately depicts how the character adapts - quite literally - as England becomes Britain and eventually he becomes free! The experiences as an ambassador in the middle east, the determination to retain the family property when the authorities begin to smell a rat, the arrival of a child - all build upon this wonderfully enigmatic Virginia Woolf creation that defies typical analysis. Th...