Orlando

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" Orlando is a visually-stunning screen adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel. Writer and director Sally Potter has fashioned a cinematic masterpiece mixing a treasure house of dreamy images from different times and places, an imaginative meditation upon the genders, and a clever glimpse of English literary and social history. The story spans 400 years and not a moment is squandered. Orlando gives us a passport to travel freely between masculinity and femininity. While it offers no blu"

A good movie

“Since this movie has a solid reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, I have to admit that I always had a hard time to connect with Sally Potter's work (and, by now, I have already seen half of the movies she has directed) and I'm afraid even her most heralded movie turned out to be quite challenging. At least, there is no doubt that Orlando was quite a fascinating character. Still, even if Tilda Swinton certainly delivered a strong performance here, I wonder if she was really the right choice to play this character. Indeed, in my opinion, an even more androgenous actor/actress might have worked better. Concerning the rest of the movie, well, beside the fact that the main character was apparently immortal and changed gender half-way through, the damned thing was pretty weird w” read more

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020 (537 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 9 June 2020)"

Watched in '20 (90 movies items)

"23.3.2020, YLE Areena Keskittyy esittämään ja tutkimaan yhä edelleen todella relevantteja pointteja naisten asemasta, sukupuolien välisestä tasa-arvosta, ja koko sukupuoli-käsitteen merkityksellisyydestä/merkityksettömyydestä. Valitettavan vähän, mutta kuitenkin hieman Virginia Woolfia lukeneena voin vain kuvitella lähdeteoksen filmattavuuden haasteellisuutta, ja tämä kyllä näkyy lopputuloksessa. Tässä tapauksessa kyse ei kuitenkaan ole yrityksen puutteesta, vaan pikemminkin "

Ladies & Motorcycles (86 movies items)

" Tilda Swinton"

My Favorite LGBT Movie Characters (122 movies items)

" Tilda Swinton as Orlando "

Academy Award for Best Production Design: 1990s (50 movies items)

"Ben Van Os and Jan Roelfs (Art Directors) "