Orlando (Blu-ray 4K)

Directed by Sally Potter

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau, John Wood, Charlotte Valandrey, Heathcote Williams, Quentin Crisp, Dudley Sutton, Thom Hoffman, Sara Mair-Thomas, Toby Stephens, Jerome Willis, Peter Eyre, Ned Sherrin, Roger Hammond, Jimmy Somerville, John Grillo

Contributors: Aleksei Rodionov, Christopher Sheppard, Sally Potter, David Motion

Studio: Curzon Film
Main Language:
English
Dubbing Language:
French
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 23 Jun 2025
Originally Issued: 1992
No of Discs: 2
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: Drama
BBFC Cert: (PG) Parental Guidance.
Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
Run Time: 90 minutes

Description

Sally Potter directs this adaptation of Virginia Woolf's modernist novel starring Tilda Swinton as the eponymous hero. In 1603, young androgynous nobleman Orlando is promised by Queen Elizabeth I (Quentin Crisp) a plot of land and a castle along with a large sum of money. The generous bequeathment is however only claimable as long as Orlando promises to never age.

Agreeing to the terms, Orlando lives in isolation in his castle for the next 200 years. Travelling to the Ottoman Empire as an English ambassador, he finds himself in the middle of a battle after which he awakens as a female version of himself. Returning home as a woman, Orlando is accused of no longer having rights to her land and must fight for her royal inheritance.

The cast also includes Billy Zane, Toby Stephens and Heathcote Williams.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Sally Potter (writer/director).
• Commentary: Sally Potter and Tilda Swinton (actor); Selected scene commentary by Sally Potter.
• Other Documentary: '30th Anniversary of 'Orlando''; 'Orlando Goes to Russia'; 'Orlando in Uzbekistan'; 'Jimmy Was An Angel'.