Orlando
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69% Critic Match

Orlando

6.9 / 10 1992 1h 34mPG-13 English
DramaFantasy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Orlando

Lead
Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Shelmerdine

Lothaire Bluteau

Lothaire Bluteau

The Khan

John Wood

John Wood

Archduke Harry

Charlotte Valandrey

Charlotte Valandrey

Sasha

Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams

Nick Greene / Publisher

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Queen Elizabeth I

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Mr. Pope

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sally Potter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Orlando is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker