UK / Russia / Italy / France / Netherlands,
1992, 93 min
Directed by:
Sally PotterScreenplay:
Sally PotterCinematography:
Aleksey RodionovCast:
Tilda Swinton, Toby Jones, Dudley Sutton, Toby Stephens, Viktor Stepanov, Heathcote Williams, Lothaire Bluteau, John Wood, Billy Zane, Thom Hoffman (more)Plots(1)
A critical film in the history of British Cinema, Sally Potter's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's witty modernist novel took eight years to make it to the screen and is a meticulously crafted commentary on all things English as well as being a wonderfully romantic tale. Tilda Swinton stars as the eponymous hero who lives for 500 years and changes sex halfway. Granted a favour of immortality from Quentin Crisp's archetypal Queen Elizabeth I, Orlando proceeds to spend the next few centuries in search of love, life and adventure. (Transmission Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1994 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1994 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1994 - Sally Potter (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1994 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1994 - Best Costume Design
European Film Awards
- 1993 - Sally Potter (Best Young Film)
- 1993 - Tilda Swinton (Best Actress)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1993 - Sally Potter (Best Foreign Film)
Venice Film Festival
- 1992 - Sally Potter (Golden Lion for Best Film)
Sitges Film Festival
- 1993 - Sally Potter (Best Feature Length Film)