Orlando / Adventure Pictures presents ; a coproduction with Lenfilm, Mikado Film, Rio, Sigma FilmProductions ; with the participation of British Screen ; a film by Sally Potter ; produced by Christopher Sheppard ; written and directed by Sally Potter.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publisher:
Artificial Eye,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
2 videodiscs (89 min. for feature, 145 min. for extras) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau, John Wood, Charlotte Valandrey, Heathcote Williams, Quentin Crisp. Based on the book by Virginia Woolf. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. A foreign film (Great Britain, Russia) Letterboxed. Includes the original theatrical trailer. Special features: 3 behind the scenes documentaries: Orlando goes to Russia (2003, 33 min.) / written and directed by Christopher Sheppard, Adventure Pictures; Orlando in Uzbekistan: a video diary (1992, 52 min.) / Yellow Diamond Productions presents, by Robert MacNaughton; The day Jimmy was an Angel (2002, 8 min.) / producer-director, Christopher Sheppard, Adventure Pictures. A press conference event and interview with the director from the 1992 Venice Film Festival. 4 sets of photo galleries. Selected scene audio commentary. And filmographies for Sally Potter and Tilda Swinton. "ART 244 DVD"--Disc labels.
Summary:
This is the story of an apparently immortal man who begins a quest for love and freedom during the reign of Elizabeth I, and completes his journey nearly 400 years later as a woman.
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