Orlando [videorecording] / Adventure Pictures ; a co-production with Lenfil'm, Mikado Film, Rio, Sigma Film Productions ; with the participation of British Screen ; produced by Christopher Sheppard ; written and directed by Sally Potter.
Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau, John Wood, Charlotte Valandrey, Heathcote Williams, Quentin Crisp. Based on the book by Virginia Woolf. Presented in the original theatrical ratio of approximately 1.85:1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Special features: Orlando goes to Russia ; Orlando in Uzbekistan; Jimmy was an angel; Venice Film Festival Press Conference; An interview with Sally Potter; Select series commentary with director Sally Potter.
Summary:
Orlando is an English nobleman who defies the laws of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations which humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes.
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