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Orlando Blu-Ray
A Contracorriente Films

Pre-Order - Release Date: 02/07/2024

Original title: Orlando

Year: 1992
Country: UK
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 8436597562829

Image: 1.85:1 (2160p)

Audio:

English - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Spanish - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Catalan - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono

Subtitles: Spanish

Rating: 7

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tilda Swinton , Quentin Crisp , Jimmy Somerville

Director: Sally Potter


Synopsis:

After Queen Elizabeth I orders him not to age, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world. Orlando is a melancholic and independent creature, an ambiguous and immortal being who, over the centuries, passes from man to woman, while diving into the mysteries of life, art and passion.

Additional features:

• Audio commentary by director and screenwriter Sally Potter and actress Tilda Swinton.
• Jimmy Was an Angel (8 min) - Jimmy Somerville was the unmistakable falsetto-voiced vocalist of Bronski Beat and The Communards. In this clip we see how he gave life to the character of the angel in the film.
• Selected scenes commented by the director (11 min) - While watching the film on an editing moviola, Sally Potter comments on moments of filming, putting the viewer in context. In addition to her analysis, the filmmaker reveals curious details such as, for example, the reason for the decision to include the scenes of Orlando running through the maze.
• At the Venice Film Festival (38 min) - The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.
  • Interview with Sally Potter (14 min)
  • Press conference (24 min)
• Video Diary: Orlando Goes to Russia (35 min) - A record of the challenges of filming some of the most difficult scenes in “Orlando” in Russia during the end of Perestroika. The piece is made up of images from the video diary of producer Christopher Sheppard (also narrator) and assistant director Renny Bartlett about the team's work in Russian territory.
• The making of it: Orlando in Uzbekistan (54 min) - The complex filming of “Orlando” also took place on locations in the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, as documented in this extensive video diary of the time by Robert MacNaughton. . Includes interviews with Sally Potter, actors Tilda Swinton (Orlando), Lothaire Bluteau (Khan) and John Wood (Archduke Harry), two-time Oscar® nominee production designer Ben Van Os (known for “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and his collaborations with Peter Greenaway), director of photography Alexey Rodionov (“Massacre”) and producer Christopher Sheppard, among other creators of the film.
• Trailer (2 min)
• Original trailer (1 min).