Director Sally Potter responds to Letterboxd reviews of her classic film ORLANDO.
0:00 intro
0:14 Orlando’s influence on The Favourite and its modernist approach
1:05 I’m not a period piece fanatic
1:54 the SEX card
3:01 a new meaning to the expression ‘Old Queen’
4:01 the maze scene
5:26 the invention of gender and Fleabag?
6:42 the question of gender
8:19 music and working with Tilda Swinton
ORLANDO is now available in a new stunning 4K restoration. The 2-disc set includes a wealth of behind-the-scenes extras, plus two short films, a poster, the fully annotated shooting script and a booklet with new essays, all presented in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Michael Dunbabin.
Find out more and order your copy: https://film.curzon.com/film/orlando-4k-uhd/
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