Evocative, exotic and thought provoking film

Orlando is a beautiful construct of stunning imagery woven around a fantastical tale.

It tells the tale of an androgynous being called Orlando who ceases to age after making a pact with Elizabeth I. the story is based on a novel by Virginia Woolf and is consequently quirky, surreal and emotionally wraught in equal measure.

It is however the cinematography and composition that rises this film to a thing of wonder and beauty. You could pause the film at almost any point and it would make an amazing painting. Sally Potter has put so much detail and energy into creating the visual splendour, it makes you feel as if your are floating through a dream.

Tilda Swinton's portrayal of Orlando is quite unique and deserved on the praise that was heaped on her at the time.

Orlando is an evocative, exotic and thought provoking film that really needs to be seen to be believed.