Orlando (1992)

Directors

Sally Potter

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Quentin Crisp, Jimmy Somerville, John Wood, Dudley Sutton, Simon Russell Beale, Tobey Stephens

The story

The story begins in the Elizabethan era, shortly before the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. On her deathbed, the queen promises an androgynous young nobleman named Orlando a large tract of land and a castle built on it, along with a generous monetary gift; both Orlando and his heirs would keep the land and inheritance forever, but Elizabeth will bequeath it to him only if he assents to an unusual command: "Do not fade. Do not wither.

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