Born as a man in the time of elizabeth i, orlando becomes a woman midway in the journey you see. She is known for directing orlando 1992, which won the audience prize for best film at the venice film festival. It is important to note that to potter orlando is not so much about femininity and difference as about woolfs notion of an essential self that lies beyond the gender qtd. Orlando is about a person who achieves in one lifetime what most of us can only dream of doing. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations which humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes. Virginia woolf, in her writing and life, refused to internalize and normalize this patriarchal ideology. Janet dame kristin scott thomas hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.
Tilda swinton, billy zane, quentin crisp, sara mairthomas, anna healy, simon russell beale, charlotte valandrey, mary macleod, viktor stepanov. Rather than assimilate to inherent selfsurveillance, orlando gazes directly. One of the earliest events to combine dance on film projected in juxtaposition with live performances by the same dancer. Sally potter celebrity profile check out the latest sally potter photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. It was written and directed by sally potter, who also cowrote the music for the film with david motion potter chose to film much of the constantinople portion. First there was the introspective of her films at moma that ran through july 21. Orlando is a 1992 british period drama film loosely based on virginia woolf s 1928 novel orlando. After queen elizabeth i commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world. This interpretation of virginia woolfs semiautobiographical novel of the same name came at a time when british historical films were produced with a certain nostalgic patina and hivaids activism was at a peak, the act up mantra being silencedeath.
Feb 16, 2008 trailer from the movie orlando by sally potter, inspired by the virginia woolfs novel orlando. Tags billy zane 90s smile film sally potter orlando. Sally potter is a multifaceted artist who not only works as a filmmaker, but also a dancer, choreographer, performance artist, and composer. Charlotte sally potter obe born 19 september 1949 is an english film director and screenwriter. Director sally potter described her approach to the adaptation as follows. Spark is an interactive online project based on the multimedia archive of filmmaker sally potter. After queen elizabeth i commands him not to grow old, a young. Addressing contemporary concerns about gender and identity, the film is remarkably true to the spirit of virginia woolf, but it. Sally potter is best known for her 1992 adaptation of the virginia woolf novel, orlando, which starred tilda swinton as a man who transforms into a woman and lives for 400 years. Ebook sally potter contemporary film directors free download. With timothy spall, kristin scott thomas, patricia clarkson, bruno ganz. A loose adaptation of virginia woolfs 1928 novel of the same name, the tilda swintonstarring, genderbending film is an adaptation in the fullest sense of the word. After orlando undergoes a sex transformation during.
Her mother was a music teacher and her father was an interior designer and a poet. Sally potter s dazzling adaptation of woolfs classic novel. In an hour long interview q and a recorded at cinephila west in westbourne grove, london, sophie mayer talks to director sally potter about her career, focussing on the films orlando, the tango lesson and her new film rage. Rather than assimilate to inherent selfsurveillance, orlando gazes directly into the camera and thus into the eyes of the spectator. She is the daughter of two artistic parents who influenced her decision to become a filmmaker. Sally potter made her first 8mm film aged fourteen. Sally potter 1949 latest film, the tango lesson 1997, in which she is writer, director, and one of two actors. Universal studios orlando rides wizarding world of harry potter forbidden journey orlando. Written and directed by sally potter orlando, the tango lesson is the story of a filmmaker, sally sally potter, who becomes dissatisfied with her latest screenplay vividly illustrated in luscious color and stumbles upon an argentinean tango dancer pablo veron. Orlando original motion picture soundtrack by david. Surprisingly, he doesnt and his life span centuries, and he lives both as a man and. Sally potters 1992 filmic adaptation of orlando goes so far as to overtly challenge this conception. Highly stylised version of virginia woolfs fictional biography of friend and lover vita sackville west. Her most famous work is her 1979 film thriller, which chronicles the sacrifices of two women.
Orlando is a movie starring tilda swinton and billy zane. Check out orlando original motion picture soundtrack by david motion and sally potter on amazon music. Orlando is a 1992 british period drama film loosely based on virginia woolfs 1928 novel. Sally potter screenplay, virginia woolf novel script synopsis. Addressing contemporary concerns about gender and identity, the film is remarkably true to the spirit of virginia woolf, but it also skilfully adapts the original story to give it a striking, cinematic form. They begin a wild affair, despite a conflict between their illicit love and religious beliefs, and travel from london to belfast, beirut and havana.
The story begins in the elizabethan era, shortly before the death of queen elizabeth i. Orlando is a story of the quest for love, and it is also an ironic dance through english history. These are the visual chapters of sally potters enchanting third feature orlando. An american woman, trapped in a loveless marriage with a politician, meets a middleeastern man living in exile. For orlando potter won the felix for the best young european film of 1993. Orlando director sally potter on twitter, virgina woolf and. Featurettes, interview with director sally potter, audio commentary with. Tilda swinton, quentin crisp, billy zane running time.
Yearning to watch orlando on your tv, phone, or tablet. Next, there was the rerelease of her 1992 film orlando. With tilda swinton, billy zane, quentin crisp, jimmy somerville. Orlando is the tale of the apparently immortal orlando, who begins an epic quest for love and freedom in the court of elizabeth i as a man and completes the search 400 years later as a woman. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs.
Sally potter originally spoke with bomb in 1993 with the release of her film orlando. Universal studios orlando rides wizarding world of harry potter forbidden. Trailer from the movie orlando by sally potter, inspired by the virginia woolfs novel orlando. The screenplay is a standard text taught in film schools as a radical and successful. Tilda swinton and billy zane star in this awardwinning feature about an english man who. Her film orlando 1992, starring tilda swinton, an adaptation of virginia woolfs classic, first brought her work to a wider audience. Potter began making 8mm films, and has also worked as a choreographer and opera director. Her background is in choreography, music, performance art and experimental film. Orlando is a 1992 british period drama film loosely based on virginia woolfs 1928 novel orlando. Sally potters dazzling adaptation of woolfs classic novel. Sally potters notes on the adaptation of the book orlando potter.
Times being what they are, anything that gets a talented film maker the attention he or she deserves is welcome, evenas in potters caseif it. There are lots of intellectual traditions vying for ascendancy in potters adaptation of virginia woolfs 1928 modernist novel, but the joy is that the film c. Nov 01, 2017 sally potter is best known for her 1992 adaptation of the virginia woolf novel, orlando, which starred tilda swinton as a man who transforms into a woman and lives for 400 years. She has since written and directed eight feature films, as well as many short films including thriller and play and a television series, and has directed opera carmen for the eno in 2007 and other live work. Virginia woolf 18821941 was the daughter of academic and essayist sir leslie stephen, and began publishing. A biography, starring tilda swinton as orlando, billy zane as marmaduke bonthrop shelmerdine, and quentin crisp as queen elizabeth i. Sally potters notes on the adaptation of the book orlando. Potter is married to zachariah lake and has one child, a son. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Orlando 1992, sally potters bold adaptation of virginia woolfs classic novel, first brought her work to a wider audience. With a budget of four million dollars, potter manages to recreate 400 years of european history. It was written and directed by sally potter, who also cowrote the music for the film with david motion.
Universal studios orlando rides wizarding world of harry potter forbidden journey. The source novel by virginia woolf, written as a love letter to vita sackvillewest, was adapted for the screen by director sally potter, who also composed the musical score. Orlando is a story of the quest for love, and it is also an ironic dance through. Orlando is a witty visual spectacle with compelling ideas and a story with many gaping holes that are open to interpretation.
Independent filmmaker sally potters genderbending epic, which views four centuries of sexual politics through the eyes of a sexswitching main character, is based on the 1928 novel by virginia. There are lots of intellectual traditions vying for ascendancy in potter s adaptation of virginia woolfs 1928 modernist novel, but the joy is that the film c. Orlando original motion picture soundtrack by david motion. Virginia woolf 18821941 was the daughter of academic and essayist sir leslie stephen, and began publishing essays herself in 1905 after moving to londons. This journey takes orlando from the frozen river thames and central asia, where he changes sex, through to romantic love and loss in the. A unique educational resource, spark is designed to enhance your access to, and knowledge of, film and filmmaking, whatever your interests. The movie show interviews orlando director sally potter. British film director sally potter has had a busy month. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the sally potterdirected movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we. 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. Independent filmmaker sally potter s genderbending epic, which views four centuries of sexual politics through the eyes of a sexswitching main character, is based on the 1928 novel by virginia. Jul 24, 2010 british film director sally potter has had a busy month. Orlando director sally potter on twitter, virgina woolf. Swinton stars as orlando, an english nobleman who defies the law of nature with surprising results.
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