Sally Potter

This is one of the most bizarre films I've seen. It's based on the novel of the same name by Virginia Woolf, which I have not read (and am not inspired to read, having seen this).

Tilda Swinton stars as Orlando, in a historical panoramic play that begins in the court of Queen Elizabeth I where he longs for love and freedom, and is cursed to remain at the same age forever. It then leaps forward across the centuries, about fifty years at a time, showing new aspects of life and attitudes to women.

The scenery is good, the costumes stunning, and taken as snapshots of society through the ages, it's quite interesting. But it's strangely surreal to have the same person appearing in different roles, never growing any older, and then making an even more dramatic change in Central Asia, part-way through.

There are one or two mildly amusing moments, some violence which didn't appeal to me, and some decidedly 'adult' scenes which, I would have thought, should raise the rating to at least 12 rather than the actual PG rating.

The blurb on the back of the DVD says that it's a 'brilliantly original story of self-discovery, romance and adventure'. That much is true. And it was very well done. The film seems to have won great acclaim from the critics, too... but it didn't do anything for me, other than leave me faintly puzzled.… (meer)

Dopo l'ottima prova di Orlando la Potter torna alla regia con un film meno impegnativo, ma non per questo meno interessante, nel quale interpreta se stessa. Il film è ambientato tra Parigi e Buenos Aires. Una regista in crisi creativa sta cercando di scrivere una sceneggiatura e decide di prendere lezioni di tango. Nasce un sentimento tra la donna e il suo maestro di ballo, ma entrambi sono abituati a guidare e non a lasciarsi guidare. La Potter, che è anche una bravissima ballerina, è riuscita a unire la meccanicità dei passi del tango argentino, con la passione che suscita in chi lo balla. Splendide musiche da Gardel a Piazzolla. (fonte: Mymovies)… (meer)