--- product_id: 5191127 title: "Orlando (Special Edition)" brand: "tilda swintonbilly zanesally potter" price: "S$81" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5191127-orlando-special-edition store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # Orlando (Special Edition) **Brand:** tilda swintonbilly zanesally potter **Price:** S$81 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Orlando (Special Edition) by tilda swintonbilly zanesally potter - **How much does it cost?** S$81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5191127-orlando-special-edition) ## Best For - tilda swintonbilly zanesally potter enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tilda swintonbilly zanesally potter brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane star in this hip, sexy and wickedly funny look at an English nobleman who defies the laws of nature and comes back to life as an English noblewoman. ## Product Details - **Genre:** Drama - **Format:** Subtitled - **Contributor:** Billy Zane, Charlotte Valandrey, Christopher Sheppard, Heathcote Williams, John Wood, Lenfilm Studios; Mikado Film; Rio Films; Sigma Films; Spectator Entertainment International, Lothaire Bluteau, Quentin Crisp, Sally Potter, Tilda Swinton - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 34 minutes ## Images ![Orlando (Special Edition) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-piBGIwrL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars "Same person. No difference at all. Just a different sex." *by C***A on Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016* I am shocked to realize that this film is nearly 25 years old. I saw this in the movies on the big screen in New York City when it came out in the early 1990s. I can't remember now if it was a limited engagement at a theatre like the Angelica back then, but I certainly don't think it was in a lot of theatres since it is a rather "off the beaten path" type of film.Nonetheless, I don't know why I had never purchased this until now. It's such a creative, eccentric, artfully filmed work and makes me laugh every time I see it, despite some of the darker messages about the nature of war and gender equality (or lack thereof).I'm not a big Virginia Woolf fan but, as the exception, I loved the book and this film, though some creative license needed to be taken to cover the 400 years of Orlando's story in a limited timeframe.It opens with Orlando, played androgynously by Tilda Swinton, as a young man and in the throes of a young man's flights of fancy. Then, we meet Queen Elizabeth, played amazingly by Quentin Crisp (the writer). You see where this is going? The lines of gender demarcation have been blurred already.As a man, Orlando is the heir to wealth, property, opportunity and reign over the opposite sex. When Orlando claims Princess Sasha as his, she asks, "But why?" To which Orlando replies, "Because I adore you." Male entitlement as seen from a male perspective.Later, when Orlando is a woman and the Archduke Harry has his sights on her, he proclaims, "I am England. And you are mine." To which Orlando asks, "On what grounds?""That I adore you," he replies, to Orlando's offense. Male entitlement as seen from a female perspective.Orlando's abrupt gender switching renders her "legally dead" and therefore, unable to hold any property, whatsoever. "Ah. Fine," she responds, as if it is nothing at all. To which the officials continue, "You are now a female. Which amounts to much the same thing."Yes, the story is weird but it works. Why did Orlando change? We don't know. But that's not the point of this. This is a serious subject that is transformed by humor, the most beautiful, if at times, outlandish, costumes, and magnificent scenery. Tilda Swinton is particularly funny with delivering Orlando's reactions to various circumstances, even providing some little asides to give us a chuckle or some food for thought. And to throw in a redeeming, though flawed, male character, Billy Zane rides in on his high horse as Shelmerdine, the American freedom fighter who is always chasing the future.This is an art film with lots of brilliant dialogue and lots of hidden gems you might get on the second or third viewings. Every time I watch this, I pick up more and more of the treasure chest of fine details and each viewing becomes richer and richer.This film is not for everyone – I will concede that, but for those people who can appreciate all the beauty in the strange history of Orlando, this will keep delivering with each viewing.Highly recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A dreamlike film of identity beyond gender *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014* This is a dream of a film, lush, ambiguous, appealing to the senses, while it creates a world of its own internal consistencies. I read Virginia Woolf’s novel, on which this film is somewhat based, many years ago and I remember the book had a dreamlike, floating, quality that Sally Potter has been able to retain in her film. It only makes sense that the film has this fluidity since one of its major themes is the fluidity of gender and identity. It is a very beautiful film, recording the march of time as the world ages around Orlando, who never ages but undergoes a series of loves and experiences first as a man and then as a woman. I think that both the novel and the film have a similar theme which is the concept of identity beyond gender and gender expectations of society and beyond the various drives and desires that may or may not be attached to those identities. For are we more than our gender? Are we more than our desire? Is there something within us that is beyond male and female and beyond those whom we chose to love? It is the reconciliation of gender expectations and personal desires to an existence and sense of self beyond those labels and drives that Woolf explores. Carl Jung’s psychological theory asserts that once we have mastered the difference between our mask (persona) and our inner self, we then must reconcile with our shadow, those aspects of ourselves we have repressed because of their lack of desirability. But then the third stage for men is to reconcile with the anima, the feminine aspects within, while for women a task ahead is the reconciliation with the animus, the male within. This reconciliation moves the self beyond gender confinements and in my opinion is the point of Woolf’s novel and the Potter film based on the novel.Tilda Swinton is beyond exceptional in this film, one of the finest actresses in films. She is supported by an exceptional cast including Billy Zane as the person she loves as a woman and Charlotte Valandrey as the young woman she loves as a young man. Quinton Crisp, the film critic, is charming as the aged Queen Elizabeth I. Every detail has been made lush and meaningful in Potter’s interpretation, including having all males as mezzo-sopranos, including Jimmy Somerville as an Elizabethan troubadour.I loved this film. It is a beautiful feast for the eye and a playful enchantment for the mind. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Un capolavoro imperdibile *by F***. on Reviewed in Italy on August 15, 2023* Avevo visto questo film di Sally Potter, tratto dall'omonima opera letteraria di Virginia Woolf, al momento della sua uscita nelle sale cinematografiche. Era il 1992 e ne rimasi stregato, tanto che ne acquistai una copia in formato VHF. Poi il film è divenuto a lungo irreperibile, ma finalmente sono riuscito a rivederlo su DVD in questa eccellente copia restaurata, che ha il pregio di contenere anche alcune scene tagliate, con i dialoghi in lingua originale e sottotitolati. Tilda Swinton, qui poco più che trentenne e più che mai androgina, è perfettamente nella parte e offre un'interpretazione di gran classe. Un autentico capolavoro, colto e dalle molte sfaccettature, che avrebbe meritato una maggior fama e visibilità --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5191127-orlando-special-edition](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5191127-orlando-special-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*