Pathway: Orlando by Tasha Loch
Exploring the intertextual nature of Sally Potter's film, Orlando
Original Novel, Second page of Publishing/copyright info left, dedication page right, white book mark "wedding rings"
Sally Potter's use of Virginia Woolf's novel expresses her want to stay true to the spirit of the original.
Video file, Digital, Selected Scene Commentary by Sally Potter
This commentary with Sally Potter gives insight into the main themes and character elements as seen in the film.
1x A4 Black card, 10x A4 Double side printed text and image document, Paper, Cannes Prospectus
A remarkable side-by-side view of Tilda Swinton as Orlando, both male and female.
1 x colour slide in transparent plastic hanging sheet, Digital, Film Stills - Scene 4 - (Tilda Swinton) in the film
Orlando peering directly into the camera is an attempt to connect to the audience in the same way that Virginia Woolf addresses the reader through her novel.
1 x colour slide in transparent plastic hanging sheet, Digital, Film Stills - Scene 4 - Queen Elizabeth I (Quentin Crisp) in the film
Homosexual icon, Quentin Crisp, portraying the Queen further explores the movie's theme of sex and gender differences.
Video file, Digital, Screen Test - Quentin Crisp reading Elizabeth I
It would be great to actually hear Crisp's opinion about the film and his role in it.
1x A4 Black card, 10x A4 Double side printed text and image document, Paper, Cannes Prospectus
The last box of this page of the storyboard shows Orlando's transition from man to woman as it should be shot for the film.
Black and white A4 Text Document, Digital, Finished screenplay as published by Faber and Faber
This page of the script, scene 45, attempts to explain the transformation of Orlando from man to woman.
1 x colour slide in transparent plastic hanging sheet, Digital, Film Stills - Scene 58 - (Tilda Swinton) and Shelmerdine (Billy Zane) in the film
1 x colour slide in transparent plastic hanging sheet, Digital, Film Stills - Scene 53 - (Tilda Swinton) in the film
Orlando and Shelmerdine after making love for the first time. The special effects used resemble the same ones used for Orlando's transformation. They represent two momentous events in the film and Orlando's life.
Black and white A4 Text Document, Digital, Finished screenplay as published by Faber and Faber
Scene 53 of this page explains Orlando's transition through the maze.