Freak Orlando (1981)
- Directed by
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A series of loosely connected scenes follow a character who changes gender and travels through different historical periods. The film uses absurd and allegorical vignettes to explore identity and transformation.
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What happens
Freak Orlando is a 1981 West German comedy film directed by Ulrike Ottinger and starring Magdalena Montezuma. It is based on Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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