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Orlando

1992 · Movie · 94 min
B

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76/100

Averaged across 8 ratings · 117.4K votes

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England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.

Details

Director
Sally Potter
Released
11 December 1992
Country
France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom
Language
English
Runtime
94 min
Rated
PG-13
Budget
$4.0M
Box office
$5.4M
Awards
2 wins, 6 nominations

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Awards & nominations

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2 wins from 8 nominations across 5 ceremonies

Academy Awards 1994 Best Art Direction Ben Van Os and Jan Roelfs Nominee
Academy Awards 1994 Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards 1994 Best Foreign Film Sally Potter Nominee
British Academy Film Awards 1994 Best Make-Up Morag Ross Winner
British Academy Film Awards 1994 Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Nominee
Guldbagge Awards 1994 Best Foreign Film Sally Potter Nominee
European Film Awards 1993 Young European Film Sally Potter Winner
European Film Awards 1993 European Actress Tilda Swinton Nominee

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