Film
Freak Orlando
1981Directed by Ulrike Ottinger
Where to watch
Stream
- MUBI
- MUBI Amazon Channel
- DocAlliance Films
Rent
- DocAlliance Films
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
About Freak Orlando
- Comedy
- Fantasy
Synopsis
Five more-or-less distinct sections, all featuring "Freak" Orlando, a woman played by the late Magdalena Montezuma, who appears in various guises and deformities throughout.
- Director
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Writer
- Ulrike Ottinger
Principal cast
In billing order- Magdalena MontezumaOrlando, als Pilger, Orlando Zyldopa, Orlando Orlanda, Orlando Capricho, Mr. Orlando, The Entertainer Mrs. Orlando
- Delphine SeyrigHelena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena
- Albert HeinsHerbert Zeus, as Manager of the department store, Priest, Gladiator, Physician-head of Psychiatry, Salesman for Pharmaceuticals
- Claudio PantojaZwei Tänzer, Department Store Detectives, Acrobats, Moines, Cerbere, Human-birds, Nurses
- Hiro UchiyamaZwei Tänzer, Department Store Detectives, Acrobats, Moines, Cerbere, Human-birds, Nurses
- GalliChronistin
