Freak Orlando
The experimental feature film is loosely based on Virginia Woolf’s novel "Orlando" (1928) and Todd Browning's film classic "Freaks" (US 1932). In five episodes, the film follows its main character, "freak" Orlando Zyklopa, through five epochs of history, the Classical antiquity, the Middle-Ages, the 18th century, around 1900 and the late 20th century. Just as the character in the novel, this Orlando can change his face, be re-born after death and live in various centuries without noticeably growing older. Director Ulrike Ottinger stated that "by using the example of the freak, the film tells a 'histoire du monde' of errors, incompetence, hunger for power, fear, madness, cruelty and everyday life as a small world theatre in five episodes".
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Orlando
- Helena Müller
- Herbert Zeus
- 1. Tänzer
- 2. Tänzer
- Chronistin
- Säulenheiliger
- Heilige Wilgeforte
- Lederboy
- Frau ohne Unterleib + Linker Kopf
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Still photography
Lighting design
Set design
Sculptor
Prop master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Costume maker
Costumes
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound
Sound assistant
Audio mixing
Choreographer
Vocals
Cast
- Orlando
- Helena Müller
- Herbert Zeus
- 1. Tänzer
- 2. Tänzer
- Chronistin
- Säulenheiliger
- Heilige Wilgeforte
- Lederboy
- Frau ohne Unterleib + Linker Kopf
- Zwilling Lina + Bunny
- Reporterin
- Frau
- Frau + Bettlerin
- Frau + Verfolgte
- 1. Verfolgter
- 2. Verfolgter
- Frau Gorgo
- Büßerin
- Frau Prinzipalin
- Herr Prinzipal
- Bartfrau mit Akkordeon
Production company
Producer
Co-Producer
Producer (TV)
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production office
Original distributor
Shoot
- Mai 1981 - Juli 1981: Berlin
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.01.1982, 52916, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 28.10.1981, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 06.11.1981;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 25.03.1985, ZDF
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Freak Orlando
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.01.1982, 52916, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 28.10.1981, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 06.11.1981;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 25.03.1985, ZDF
Awards
- Publikumspreis
- 2. Preis
- Prädikat: Besonders wertvoll