Freak Orlando
Directed by Ulrike Ottinger
Produced by Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion, Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg
A fragmented, surreal avant-garde fantasy that uses bodily transformation and episodic structure to resist conventional narrative and meaning.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Magdalena Montezuma
Orlando, als Pilger, Orlando Zyldopa, Orlando Orlanda, Orlando Capricho, Mr. Orlando, The Entertainer Mrs. Orlando
Delphine Seyrig
Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena
Albert Heins
Herbert Zeus, as Manager of the department store, Priest, Gladiator, Physician-head of Psychiatry, Salesman for Pharmaceuticals
Claudio Pantoja
Zwei Tänzer, Department Store Detectives, Acrobats, Moines, Cerbere, Human-birds, Nurses
Hiro Uchiyama
Zwei Tänzer, Department Store Detectives, Acrobats, Moines, Cerbere, Human-birds, Nurses
Galli
Chronistin
Eddie Constantine
Säulenheiliger
Else Nabu
Heilige Wilgeforte
Maria Bucholt
Kleine Menschen
Paul Glauer
Kleine Menschen
Alfred Raupach
Kleine Menschen
Luzig Raupach
Kleine Menschen
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