... the making of this mockery of genius has ever read the book They were not familiar with the contested meanings critics have seen in Orlando, because it is not even a minor "classic" in England, or they would not have dared to desecrate it." The irony in this is that both invoke the same, common understanding of the "classic" to legitimate radically ... onto the screen, or a celebration of same-sex desire are likely to walk away bitterly disappointed. Ultimately, Orlando the film worked through identification: the viewer is made to sympathise with characters, to pity workers, mad to cons...

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