Freak Orlando

As Orlando (Magdalena Montezuma) enters the world of "freaks," the movie develops scenes from a mythological netherworld, the Spanish Inquisition, the Middle Ages, and a few other settings to focus on unusual characters with physical or mental oddities. By the time the various vignettes that take place in these separate periods are completed, each with their own points and counterpoints, the "freaks" seem much less odd than their physically normal contemporaries. After Orlando has revealed much about the human condition through glimpses of a P.T. Barnum side-show, Siamese twins, as well as modern sexual morés, her journey with the viewer is completed. The device of Orlando, the time-traveler and liberated bisexual is based on Virginia Woolf's "Orlando: A Biography." The same set of actors play different roles in each of the five chronological segments.

Genre(s) : Comedy,Fantasy

Aka(s) :
(original title) - Freak Orlando
Germany - Freak Orlando
Japan - フリーク・オルランド(Japanese)
Russia - Фрик Орландо
United Kingdom - Freak Orlando
United States - Freak Orlando

West Germany - Freak Orlando

Actors :
Magdalena Montezuma Orlando, als Pilger, Orlando Zyldopa, Orlando Orlanda, Orlando Capricho
Delphine Seyrig Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt
Albert Heins Herbert Zeus
Claudio Pantoja Zwei Tänzer
Hiro Uchiyama Zwei Tänzer (as Hiro Uschiyama)
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
Monika Maria Ullemeyer Kleine Menschen (as Monika Ullemayer)
Dirk Zalm Kleine Menschen
Luc Alexander Zwolf Lederboys
Jochen Benner Zwolf Lederboys
Klaus Dechert Zwolf Lederboys
Polo Espinoza Zwolf Lederboys
Dan van Husen Zwolf Lederboys
Reinhard vd Marwitz Zwolf Lederboys
Jörg Matthey Zwolf Lederboys
Stefan Menche Zwolf Lederboys
Konrad Regber Zwolf Lederboys
Peter Schmittinger Zwolf Lederboys
Emile Snytscheuvet Zwolf Lederboys
Erika Rabau Vier Frauen
Ula Stöckl Vier Frauen
Ellen Umlauf Vier Frauen
Therese Zemp Frau ohne Unterleib und Der liebe Kopf
Franca Magnani Reporterin
Barbara Beutler Vier Frauen /Harmophrodt
Jackie Raynal Siamesischr Zwiling Leni un Bunny
Jill Lucas Zwei Bunnies
Vivian Lucas Zwei Bunnies (as Viviane Lucas)
Beate Kopp Frau Prinzipalin
Günther Notthoff Herr Prinzipal
Waltraud Klotz Bartfrau mit Akkordeon
Dorothea Moritz Büßerin
Eva Ebner Frau Gorgo
Renate Pump Riesen