Pathway: The Concept of Gender in the Film Orlando by Tara Campbell

close up of Orlando's face, she looks and speaks to camera.

1 x colour slide in transparent plastic hanging sheet, Digital, Behind the Scenes Images - Quentin Crisp in makeup

Page 3 of general notes on Orlando, black printed text on A4 paper

While Orlando is a male he retains a "female consciousness" and the voice over must thus be constructed according to this concept.

Page 8 of general notes on Orlando, black printed text on A4 paper

Both Sasha and Shelmerdine, though different in regards to gender, are essentially mirrors of one another. Both characters leave Orlando in the film. .

Close up shot of Orlando discussing war and freedom with Shelmerdine

Conception of the "true man" during this time. Shelmerdine is extremely soft spoken, a stereotypical trait of women, while discussing the issue of masculinity while Orlando's voice is self assured and comparatively more forceful.

Black and white hand-drawn sketches, Paper, Orlando storyboard page 39

Original Novel, Photo of front book cover, Orlando, Virginia Woolf, portrait

Gender isn't necessarily clear from the portrait. Clothes and hair are arguably masculine while facial features appear to be quite feminine.

1 x colour slide in transparent plastic hanging sheet, Digital, Film Stills - Scene 62 - (Tilda Swinton) and 's Daughter (Jessica Swinton) in the film

The gender of the child is not revealed immediately in the film. Rather, audiences must wait until the helmet and goggles are removed before they realize that the child is a girl. The fact that the child's gender is concealed for a time nicely compliments the theme of fluidity of gender/androgyny as it is represented throughout the film.

Video file, Digital, Screen Test - Quentin Crisp reading Elizabeth I

Crisp's voice is really interesting. It's fairly androgynous which may be a reason why he was chosen for the role. His mannerisms also seem to be rather feminine as well.

A4 pages, Paper, Typed notes on Virginia Woolf's ideas about the future for women

1 x A4 black photograph album; 34 vellum pages; 24 x colour prints, Mixed, Presentation book containing Sally Potter's notes on the film and colour photographs of Tilda Swinton at Hatfield House

1x A4 Black card, 10x A4 Double side printed text and image document, Paper, Cannes Prospectus