The gender-bending Orlando, based on a Virginia Woolf novel, starred the late Quentin Crisp — playing Queen Elizabeth! — as well as Billy Zane and, of course, Tilda Swinton in one of her first roles, before she became an indie-film darling. Sony Pictures Classics is re-releasing Sally Potter’s 1993 queer classic in a re-mastered edition. Now playing at Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street NW. Call 202-452-7672 or visit landmarktheatres.com.
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