Something Intricate and Many-Chambered: On Adapting Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”
Julia Sirmons compares three adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”: “Freak Orlando,” “Orlando,” and “Orlando: My Political Biography.”
Julia Sirmons writes about excess and high style in film, television, and performance. She has also been published extensively on crime fiction and film. Her work has appeared in Bright Wall/Dark Room, CrimeReads, Another Gaze, Crooked Marquee, and The Brooklyn Rail. She has a PhD in theater and performance from Columbia University.
Julia Sirmons compares three adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”: “Freak Orlando,” “Orlando,” and “Orlando: My Political Biography.”
Julia Sirmons considers the long-running relationship — at times rivalry — between theater and cinema through the lens of Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of...