{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Orlando","description":"Now having healed from their bird scratches and psychological trauma last episode, Sean and Cody settle into some chill digs\u2014literally\u2014as they take apart this visually stunning 1992 queer costume drama. In Orlando, the title character (Tilda Swinton), a twinky nobleman in 1600 England, receives a rich estate from Queen Elizabeth in exchange for a promise never to grow old. But after enduring hijinx at a frost fair on the Thames, a cruel diss from the alluring Princess Sasha, and the boredom of centuries, Orlando\u2019s true identity as a trans woman tests the boundaries of Queen Liz\u2019s bargain. Environmental issues discussed include winters in Elizabethan England, frost fairs in London and the history of hydrodynamics of the River Thames. What exactly is a \u201cfrost fair,\u201d how did they get started, and were they really like the way they\u2019re portrayed in the film? Is climate change the reason they don\u2019t happen anymore, or is it simpler than that? Why were traffic jams in London every bit as bad in the 17th century as they are today? What\u2019s \u201cLapland mutton\u201d? Why did books have such ridiculously long titles 200 years ago? How was Virginia Woolf yet another victim of bi erasure? Who is singularly responsible for why the heavy metal subculture adopted the whole gay biker look, and what does it have to do with this movie? Can you recite a brief history of queer cinema in the 1990s? Are these \u201cheritage\u201d pictures mostly satires in disguise? All these questions and more are having a heyday on the frozen river between London Bridge and Blackfriars in this deeply frozen episode of Green Screen. Where you can find Orlando: https:\/\/www.justwatch.com\/us\/movie\/orlando Orlando (1992) on IMDB: https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0107756\/ Orlando (1992) on Letterboxd: https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/film\/orlando\/ Next Movie Up: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Additional Materials About This Episode   ","author_name":"Green Screen","author_url":"https:\/\/greenscreenpod.com\/","html":"