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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisPreciado’s superpower in this warm, generous movie is that while he speaks brilliantly to the cages of identity, he sees — and shares — a way out of them. He talks and listens, he exhorts and confesses. He insists on pleasure, speaks to happiness, invites laughter and opens worlds. Here, joy reigns supreme, and it is exhilarating.
- 100VarietyManuel BetancourtVarietyManuel BetancourtWith Orlando, My Political Biography, Preciado has crafted a towering manifesto that’s as nimble in presenting abstracted gender theorizations as it is in capturing moving emotional truths (credit here must also go to the film’s dynamic editor, Yotam Ben David).
- 91The PlaylistChristian GallichioThe PlaylistChristian GallichioIt’s a film that not only works as a self-reflective biography and community portrait but also as a testament to the living nature of literature, where a work is able to be interpreted and reinterpreted by the generations to come.
- 90Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOrlando, My Political Biography is cheekily unclassifiable, which, considering its source and subject, isn’t surprising. But at its core, the film is sparklingly intelligent, Godard-puckish and moving, capable of deadpan wit and the most intimate swirl of ideas and emotions.
- 85The Film VerdictLucy VirgenThe Film VerdictLucy VirgenPreciado finds a way to deliver his message while entertaining his audience.
- 83IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioPreciado’s Orlando, My Political Biography is a film of many visual pleasures, and they’re ones Preciado clearly shared in while devising this generous and buoyant inquiry into institution and identity.
- 75Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownOrlando, My Political Biography languishes in an undefinable interstitial space, floating between fiction and essay film.
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIt's a work of fertile imagination that takes every step confidently, even if it isn't certain where it will lead.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeIt’s a declarative project, which oscillates between didacticism and experimentalism. What viewers take away from the doc will depend on their familiarity with Woolf novel. Preciado’s film comes most alive when it plays with its source material.