The notorious pirate ruler Madame X places a print ad, calling on women to escape their boring lives and promising "gold, love and adventure" to all who come aboard her ship, the Orlando. A motley crew including a housewife, diva and artist (played by Yvonne Rainer) embark on a quest for self-transformation, which quickly heads towards destruction as they are subjected to Madame X's sadistic, erotic escapades.
Ulrike Ottinger, Tabea Blumenschein
Director
Tabea Blumenschein
Madame X
Roswitha Janz
Noa-Noa
Monika von Cube
Karla Freud-Goldmund
Irena von Lichtenstein
Blow-up
Yvonne Rainer
Josephine de Collage
Hella Utesch
Hoi Sin
Lutze
Betty Brillo
Ulrike Ottinger
Orlando
Claudia Skoda
Flora Tannenbaum
Mackay Taylor
Belcampo
Jean Matelot
Moorenhut
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