Sebastiane
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| Sebastiane | |
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 Promotional poster |
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| Directed by | Derek Jarman Paul Humfress |
| Produced by | Howard Malin James Whaley |
| Written by | Paul Humfress Derek Jarman James Whaley |
| Starring | Leonardo Treviglio Barney James Richard Warwick Neil Kennedy |
| Music by | Brian Eno Andrew Thomas Wilson |
| Cinematography | Peter Middleton |
| Editing by | Paul Humfress |
| Distributed by | BBC Worldwide |
| Release date(s) | 1976 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | Latin |
| Budget | $45,000 |
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Sebastiane is a controversial 1976 film written and directed by Derek Jarman and Paul Humfress. It portrays the events of the life of Saint Sebastian, including his iconic martyrdom by arrows. Most of the controversy surrounding the film derives from the homoeroticism portrayed between the soldiers. It is significant for being the first film to be entirely recorded accurately in Latin, which went as far as the translation of erotic language by a Latin scholar into correct vulgar Latin. As well as this it is the only film made in Britain to be released with subtitles in English1.
The film follows an outpost of Roman soldiers who engage in homosexual behavior, largely due to a lack of women. A centurion has a particular sexual interest in Sebastian, but he rejects his advances.
To be shown on British Television, and indeed to gain an 18 rating from the BBFC, a scene of an erection had to be removed. A documentary called Sex and the Censors shown in the 1980s featured a segment on Sebastiane. A mistake caused the scene to be shown behind one of the interviewees[1].
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character |
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| Barney James | Severus |
| Neil Kennedy | Maximus |
| Leonardo Treviglio | Sebastiane |
| Richard Warwick | Justin |
| Donald Dunham | Claudius |
| Daevid Finbar | Julian |
| Ken Hicks | Adrian |
| Lindsay Kemp | Dancer |
| Steffano Massari | Marius |
| Janusz Romanov | Anthony |
| Gerald Incandela | Leopard Boy |
| Robert Medley | Emperor Diocletian |
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[edit] Notes
Studio Bankside (1970) • A Journey to Avebury (1971) • Garden of Luxor (1972) • Sebastiane (1976) • Jubilee (1977) • The Tempest (1979) • In The Shadow Of The Sun (1980) • The Angelic Conversation (1985) • Caravaggio (1986) • The Last of England (1987) • War Requiem (1988) • The Garden (1990) • Edward II (1991) • Wittgenstein (1992) • Blue (1993) • Glitterbug (1994)
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