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The Celluloid Closet

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The martyrdom of St. Sebastian according to nobody.
Derek Jarman
Homoerotic | Jewish Interest | Nudity | Religion

Public Rating

Sebastiane

Country: UK, Language: Latin, 90 mins

The Celluloid Closet | Gay | Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema | Bio-pic | 1976
  • Director: Paul Humfress; Derek Jarman
  • Writer: Paul Humfress; Derek Jarman
  • Producer: Howard Malin; James Whaley

CGiii Comment

Jarman’s first feature...and, the beginning of an extraordinary career.

In Latin...how to alienate an audience!

But...it has supplied the world of LGBT film-making with a truly iconic visual.

However...pretentious, pretentious...pompous film-making.

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The(ir) Blurb...

300 A.D. : the Roman Sebastianus is exiled to a remote outpost populated exclusively by men. Weakened by their desires, these men turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. However, Sebastianus becomes the target of lust for a homosexual centurion, but he rejects the man's advances.

Cast & Characters

Barney James as Severus;
Neil Kennedy as Maximus;
Leonardo Treviglio as Sebastiane;
Richard Warwick as Justin;
Donald Dunham as Claudius;
Daevid Finbar as Julian;
Ken Hicks as Adrian;
Lindsay Kemp as Dancer;
Steffano Massari as Marius;
Janusz Romanov as Anthony;
Peter Hinwood as Emperor's guest;
Gerald Incandela as Leopard Boy;
Jordan as Emperor's guest;
Robert Medley as Emperor Diocletian;
Philip Sayer as Emperor's guest

IMDb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075177