Sebastiane

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Sebastiane is a 1976 avant-garde film by Derek Jarman, notable for its Latin dialogue, homoerotic reinterpretation of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, and pioneering role in queer cinema.

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Sebastiane canonical 5

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instanceOf avant-garde film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
castMember Barney James ⓘ
Donald Dunham ⓘ
Ken Hicks ⓘ
Leonardo Treviglio ⓘ
Lindsay Kemp ⓘ
Neil Kennedy ⓘ
Richard Warwick ⓘ
character Sebastiane ⓘ
cinematographyBy Peter Middleton ⓘ
coDirector Paul Humfress ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts Christian iconography ⓘ
male nudity ⓘ
same-sex desire ⓘ
director Derek Jarman ⓘ
distributor Cinegate ⓘ
editedBy Paul Humfress ⓘ
filmingLocation Sardinia ⓘ
genre LGBT-related film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
historical film ⓘ
queer cinema ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
leadActor Leonardo Treviglio ⓘ
mainCharacter Saint Sebastian ⓘ
musicBy Brian Eno ⓘ
notableFor Latin dialogue ⓘ
homoerotic reinterpretation of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
pioneering role in queer cinema ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
partOf Derek Jarman filmography ⓘ
portrays Saint Sebastian ⓘ
producer James Whaley ⓘ
productionCompany Whaley-Malin Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 1976 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 86 ⓘ
setting Roman Empire ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ
theme desire ⓘ
homoeroticism ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
religion ⓘ
violence ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Late Antiquity
title Sebastiane ⓘ

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Derek Jarman → notableWork → Sebastiane ⓘ
Sebastiane → title → Sebastiane ⓘ
Sebastiane → character → Sebastiane ⓘ
Richard Warwick → notableWork → Sebastiane ⓘ
Richard Warwick → portrayedIn → Sebastiane ⓘ