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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sebastiane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5494134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sebastiane Context triple: [Derek Jarman, notableWork, Sebastiane]
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A.
Light in the Piazza
Light in the Piazza is a romantic drama film set in Italy that explores the relationship between a young American woman with a developmental disability and a local man, adapted from Elizabeth Spencer’s novella.
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B.
Sabbath's Theater
Sabbath's Theater is a darkly comic and controversial novel by Philip Roth that follows the scandalous, self-destructive life of disgraced puppeteer Mickey Sabbath.
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C.
Orpheus Descending
Orpheus Descending is a 1957 play by Tennessee Williams that reimagines the Orpheus myth in the American South, exploring themes of desire, repression, and social intolerance.
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D.
I Am Love
I Am Love is a 2009 Italian romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino, known for its lush visual style and Tilda Swinton’s acclaimed performance as a woman undergoing a profound emotional and personal awakening.
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E.
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sebastiane Target entity description: 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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A.
Light in the Piazza
Light in the Piazza is a romantic drama film set in Italy that explores the relationship between a young American woman with a developmental disability and a local man, adapted from Elizabeth Spencer’s novella.
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B.
Sabbath's Theater
Sabbath's Theater is a darkly comic and controversial novel by Philip Roth that follows the scandalous, self-destructive life of disgraced puppeteer Mickey Sabbath.
-
C.
Orpheus Descending
Orpheus Descending is a 1957 play by Tennessee Williams that reimagines the Orpheus myth in the American South, exploring themes of desire, repression, and social intolerance.
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D.
I Am Love
I Am Love is a 2009 Italian romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino, known for its lush visual style and Tilda Swinton’s acclaimed performance as a woman undergoing a profound emotional and personal awakening.
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E.
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barney James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donald Dunham NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo Treviglio NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindsay Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Sebastiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector | Paul Humfress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian iconography
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male nudity ⓘ same-sex desire ⓘ |
| director | Derek Jarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Cinegate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Paul Humfress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
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drama film ⓘ historical film ⓘ queer cinema ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadActor | Leonardo Treviglio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Brian Eno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Latin dialogue
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homoerotic reinterpretation of Saint Sebastian ⓘ pioneering role in queer cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Derek Jarman filmography ⓘ |
| portrays | Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | James Whaley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Whaley-Malin Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| setting |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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military outpost ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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homoeroticism ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ religion ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sebastiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sebastiane Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.