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Sebastiane

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A homosexual saint (Leonardo Treviglio) becomes a martyr after the emperor of Rome tries to crush Christianity.

Critics Reviews

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Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 06/28/2021
4/5
Feels like an actual expression of transporting ecstasy, appreciating nudity and the fleshiness of bodies so much that it actually transmutes into a kind of worship. Go to Full Review
Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) 07/30/2019
The story is reduced to a boring and physical apotheosis of sweat, skin, and tedium. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/06/2012
A-
A one of a kind film. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 04/01/2010
Derek Jarman looks at Sebastian and sees what Botticelli (and Perugino, Reni and Mishima) saw, the lambent space between spiritual and sexual longing Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/03/2005
B
Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks 08/15/2003
3/5
An out-and-proud Spartacus and a pre-AIDS Beau travail, all in one. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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06/13/2019 i saw thi smovie when it was released in NYC, back in 1978 or 1979. i wrote a review for my Latin compostion class. i have never forgottne this movie, or hte experience of seeing it in a sticky floored theater with a 4x6 screen. it was beautiful. See more 09/03/2015 Jarman's first feature is also his least accessible, a flagrant showcase for homosexuality conveyed through the death of famous gay icon St. Sebastian. Although his signature themes (isolated gay experience, opposition from outsiders, gratuitous nudity as a means of rebellion) ultimately yield lesser results than his later work, Sebastiane remains a singularly fascinating study of a historical figure told through artful, boldly anti-establishment means. See more 06/15/2015 Beautiful to look at, authentic but, all the swinging dicks got pretty boring after awhile. See more 01/06/2015 It may be the most homoerotic film I've ever watched. Definitely worth checking out for some beautiful imagery and being filmed entirely in Latin. See more 07/25/2013 I appreciated all of the Latin dialogue, but I could barely get through this. My problem with Jarman is that so much of his stuff comes off as some kind of half-baked art project . . . and the unnecessarily pornographic imagery in this film doesn't help. See more 10/16/2012 Nothing but penises and desert. Not much more needed in a film like this. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A homosexual saint (Leonardo Treviglio) becomes a martyr after the emperor of Rome tries to crush Christianity.
Director
Paul Humfress, Derek Jarman
Producer
Howard Malin, James Whaley
Screenwriter
Paul Humfress, Derek Jarman, James Whaley
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Latin
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 22, 2007
Runtime
1h 25m