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      Sebastiane

      1976 1h 25m Drama List
      88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 55% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings A homosexual saint (Leonardo Treviglio) becomes a martyr after the emperor of Rome tries to crush Christianity. Read More Read Less

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      Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 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. Rated: 4/5 Jun 28, 2021 Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) The story is reduced to a boring and physical apotheosis of sweat, skin, and tedium. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 30, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A one of a kind film. Rated: A- May 6, 2012 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Derek Jarman looks at Sebastian and sees what Botticelli (and Perugino, Reni and Mishima) saw, the lambent space between spiritual and sexual longing Apr 1, 2010 Full Review James Wegg JWR The Passion of the Flesh Rated: 4/5 Feb 7, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B Jul 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Martin F It only works if you see this movie as a moving homoerotic art photoshoot. There are some gorgeous imageries with tanned and sweaty butt-naked rolling around in a gorgeous coastal landscape, but that's it. There is a very strong dance number at the very beginning that lets you think the movie would be more crazy and provocative that it really is. The story is a take on a Christian martyr, Saint Sebastian. I'm not familiar with his story but whatever the choice they made with it, it was not enough for a full movie. Each segment is stretched beyond the tolerable. It can be the boys playing with insects, talking about their next orgies, some dance... most of the time, it feels too long. Sebastiane would have worked better as a short movie. So many elements work here: the visuals, the sexual tension, and this provocative juxtaposition of a Christian story with homoeroticism. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful to look at, authentic but, all the swinging dicks got pretty boring after awhile. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A bold film for the time it came out, but it seems like a pathetic excuse to explore the beauty of sweaty masculine forms as some cheap soft-core gay porn, with terrible acting from everyone (delivering their lines in a stiff Latin) and amateurishly photographed especially in the night scenes. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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
      Screenwriter
      Paul Humfress, Derek Jarman, James Whaley
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Latin
      Release Date (DVD)
      Mar 22, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 25m