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gusfishergallery.auckland.ac.nzIn conjunction with the closing of Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days at Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane (1976), one of Jarman’s most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
Usual cinema costs apply. Runtime: 86 minutes
Thank you to our cinema partners, The Capitol Cinema.
Price
- Ticket costs apply
Date
- Sat 14 Sep
Time
- 6:00 pm
Address
- The Capitol Cinema
- 610 Dominion Road
- Balmoral, Auckland
In conjunction with the closing of Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days at Gus Fisher Gallery, experience Sebastiane (1976), one of Jarman’s most important cinematic achievements.
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man’s advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
Usual cinema costs apply. Runtime: 86 minutes
Thank you to our cinema partners, The Capitol Cinema.
