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Ostia (1987)
Directed by Julian Cole
Overview
Ostia is a fascinating short film directed by Julian Cole and produced for the Royal College of Art, which reconstructs the events leading up to the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Ostia relocates the proceedings to London and stars Derek Jarman as Pasolini. The film features an evocative dream sequence which is accompanied by poignant excerpts from Pasolini’s own poetry, as read by Jarman.
Length 26 minutes
Actors
Derek Jarman | David Dipnall | Oliver Haden | Dominic Power | Jill Cole | Brendan Gallagher | Christian Jones | Tim Burke | Harry Donnison | Bash | Richard Heslop