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.
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Cast
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Derek Jarman
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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David Dipnall
Pino Pelosi
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Oliver Haden
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Dominic Power
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Jill Cole
Brendan Gallagher
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Christian Jones
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Julian Cole Director · Julian Cole Story Caroline Thomas Editor
First release December 31, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Royal College of Art
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 31, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 12, 1988 · Theatrical
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