A Roman Orgy
| A Roman Orgy | |
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| L'orgie romaine |
A Roman Orgy (French: L'orgie romaine), also known as Heliogabalus (French: Héliogabale),[1] is a 1911 French short historical drama film directed by Louis Feuillade for Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont.[2][3] It features Jean Aymé as the lecherous Emperor Elagabalus (Heliogabalus) who sets a pride of lions on an unfortunate slave. It also stars Louise Lagrange, Luitz-Morat, Renée Carl, Edmond Bréon, and Léonce Perret. The film was released on 24 November 1911. The Dutch Film Museum has a copy of the film.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Icks, Martijn (2011). The Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor. I.B.Tauris. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-84885-362-1.
- ^ Cyrino, Monica S. (6 February 2013). Screening Love and Sex in the Ancient World. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-137-29960-4.
- ^ "L'orgie romaine". Silentera.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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