Cinema
Children of Babylon
Lennie Little-White · 1980
Synopsis
In the big house of a Jamaican plantation, five characters make love while searching for love: Penny, a young graduate who is researching sexuality, Rick, the Black painter with whom she falls in love, Luke, a Rastafarian farm worker, Dorcas, the housekeeper, and Laura, the wealthy American owner of the estate. Penny and Rick's affair is complicated by two threesomes, under the gaze of the household staff.
Context
Written, produced and directed by its author for Mediamix, the film runs two hours; the cinematography is by Franklyn St. Juste, and the cast brings together the singer Bob Andy, Leonie Forbes, Tobi Phillips, Don Parchment and Elizabeth De Lisser. It was released in the United States on 7 November 1980. The National Gallery of Jamaica screened it online in 2020, restricting it to viewers over seventeen.
Who it is for
In English and Jamaican Creole, two hours; explicit scenes of nudity and sexuality, for adults only.
Prizes and reception
A study of Caribbean cinema regards it as a work without equivalent in the region for the freedom with which it shows desire.
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