Title: Funeral Parade of Roses
Director: Toshio Matsumoto
Year: 1969
Runtime: 107min
Country: Japan
Funeral Parade of Roses is set in the underground gay counterculture of the 60s in Tokyo, Japan. It is a loose adaptation of Oedipus Rex; a Athenian tragedy by Sophocles which was first performed c. 429 BC. Eddie is a transvestite hostess at one of Tokyo's clubs. He/she spends her time working, being in the films of a friend, taking drugs and trying to find love.
Brilliant work of art, one of my all time favourite films. The way the camera captures Eddie's emotions throughout the film and the artistic angles and shots make each scene a beautiful surreal moment. The film builds up dramatically towards the end with a shocking surprise, and the characters (who are played by real people in a real world) become a likeable asset to the movie and help create the surreal suspense that is brought in certain scenes with excellent acting. I hightly recommend this movie.
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