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Pioneering experimental feature film Funeral Parade of Roses (1969), restored from the original 35mm negatives, screens in this two-part programme of the late-Toshio Matsumoto’s work (1932 – 2017). Set in Tokyo’s underground gay scene in the 1960s, Matsumoto’s disorientating counter-cultural narrative is part quasi-documentary, part fiction and unrestrained experiment. Matsumoto’s filmmaking career began in documentary, with several of his award winning films becoming increasingly experimental. Funeral Parade of Roses is Matsumoto’s first narrative feature and holds a unique place within post-war Japanese filmmaking. This underground classic of queer cinema follows the twisting tale of club hostess Eddie (played by the androgynous actor Peter), who is caught in a love-triangle with drag queen Leda (Osamu Ogasawara) and the club’s owner Gonda (Yoshio Tsuchiya).
The screening of Funeral Parade of Roses is accompanied by the event For the Damaged Right Eye: the short films of Toshio Matsumoto as part of a two-part programme featuring Matsumoto’s trailblazing work.
The screening of Funeral Parade of Roses is accompanied by the event For the Damaged Right Eye: the short films of Toshio Matsumoto as part of a two-part programme featuring Matsumoto’s trailblazing work.
08:45 pm
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
Cinema 1
All films are ad-free and 18+ unless otherwise stated, and start with a 10 min. curated selection of trailers.
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