Fabiola and Saffron discuss how this 1969 Japanese film comments upon the artifice of queerness, itself, and the art of cinema at large.
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This episode was edited by Fabiola Liaño and produced by Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Series theme music by Harrison Lurie
Episode Citations:
“Funeral Parade of Roses- Transfemininity in 1960s Japan.” YouTube, You Have Been Watching Films, 8 June 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Px93KfAYvg.
McCarty-Simas, Payton. “‘The Blade and the Executioner’: Funeral Parade of Roses, Psycho, and Queering the Monstrous Other.” BlindFieldJournal.com, 20 March 2023, https://blindfieldjournal.com/2023/03/20/the-blade-and-the-executioner-funeral-parade-of-roses-psycho-and-queering-the-monstrous-other/.
Pico. “Three ways of looking at Funeral Parade of Roses (Year of the Month).” The Solute, 12 April 2018, https://www.the-solute.com/three-ways-of-looking-at-funeral-parade-of-roses-year-of-the-month/.
“Why You Should Watch Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) [Late Pride Month Special].” YouTube, Dead Air Films, 12 July 2024, youtu.be/IiQY2-mYcoM?si=Xe5vTgo4pEG0NIFG.
