LGBTQIA+ Movies to Watch This Pride Month
'Funeral Parade of Roses'
'Cabaret'
'Pink Flamingos'
'Desert Hearts'
'The Color Purple'
'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'
'The Watermelon Woman'
'The Birdcage'
'Fire'
'Bound'
'Nowhere'
'Happy Together'
'In & Out'
'High Art'
'But I'm a Cheerleader'
'All About My Mother'
'The Kids Are All Right'
'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
'Weekend'
'Pariah'
'Blue Is the Warmest Colour'
'Tangerine'
'Carol'
'The Handmaiden'
'Moonlight'
'A Fantastic Woman'
'God's Own Country'
'Call Me by Your Name'
'Rafiki'
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'
'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
'Fire Island'
'Of an Age'
'Monica'
'Nimona'
LGBTQIA+ Movies to Watch This Pride Month
Jun 12, 2024
'Funeral Parade of Roses'

Japanese filmmaker and mixed-media artist Toshio Matsumoto directed only four feature films across his nearly 35-year career, the most celebrated of which was his first: Funeral Parade of Roses. Inspired by Oedipus Rex, Matsumoto's arthouse masterpiece is set in the underground gay bar scene of 1960s Tokyo, following the trials and tribulations of a trans hostess, Eddie (the androgynous icon Pîtâ), and her fellow queens. A product of the Japanese New Wave, the film pushes the boundaries of classic filmmaking, merging documentary elements and experimental techniques to create something audaciously singular.

Released: September 13, 1969

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