Les Funérailles des roses (1969) gave Stanley Kubrick several visual and aural inspirations for his adaptation of Orange mécanique (1971).
One short but prominent scene in the film takes place in an alley, with the characters standing in front of five Japanese posters for Pier Paolo Pasolini's Oedipe Roi (1967). Given the plot of the film, this eventually comes to constitute a significant allusion.
The title of this film is a pun. "Rose"/"Bara" in Japanese is similar to the use of the word "pansy" in English slang.
The title is a pun, as "rose" (bara) in Japanese can have a similar meaning to "pansy" or "gay boy" in English slang.
Feature film debut of cross dresser Pita (AKA Shinnosuke Ikehata). He was selected for the role of transvestite prostitute Eddie precisely because of his androgynous appearance. After his role in this film, he would be famously typecast in his following works in androgynous and feminine roles.
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By what name was Les Funérailles des roses (1969) officially released in India in English?
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