TIRESIA
A film by
Bertrand Bonello
Written by
Bertrand Bonello
With
Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Telès
Details
2003 – France, Canada – French – 115 minutes – Color
Distribution
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Synopsis
Tiresia is at the same time woman and man, according to Greek Mythology. Here, Tiresia is a Brazilian transexual living with her brother in the outskirts of Paris. Terranova, an admirer of aesthetics, is a dreamer. His obsession with Tiresia leads him to kidnapping her. However, without her regular dose of hormones, Tiresia gradually starts to change back to a male. Displeased, Terranova blinds Tiresia and abandons her in the countryside. There, Anna takes charge of Tiresia, helping her recover.
Crew
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Writers: Bertrand Bonello
Coproducers:Haut et court (France) – Carole Scotta, Simon Arnal-Szlovak, micro_scope (Canada) – Luc Déry
Cinematographer: Josée Deshaies
Production designer: Romain Denis
Costume designer: Dorothée Guiraud
Editor: Fabrice Rouaud
Original score: Albin De La Simone, Laurie Markovitch
Sound: Claude La Haye, Sylvain Bellemare, Jean-Pierre Laforce