Tiresia
Tiresia is a 2003 French film directed by Bertrand Bonello and written by Bonello and Luca Fazzi. Based on the legend of Tiresias, it tells of a transgender woman who is kidnapped by a man and left to die in the woods. She is then saved by a family and receives the gift of telling the future. The film stars Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Telès, and Célia Catalifo.
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| Directed by | Bertrand Bonello |
| Written by | Bertrand Bonello Luca Fazzi |
| Starring | Laurent Lucas Clara Choveaux Thiago Telès Célia Catalifo Alex Descas |
| Cinematography | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Fabrice Rouaud |
| Music by | Albin De La Simone Laurie Markovitch |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Tiresia was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Laurent Lucas as Terranova / Père François
- Clara Choveaux as Tiresia I
- Thiago Telès as Tiresia II
- Célia Catalifo as Anna
- Lou Castel as Charles
- Alex Descas as Marignac
- Fred Ulysse as Roberto
- Stella as Kim
- Marcelo Novais Teles as Eduardo
- Olivier Torres as Mathieu
- Isabelle Ungaro as Louise
- Abel Nataf as Le fils d'Anna
- Pascal Tréguy as Head Animal Trainer
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Tiresia". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
Bibliography
- Bernard Stiegler, "Tirésias et la guerre du temps: Autour d'un film de Bertrand Bonello," De la misère symbolique: Tome 1. L'époque hyperindustrielle (Paris: Galilée, 2004): 163–85.
External links
- Tiresia at IMDb
- Interview with Bertrand Bonello July 14, 2005
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