Tiresia

Summary

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.

Tiresia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBertrand Bonello
Written byBertrand Bonello
Luca Fazzi
StarringLaurent Lucas
Clara Choveaux
Thiago Telès
Célia Catalifo
Alex Descas
CinematographyJosée Deshaies
Edited byFabrice Rouaud
Music byAlbin De La Simone
Laurie Markovitch
Release date
  • 20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Tiresia was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Tiresia". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

Bibliography edit

  • 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 edit

  • Tiresia at IMDb  
  • Interview with Bertrand Bonello July 14, 2005