In this retelling if the classic Greek myth Tiresia is a beautiful Brazilian transexual, living illegally with her brother in Paris. Coveted by Terranova, a poet and aesthete, he likens her to the perfect rose and kidnaps her to keep as his own. Deprived of her daily hormones, Tiresia reverts before his very eyes, angered by .. Read more
| Starring | Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Teles, Celia Catalifo |
|---|---|
| Director | Bertrand Bonello |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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In this retelling if the classic Greek myth Tiresia is a beautiful Brazilian transexual, living illegally with her brother in Paris. Coveted by Terranova, a poet and aesthete, he likens her to the perfect rose and kidnaps her to keep as his own. Deprived of her daily hormones, Tiresia reverts before his very eyes, angered by his helplessness he blinds her and leaves her for dead in the countryside. Discovered and cared for by a countrygirl, Tiresia develops a gift for premonition and is persecuted by the parish priest as a result...
| Starring | Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Teles, Celia Catalifo, Lou Castel |
|---|---|
| Director | Bertrand Bonello |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | French |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Aug 2005 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
Various Greek myths suggest Tiresia was blinded by the goddess Athena then given the power of second sight in... read more on Time Out
Compelling, intriguing, quite shocking and a true original
Not only is the film undearably slow, it suddenly changes plot (such as it is) half way through as if the director decided it was failing and needed new scenery. It desperately to be arty, but in fact it tries to sell on the 'Transsexual titilation' angle.
Terriible, depressing and rather nasty too.
Trash can rubbish. This film is slow, meaningless, cheap homemade junk. The movie, eh if you could call it that, was making me snoozy and angry and totally disappointed. I only managed to watch 2 to 3 minutes of this TRASH CAN silliness. Don't fall victim by wasting your valuable time watching it. Watching paint dry is many times more interesting. Zero star is too many!