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2003 Certificate 18
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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 .. Read more

Starring Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Teles, Celia Catalifo
Director Bertrand Bonello
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Tiresia

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 Certificate 18
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 22 Aug 2005
Production year: 2003
Format DVD

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  • Various Greek myths suggest Tiresia was blinded by the goddess Athena then given the power of second sight in... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Compelling, intriguing, quite shocking and a true original

    • Film Review
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Pretentious and plotless

    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.

      • A customer from Bedfordshire
      • Posted 15 Nov 2005 13:13

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Dull!!!

    Turned it off....It was so dull!!!

      • A customer from Cambridge, UK
      • Posted 16 Nov 2005 23:32

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