Tiresia

Tiresia
Theatrical release poster
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
Release date	20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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 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[]

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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