''Tiresia'' is a 2003 French film directed by

Bertrand Bonello Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer, composer and actor. His work has been associated with the New French Extremity. He wrote and directed ''Something Organic'' (1998), '' The Pornographe ...

and written by Bonello and Luca Fazzi. Based on the legend of

Tiresias In Greek mythology, Tiresias (; ) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, Greece, Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes (mythology), Everes and the nymph ...

, it tells of a

transgender woman A trans woman or transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity and may experience gender dysphoria (distress brought upon by the discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their ...

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 Laurent Lucas (born 20 July 1965) is a French actor. Life and career A student of the Charles Dullin school, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his r ...

, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Telès, and Célia Catalifo. ''Tiresia'' was nominated for the

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

at the

2003 Cannes Film Festival The 56th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury for the main competition. Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closi ...

Cast

as Terranova / Père François *

Clara Choveaux Clara may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Clara'' (2018 film), a Canadian sci-fi drama * ''Clara'' (2019 film), a Ukrainian animated fantasy film * ''Clara'' (TV series), a German TV series * Clara the Cow, mascot of the Greek TV show '' P ...

as Tiresia I * Thiago Telès as Tiresia II * Célia Catalifo as Anna *

Lou Castel Lou Castel (born Ulv Quarzell; 28 May 1943) is a Colombian-born Swedish actor who became internationally known through his work in Italian films, in particular for his starring role in Carlo Lizzani's '' Requiescant'' (1967) and his co-starring ...

as Charles *

Alex Descas Alex Descas (born January 1, 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in films by Claire Denis and Jim Jarmusch. In France he is also known for his role as Schneider in the French TV series ''Un Flic''. He is a frequent collaborator of Claire ...

as Marignac *

Fred Ulysse Fred Ulysse (c. 1934 – 24 October 2020) was a French actor. He was known for his role of Martin Féral, father of Jacquou le Croquant in the television series '' Jacquou le Croquant'', based on the novel of the same name by Eugène Le Roy. Fil ...

as Roberto *

Stella Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Films * ''Stella'' (1921 film), directed by Edwin J. Collins * ''Stella'' (1943 film), with Zully Moreno * ''Stella'' (1950 film), with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature * ''Stella'' (1955 ...

as Kim *

Marcelo Novais Teles Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. Marcelo may refer to: Given name * Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile *Marcelo Arriagada (born 1973), Chilean road cyclist ...

as Eduardo *

Olivier Torres Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popula ...

as Mathieu * Isabelle Ungaro as Louise * Abel Nataf as Le fils d'Anna *

Pascal Tréguy Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...

as Head Animal Trainer

References

Bibliography

Bernard Stiegler Bernard Stiegler (; 1 April 1952 – 5 August 2020) was a French philosopher. He was head of the Institut de recherche et d'innovation (IRI), which he founded in 2006 at the Centre Georges-Pompidou. He was also founder of the political and c ...

, "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

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Interview with Bertrand Bonello
July 14, 2005 2003 films 2003 drama films 2000s French-language films French LGBTQ-related films French independent films Films directed by Bertrand Bonello Films with screenplays by Bertrand Bonello Films about trans women 2003 LGBTQ-related films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub