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Synopsis: Tiresia is at the same time woman and man, according to Greek Mythology. Here, Tiresia is a Brazilian transexual living with her brother in the outskirts of Paris. Terranova, an admirer of aesthetics, is a dreamer. His obsession with Tiresia leads him to kidnapping her. However, without her regular dose of hormones, Tiresia gradually starts to change back to a male. Displeased, Terranova blinds Tiresia and abandons her in the countryside. There, Anna takes charge of Tiresia, helping her recover.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Bertrand Bonello
Production: Haut et Court
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
UNRATED
Year:
2003
115 min
44 Views


All with hat in hand.

The first is her father.

The second is her brother.

And the third

is who won Theresa's hand.

Theresinha rises.

And smiling,

she tells the man,

"I'll give you my heart."

And lots of ripe oranges.

Lots of fallen lemons.

Lots of spilled blood

inside my heart.

I want a slice of orange

and a piece of lemon.

And from the prettiest girl,

I want a kiss and a hug.

How long have I been here?

Don't know. Why?

Just wanted to know.

Eat with me.

I can't stand being alone.

I swear I'll stay calm.

Please.

Sit down.

Come here.

I promise I won't.

I won't scream.

Okay.

You're attracted to transsexuals,

but you can't touch them.

Yes, we have something special.

It's a great joy.

But it's a desperate joy.

But you can't see that.

I don't understand you.

Can't explain it in French.

I need to clean up.

See what's happening?

You know what I am.

You know it's not natural.

It's chemical.

Right?

I know.

It stopped working.

How about it, honey?

30 for a blowj*b and love.

- How do you...?

- What?

- Is it hormones?

- What?

Is it hormones?

Get out of here.

Do you have some on you?

Get out of here.

What's going on?

What's the problem?

I don't know, Eduardo.

He's talking about hormones.

I have no idea what he wants.

Tell him to leave, please.

Problem?

I'm going. I was only asking.

Don't look at me.

You know this can't go on.

I can't get your hormones.

Your friends will take you, kill me.

Then let me go.

Look at me.

- This isn't what you want.

- It's the same.

You'll come after me.

I swear I won't tell anyone

where you live or what you look like.

You know you can trust me.

At first, you'll be happy,

so you won't tell.

But later...

If you don't let me go,

then go and see my brother.

His name's Eduardo.

Tell him we're together.

Tell him I belong to you,

that I'm your wife.

Ask him for my hormones.

Go and come back. I'll wait.

Will you help me?

Yes, I will.

How?

I'm going.

I'm waiting.

Be back soon.

I'm tired.

Rest.

I love you.

Jesus had just died on the cross.

It was Friday.

Bodies could not remain

on the cross on the Sabbath.

So the Jews asked Pilate

that the legs be broken

and that they be taken away.

The soldiers broke the legs

of the first.

Then the second.

Those who were crucified with Jesus.

They came to him

and saw he was already dead.

They did not break his legs.

But one of the soldiers with a spear

pierced his side.

Blood and water

came out immediately.

He that saw it bares record.

So that you would believe it, too.

"When he came out of the water,

Jesus saw the heavens open.

The Holy Spirit descended

as a dove upon him.

A voice came from Heaven:

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Bertrand Bonello

Bertrand Bonello (French: [bɔnɛlo]; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. His work has also been associated with the New French Extremity.His film The Pornographer (2001) won the FIPRESCI prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Tiresia (2003) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.His film House of Tolerance, a depiction of daily life in a fin-de-siècle Parisian bordello, premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.His 2014 film Saint Laurent competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. more…

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