| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Director's label |
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Director's label.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
French dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Teles, Celia Catalifo, Lou Castel. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Josée Deshaies ; editor, Fabrice Rouaud ; music, Albin de la Simone, Laurie Markovitch. |
| Note |
Based on the Greek myth of Tiresias, the blind prophet who was both male and female. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
| Summary |
Tiresia, a transsexual prostitute, is kidnapped by a man obsessed with her exquisite beauty. Bound by ropes and kept prisoner, Tiresia is deprived of her daily hormones and begins transforming back into a man. Disgusted by this, her captor savagely blinds her and leaves her for dead. Caught in a pitiful state between two sexes, Tiresia develops second sight. |
| Note |
Special features: Parole de Bonello: Interview with the director; Cast interviews; Original French theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Tiresias (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Transsexuals -- Drama.
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Prostitutes -- Drama.
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Kidnapping victims -- Drama.
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Blind -- Drama.
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Precognition -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign films -- France.
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Transsexuals in motion pictures.
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Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Melodrama -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Bonello, Bertrand.
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Lucas, Laurent.
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Choveaux, Clara.
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Teles, Thiago.
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Simone, Albin de la.
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Koch Lorber Films.
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Koch Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
141720107X |
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9781417201075 |
| Standard No. |
741952309192 |
| Music No. |
KLF-DV-3091 Koch Lorber Films |
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