Tiresia (2003)

The title Tiresia (2003) is based on a Greek myth where a mortal experiences life as both a male and a female. In the movie, which takes place in contemporary France, Clara Choveaux plays a Brazilian pre-op transsexual picked up by a john who quickly loses interest in her/him when, without hormone injections, Clara starts getting very manly looking. The story is like a modern-day fable, both worldly and otherworldly at the same time. For those with baser instincts, however, there is Clara, who looks awfully fetching without clothes on, even if the actress, a real woman, has to wear a false phallus for her character. Her portrayal will separate the men from the, well, men.