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Tess is a 1979 drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. It is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski.
Sep 13, 1998 · A Victorian tragedy based on Thomas Hardy's novel, starring Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng and Oliver Milburn. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, photos and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, Romance
- Ian Sharp
- 1998-09-13
Roger Ebert praises Polanski's film as a visual and emotional exploration of Tess's doomed sexuality, based on Thomas Hardy's novel. He praises Nastassja Kinski's performance and the film's setting in France.
Dec 12, 1980 · A drama romance film starring Nastassja Kinski as a peasant girl who attracts the affection of two men in Victorian England. The film won three Oscars and was dedicated to Sharon Tate, Polanski's late wife, by the director.
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- Drama, Romance
- Roman Polanski
- 1980-12-12
A multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski, Tess is a rich and layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. It stars Nastassja Kinski as a peasant girl who faces sex, class, betrayal, and revenge in a pastoral setting.
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Sep 19, 2015 · Updated on: April 2, 2024 by Elinor Cackett. 144 shares. Tess of the d’Urbervilles is Hardy’s best-known and most studied novel. Among other things, it challenged society’s treatment of women, especially those perceived to have fallen. Like many novels that criticise a society, it is a tragedy.
Tess Durbeyfield, a country girl of 16, is the eldest child of John Durbeyfield, a haggler, and his wife Joan. When the local parson tells John that "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville" and that he is descended from an ancient Norman family, John celebrates by getting drunk.
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