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Tess. (1979 film) 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. [4] The screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski.
Dec 12, 1980 · Tess: Directed by Roman Polanski. With John Collin, Tony Church, Nastassja Kinski, Brigid Erin Bates. A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
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- Drama, Romance
- Roman Polanski
- 1980-12-12
In Roman Polanski's take on "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," impressionable young Tess (Nastassja Kinski) is sent by her alcoholic father to visit her rich relatives and apply for a job. She's taken ...
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- Roman Polanski
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- Nastassja Kinski
A strong-willed peasant girl (Kinski) is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalise on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. In the Victorian period, a rural clergyman tells John Durbeyfield, a simple farmer, that he ...
Tess (1979), Roman Polanski's film adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1890 novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, has in 2014 received a sublime Blu-Ray and DVD release from Criterion. Restored by Pathe under the direct supervision of Polanski himself, the movie looks and sounds magnificent.
- Roman Polanski, Hercules Bellville
- John Collin
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This multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski is an exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl (Nastassja Kinski, in a gorgeous breakthrough) is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative ...
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1979 • France, United Kingdom Starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson This multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski is an exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the d’Urbervilles.”. A strong-willed peasant girl (Nastassja Kinski, in a gorgeous breakthrough) is ...
