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Tess (1980)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 9  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.6/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 52 mins

Synopsis: Based on the 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy. Tess Darbeyville, a beautiful young peasant, seeks her fortune with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, whom her family believes to be distant relatives. Tess's tragic fate is sealed the moment the manipulative master of the house seduces and impregnates... Based on the 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy. Tess Darbeyville, a beautiful young peasant, seeks her fortune with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, whom her family believes to be distant relatives. Tess's tragic fate is sealed the moment the manipulative master of the house seduces and impregnates her. She returns home, bears the child -- who dies shortly thereafter -- and her ashamed family banishes her from their home. Tess finds work and shelter on a dairy farm, where she falls in love with Angel Clare, a pastor's son. The two are engaged to be married. However, the evening before the wedding, Tess knows that she must reveal her sordid past to her beloved Angel. When he hears the truth, will Angel still desire to be her husband? Or will Tess find herself alone once again? [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Bett

Director: Roman Polanski
Story: Thomas Hardy

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 28, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. "Tess: From Novel to Screen"
  • 2. "Filming Tess"
  • 3. "Tess: The Experience"

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Though not one of Polanski's best features, this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's challenging novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, is intelligent if flawed, but it's nice to look at due to excellent production values, particularly cinematography.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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02/07/05
Philip Martin
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11/22/04
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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3/5

Polanski is entitled to one monstrously overlong period piece, and in Tess he acquits himself satisfactorily, though the film isn't nearly the equal of its counterparts

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10/03/04
Christopher Null
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09/24/04
Jake Euker
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Tess conveys the bleak determinism that makes this young woman's life so anguished.

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01/29/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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12/19/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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11/06/03
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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Gorgeous, sumptuous, and quietly intense masterpiece.

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10/15/03
Ken Hanke
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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
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