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Tess (1979)
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Cast
as Tess Durbeyfield
as Alec d'Urberville
as Angel Clare

as Parson Tringham

as John Durbeyfield

as Rev. Mr. Clare

as Mrs. Durbeyfield

as Vicar of Marlott
as Marian

as Mrs. Clare

as Felix Clare
as Farmer Groby
as Cuthbert Clare

as Old dairy band

as Mrs. d'Urberville

as Retty
as Mercy Chant

as Dairyman Crick

as Possman

as Girls in Meadow

as Girls in Meadow
as Religious Fanatic

as Mrs. Crick

as New tenant

as Housekeeper

as Constable
as Girl in benbouse

as Pedler

as Landlord
as Izz

as Harvester
as Landlady

as Yokel at barn-dance

as Girl in benbouse
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Critic Reviews for Tess
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[Polanski's film] is textured and smooth and even, with lateral compositions subtly flowing into each other; the sequences are beautifully structured, and the craftsmanship is hypnotic. But the picture is tame.
Tess is a sensitive, intelligent screen treatment of a literary masterwork.
Tess tells one rather more about its director's much publicised preoccupations than about Hardy's themes.

This is a wonderful film.
Without Mr. Polanski's name in the credits, this lush and scenic Tess could even be mistaken for the work of David Lean.

een in the context of Roman Polanski's career it becomes something rich and strange, shaded into terror by the naturalistic absurdism that is the basis of Polanski's style.
Audience Reviews for Tess
A resonant and visually stunning period piece about a beautiful but unfortunate young woman born in an ungrateful time and divided between two men who are bound to abuse her - and even if the film may feel too long, the cinematography and art direction are a marvel to behold.
Super Reviewer
A not quite traditional take on Thomas Hardy's book, Polanski nonetheless breathes some fresh air on the material and makes it very intriguing.
Super Reviewer
Beautiful to look at, not just the scenery but the art direction as well but overlong and somewhat ponderous. Director Polanski's silent tribute to his late wife Sharon Tate at the end of the opening credits with a simple "To Sharon" after his credit is quite moving. She had left the Hardy novel with a note that she thought he would make a fine film of it when she headed back to the states just before her death.

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