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Tess

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Tess
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PG,2hrs 50min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1979
Director:
Roman Polanski
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Nastassja Kinski, Leigh Lawson, Peter Firth  ...more
Synopsis: In Roman Polanski's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Nastassja Kinski plays Tess, a poor British peasant girl sent to live with her distant and wealthy relatives, the D'Urbervilles. Though Tess' father had hoped that the girl would be permitted a portion of the D'Urberville riches, he is in for a major disappointment: Tess' new housemates are not D'Urbervilles at all, but a social-climbing family that has bought the name. Tess won three Oscars, including a "Best Cinematography" ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
Tess is Roman Polanski's sparse, straightforward, unsentimental adaptation of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy's classic novel of a woman whose compromised chastity triggers her tragic downfall. Clocking in at 170 minutes, Tess takes a leisurely approach to advancing the narrative, but remains distant, preferring a remote look at the bleakness of Victorian England to the gussied-up flair featured ... Full Review
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Nastassja Kinski
Tess Durbeyfield
Leigh Lawson
Alec d'Urberville
Peter Firth
Angel Claire, Angel Clare
John Collin
Mr. John Durbeyfield
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From left to right, Meaghan Jette Martin as "Tess," Nick Jonas as "Nate," Joe Jonas as "Shane Gray,"...
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