Tess
Synopsis
Roman Polanski’s gorgeous, sweeping version of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles returns in a glorious new digital restoration.
A rural clergyman in 19th Century England tells Durbeyfield, a simple farmer, that he is descended from the illustrious d'Urberville family - now extinct. Or maybe not. Durbeyfield sends his daughter,Tess, to check on a family named d'Urberville living in a manor house less than a day's carriage ride away. Alec d'Urberville is delighted to meet his beautiful 'cousin' and seduces her with strawberries and roses. Actually Alec has gotten his illustrious name and coat of arms by purchasing them. Tess too takes up the game of illusion when she finds, loses and finds again her true love, Angel.
Details
- Year
- 1979
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 186 mins
- Format
- 35mm, 4K Digital Restoration
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Producer
- Claude Berri
- Co-Producer
- Timothy Burrill
- Executive Producer
- Pierre Grunstein
- Editor
- Alastair McIntyre, Tom Priestley
- Screenwriter
- Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn
- Director of Photography
- Ghislain Cloquet, Geoffrey Unsworth
- Production Designer
- Pierre Guffroy
- Music
- Philippe Sarde
- Principal Cast
- John Collin, Tony Church, Nastassia Kinski
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 1st January 1970
