Tess / screenplay by Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn ; a co-production of Renn Production (France)/Burrill Productions (United Kingdom), with the collaboration of Société Francaise de Production (S.E.P.) ; produced by Claude Berri ; directed by Roman Polanski.
Edition:
Director approved DVD special edition ; widescreen.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
c2014
Description:
2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Based on the novel by Thomas Hardy "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Special features: Once upon a time ... "Tess", a 2006 documentary about the film; Three programs on the making of the film; interview with Polanski from a 1979 episode of 'The South Bank Show;' Forty-five minute documentary shot on location for French television during the making of the film; trailer. Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson.
Summary:
An exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl 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 of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. With its earthy visual textures it is a work of great pastoral beauty as well as vivid storytelling.
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