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Tess (DVD, 2004)
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A drama based in 19th Century England. A peasant sends his daughter, Tess, to live with a rich cousin, Alec D'Urberville. There, she is seduced and becomes pregnant. Based on the novel 'Tess Of The D'Urbervilles' by Thomas Hardy. Winner of three Academy Awards: Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.Product Identifiers
EAN5035822048638
eBay Product ID (ePID)30049446
Product Key Features
ActorArielle Dombasle, Carolyn Pickles, Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson
Film/TV TitleTess
DirectorRoman Polanski
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Hindi
Run Time164 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Tess from Novel to Screen Featurette\Filming Tess Featurette\Tess the Experience Featurette, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, Period
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerPhilippe Sarde
Additional InformationBased on Thomas Hardy's tragic 1891 novel TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES, TESS follows the hard life of a beautiful young Wessex peasant girl, who 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 son of the house, Alec, seduces and impregnates her. She returns home, bears the child--who dies shortly after--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, the pastor's son. The two are soon engaged to be married. However, the evening before the wedding, Tess tries in vain to reveal her sordid past to her beloved Angel, so they wed nevertheless. On hearing the truth he flees to Brazil, leaving Tess alone once more to find work in the fields, only to be dealt further blows to her fragile life. Ultimately, when Angel unexpectedly returns she seeks to kill Master Alec--vengeance for sparking this series of tragic events--and solemnly she faces the gallows.<BR>With stunning evocative photography and fine acting, with a particularly sensitive and fragile performance from Kinski, this languid tragedy won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Art Direction and Costume Design, and also a BAFTA for photography.
Costume DesignerAnthony Powell
AuthorThomas Hardy
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital Surround
Movie/TV TitleTess
Director of PhotographyGhislain Cloquet, Geoffrey Unsworth
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- 25 Jan, 2017
The only film of Tess of the Dubervilles worth watching
This film by Roman Polanski is completely true to the book which I have read. The characters are exactly as I imagined them as I was reading the book by Thomas Hardy. The photography is excellent and it captures the atmosphere and pathos of the story without trivialising it. A real masterpiece.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jun, 2017
Very authentic as all Roman Polanski films
Great film, clear and good sound, but not so good watching it on our TV as it is't huge and the film was in cinemascope so it was in a narrow band across the middle which meant we missed a lot of detail as I had remembered it when I saw it on the cinema when it was first released.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Jan, 2018
Excellent interpretation of Thomas Hardy's novel
Perfectly evokes the era, the attitudes and morals depicted in Thomas Hardy's novel. The casting is excellent and the stunning beauty of the scenery is superb.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Apr, 2020
Classic Period Drama
This is a classic period drama that is very well cast, in faithfully recreated scenery with beautiful cinematography. It's a gripping and sad tale, that stays in your mind for a long time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Jun, 2017
Dissappointing
Not good quality. Too dark and there were also cracks in it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Aug, 2016
Tess
A delightful representation of Hardy's classic tragedy. Although filmed in Brittany, it does full justice to the magnificent Dorset countryside and to the characters and their ambitions.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Dec, 2020
Enjoyable
I enjoyed watching this, very entertainingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Apr, 2024
Fast delivery
Fast deliveryVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Dec, 2019
just a great film
Beautiful photographyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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