Tess / Pathé! ; a coproduction of Renn Productions (France)/Burrill Productions (United Kingdom) ; screenplay by Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn ; produced by Claude Berri ; directed by Roman Polanski.

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An 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 reven...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Tess (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Pathé cinéma (France) (Production company)
Renn Productions (Production company)
Burrill Productions (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Polanski, Roman (Film director, Screenwriter)
Brach, Gérard (Screenwriter)
Brownjohn, John (Screenwriter)
Kinski, Nastassja, 1960- (Actor)
Firth, Peter, 1953- (Actor)
Lawson, Leigh, 1945- (Actor)
Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- (interviewer (expression))
MacCabe, Colin (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitled for the deaf or hard of hearing.
Published: [Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Edition:Director-approved special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 697.
Subjects:
Hardy, Thomas, > 1840-1928 > Film adaptations.
Young women > England > Drama.
Social stratification > England > Drama.
Poor families > England > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Wessex (England) > Drama.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
An 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.
Note:Region A, widescreen (2.35:1); DTS-HD Master audio, 5.1 surround.
Blu-ray disc release of the 1979 film.
Restored in 2012 by Pathé.
Issued as part of a Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition.
Special features: Ciné regards (Forty-five minute documentary shot on location for French television during the making of the film); Once upon a time ... "Tess" (a 2006 documentary about the film); On the making of Tess: From novel to screen, Filming Tess, Tess: the experience; The South Bank show (host Melvyn Bragg interveiws the director about Tess and his career in this 1979 episode); Trailer.
Accompanied by a 16-page illustrated booklet featuring an essay by critic Colin MacCabe.
Call Number:PN1995.9.W6 T47 2014 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
CHV rating: PG ; OFRB rating: PG.
Credits:Cinematography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; music, Philippe Sarde.
System Details:Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson.
Source of Description:
Title from container.