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.
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...
Uniform Title: | Tess (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 697. |
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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]
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Edition: | Director-approved special edition. |
Series: | Criterion collection ;
697. |
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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 |
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. |
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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. |