Tess Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
In Roman Polanski's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Nastassja Kinski plays Tess, a poor British peasant girl sent to live with her distant and wealthy relatives, the D'Urbervilles. Though Tess' father had hoped that the girl would be permitted a portion of the D'Urberville riches, he is in for a major disappointment: Tess' new housemates are not D'Urbervilles at all, but a social-climbing family that has bought the name. Tess won three Oscars, including a "Best Cinematography" statuette for the late Geoffrey Unsworth and his successor Ghislain Cloquet. The film also served to catapult Nastassja Kinski to stardom. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
09/09/1992
DVD Release Date:
09/28/2004
Rating:
PG
Run Time:
170 min.
Production Co.:
AMLF, Burrill Productions, Columbia Pictures, Renn Productions
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Social Injustice, Innocence Lost, Class Differences, Social Climbing
Tone:
Lyrical, Atmospheric, Deliberate, Downbeat, Lavish, Matter-of-Fact, Understated
Keywords:
English [nationality], Victorian, aristocracy, faith, girl, peasant, relative, upward-mobility
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
