1979 2h 52m Roman Polanski

Tess

Name: Tess
Genre: Drama, Romance, Made in Europe
Released: 1979
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin

★ 7.3 IMDb

Drama Romance Made in Europe

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.

Writers Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski

Cast Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin

DP Geoffrey Unsworth

Production Designer Pierre Guffroy

Music Philippe Sarde

Essays and Criticism

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Tess by Jane Marcus, Jump Cut

On Roman Polanski

Global Discoveries on DVD: Women, Men, Progressive and “Progressive” Thinking by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Cinema Scope

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