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Tess

Victorian men (Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson) victimize noble peasant beauty (Nastassja Kinski).

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Tess

Description

Drama170 Mins1979PG
Starts06/01/2020Expires03/01/2021

In Roman Polanski's take on "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," impressionable young Tess (Nastassja Kinski) is sent by her alcoholic father to visit her rich relatives and apply for a job. She's taken in and immediately seduced by her cousin, Alec (Leigh Lawson), who leaves her pregnant. She keeps it to herself and, after the child dies, begins a relationship with a respectable farmer, Angel (Peter Firth). They marry, but when Angel learns of her speckled past, he's not sure he can live with it.

Moods

  • Winsome
  • Disheartening

Cast

  • Nastassja Kinskias Tess

    Nastassja Kinskias Tess

  • Peter Firthas Angel Clare

    Peter Firthas Angel Clare

  • Leigh Lawsonas Alec d'Urberville

    Leigh Lawsonas Alec d'Urberville

  • John Collinas John Durbeyfield

    John Collinas John Durbeyfield

  • David Markhamas Reverend Mr. Clare

    David Markhamas Reverend Mr. Clare