Tess (1979)
- Starring:
- Nastassja Kinski, Leigh Lawson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roman Polanski
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 172 mins
Complete Cast:
- Nastassja Kinski - Tess Durbeyfield
- Peter Firth - Angel Clare
- David Markham - Rev. Mr. Clare
- Carolyn Pickles - Miriam
- Pascale de Boysson - Mrs. Clare
- Forbes Collins - New tenant
- Patsy Smart - Housekeeper
- Jimmy Gardner - Pedler
- Sylvia Coleridge - Mrs. d'Urberville
- Suzanna Hamilton - Izz
- Dicken Ashworth - Farmer Groby
- Jacob Weizbluth - Yokel at barn-dance
- Arielle Dombasle - Mercy Chant
- Graham Weston - Constable
- Marilyne Even - Girl in benbouse
- Caroline Embling - Retty
- Jacque Mathou - Harvester
- Anne Tirard - Old dairy band
- Leigh Lawson - Alec d'Urberville
- John Collin - Mr. John Durbeyfield
- Rosemary Martin - Mrs. Durbeyfield
- Richard Pearson - Vicar of Marlott
- Lesley Dunlop - Girl in benbouse
- Tom Chadbon - Cuthbert Clare
- Jeanne Biras - Girl in Meadow
- Fred Bryant - Dairyman Crick
- Tony Church - Parson Tringham
- John Bett - Felix Clare
- Keith Buckley - Possman
- John Barrett - Old dairy band
- John Gill - Landlord
- Josine Comellas - Mrs. Crick
- John Moore - Possman
- Patsy Rowlands - Landlady
- Peter Benson - Religious Fanatic
- Director(s):
- Roman Polanski
- Writer(s):
- Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn, Gérard Brach
- Producer(s):
- Claude Berri
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
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- 1981 - Tess - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
- 1981 - Tess - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
- 1979 - Tess - French Academy of Cinema - Best Director
- 1979 - Tess - French Academy of Cinema - Best Cinematography
- 1979 - Tess - French Academy of Cinema - Best Picture
- 1980 - Tess - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Film
- 1980 - Tess - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - New Star of the Year - Female
- 1980 - Tess - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Film
- 1980 - Tess - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
- 1980 - Tess - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director
- 1980 - Tess - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
- 1980 - Tess - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
- 1980 - Tess - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
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