Tess (1979)

Synopsis of Tess

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, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

172 mins

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)

• 1981 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
• 1981 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
• 1979 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Director
• 1979 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Cinematography
• 1979 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Picture
• 1980 - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Film
• 1980 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Film
• 1980 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - New Star of the Year - Female
• 1980 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
• 1980 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director
• 1980 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
• 1980 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
• 1980 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography

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