France / UK,
1979, 171 min
(Director's cut: 186 min)
Directed by:
Roman PolańskiComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Tom Chadbon, Leigh Lawson, Richard Pearson, Suzanna Hamilton, John Barrett, Pascale de Boysson, Arielle Dombasle (more)Plots(1)
Roman Polanski's critically acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel stars Nastassia Kinski as the ill-fated peasant girl whose beauty is both her fortune and her undoing. Exquisitely photographed and brilliantly acted, Tess explores the painful cruelty of love to create a modern masterpiece. (British Film Institute (BFI))