8.0
“She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.”
Tess (1979)
October 6, 19792h 52mEN
7.1
375 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Roman PolanskiWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$20.1M
Production Companies
Renn ProductionsTimothy Burrill Productions
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Wuchak
8.0_**Bringing in the sheaves stuck between a demon and an angel**_ During the Long Depression of the 1870-80s in Blackmore Vale, southern England, a peasant family discovers that they are nobility and thus their oldest daughter, an extraordinarily beautiful woman (Nastassja Kinski), is sent to meet the well-to-do family. She is eventually pitted between the interest of two very different men (Leigh Lawson and Peter Firth). Roman Polanski's "Tess" (1979) is based on Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Polanski was inspired to make the film because his late wife, Sharo…
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