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Nastassia Kinski (Actor), Roman Polanski (Director) Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Nastassia Kinski
  • Directors: Roman Polanski
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Colour, Anamorphic, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Bfi
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Mar. 2013
  • Run Time: 172 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B009XDPNXE
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,127 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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TESS (DVD & Blu-ray)

A film by Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski's (Chinatown, The Pianist) 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.

Special Features

  • Stunning new 4K digital restoration
  • Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
  • Tess: From Novel to Screen (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 29 mins, DVD only): Polanski on the adaptation of Hardy's classic novel, with contributions from Hardy scholars and cast and crew
  • Filming Tess (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 26 mins, DVD only): cast and crew discuss the technical challenges they faced
  • Tess: The Experience (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 20 mins, DVD only): those who worked on Tess discuss their experiences
  • Costume Designs (2013, 2 mins): Anthony Powell's award-winning designs
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Fully illustrated booklet with essays and credits

UK, France | 1979 | colour | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 172 minutes | Original aspect ratio 2.35:1

Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | Dolby Digital 5.1. (640 kbps) and PCM 2.0 stereo

Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital 5.1. (448 kbps)and 2.0 stereo (224 kbps)

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Roman Polanski adapted Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles and came up with this moody, haunting film starring Nastassia Kinski as the farm girl who is misused by the aristocrat for whom she works and who is then caught in a marriage where her initial happiness soon turns to grief. Fans of the novel may feel unpersuaded by Polanski's effort to marry Hardy's Dorset vision with his own fascination with psychosexual impulses toward survival, but the film is an often stunning thing to see, and Kinski's sensitive, intelligent performance lingers in the memory. --Tom Keogh --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 starsSumptuous, exquisite and achingly beautiful
By William Cohen VINE VOICE on 16 July 2008
Format: DVD
I first saw this film at Easter 1987, I was studying the novel for 'A' level. Over twenty years later, I can see so much more in it. First the strength and pain of Tess, and what a sublime literary heroine she is. At 18 you don't realise how tough and painful life can be, but by middle-age you can appreciate how betrayals and disappointments come about. Tess faces some terrible blows.

Nastassja Kinski is one of the most beautiful creatures you've ever seen on film, and the costumes in this film are out of this world. After watching this the first time, I proposed a debate in school, "This House believes that Nastassja Kinski should become Head of Modern Languages." As part of my case I got the video and showed the strawberry scene, which has to be one of the most erotic in cinema.

The film lasts for three hours, and I watched it over three sessions. It brought back that profoundly sad English vision of the world so particular to Thomas Hardy. Polanski adds his own creepiness in parts and he evokes village life in flux. I'm usually bored by costume-drama adaptations, but this film has utterly beguiled me this week.
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4.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful and Haunting!
By Lizzi S on 11 Nov. 2008
Format: DVD
When this film first came out I watched it, having been a fan of the book. It's been many years now, and I decided to buy it on DVD as I was inspired by the new BBC version.

Polanski has shot a truly beautiful version of Tess of The D'Urbervilles. Nastassia Kinski is stunning and so innocent as Tess. Angel is played by a very young Peter Firth (Harry in Spooks), and both portrayals are sensitive and believeable. The way it is shot shows Polanski's talent for cinematography and some scenes just take your breath away.

I do feel this film suffers because of it's length. The end comes too quickly and seems to be rushed. There's no doubt that this film is beautiful and haunting, but it is not emotional enough to make me cry.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFinally replaced my antiquated video!!!!
By Friendlyface on 26 Jan. 2006
Format: DVD
I've bought it on DVD at long last! Brilliant quality etc! A real treat!
I originally watched it on video when my mum studied for her degree years ago. Then years later when I studied for mine I then bought it.
It is such an atmospheric, emotional film. I loved it, but how I've cried at the end of it! The injustice!
At university, it was always Alec D'Urberville, the villain! Quite frankly, I think that Angel Clare was worse! Mr Pious, who claimed to love her, yet is unhappy because she's "impure." Get your priorities right man! This is probably easy for me to say with a 21st century perspective rather than a nineteenth one! At least Alec seems to want to make up for his awful behaviour. Angel Clare? A waste of space!
A very heart wrenching film, and controversial like the book? Was Tess's beauty really the cause of her downfall? Alec D'Urberville? Tess's father for forcing the alliance with the rich family who turned out not to be genuine descendants of the D'Urbervilles anyway? Watch the film and make up your own mind!
This book, and film created great debates at uni and at school (A level). The seduction scene is vague, but it also is in the book? Was this coincidence or a definite ploy by Thomas Hardy? This story really gets you thinking!
The photography is beautiful in the film, with contrasting colours and moods used to depict the relevant scenes in the novel. Light, sunny scenes alongside dark scenes are very symbolic.
The acting is brilliant, and Angel Clare annoying! A highly recommended film which sticks exactly to the plot in the Thomas Hardy novel. Fantastic and flawless!
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5.0 out of 5 starsSumptuous and faithful adaptation
By N. S. Rushton on 15 Sept. 2003
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Polanski's version of Hardy's novel is a cinemagraphic treat, and a deftly scripted screenplay. There are very few deviations from the plot of the book and there are frequent lines of dialogue lifted directly from the novel. Natassia Kinski plays Tess to perfection -- with a fatalistic melancholy and innocence that captures the character that Hardy invoked so decisively. She is also astoundingly beautiful without seeming to ever realise it, which is one of the causes her downfall. The filmic representation of Tess' life is wonderfully managed -- particularly good is the way the summer Tess spends working at the dairy farm and meeting Angel is portrayed in sumptuous golden light before things go pear-shaped and the scenes become mist-filled and mud-strewn as Tess lives out her unhappy life. Hardy was making a statement about the industrialisation of the countryside and the destruction of rural ways of life at the end of the nineteenth century. Polanski has managed to translate this from book to film in mesmerising fashion, mostly with the aid of visuals such as the ear-splitting, steam-driven machinery in use at the industrialised farm Tess is forced to work at after Angel leaves her. This compares to the slow-pace of rural life at Tess' home and at the dairy. The film's atmosphere and the characterisations are deep and rich, and is certainly the best film adaptation of a Hardy novel despite some stiff competition. Just one aside -- the film is dedicated to Polanski's murdered wife Sharon Tate.
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5.0 out of 5 starsloved it but the original ending is better
By Iain Shepherd on 21 Nov. 2009
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I can't remember when I first saw it but I bought it for my 16-year old daughter who wasn't even born when it was made and who is studying it at school. She watched it last night. We both agree that the film is very good and that Nastassia Kinski is gorgeous. My daughter wasn't convinced by her accent but, as she was brought up in Belgium and Italy, she probably isn't familiar with the Dorset sound. We both agree that it was a shame for the film to end at the penultimate chapter of the book. The book's memorable last chapter should have been retained - even if it would have made a long film even longer.
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The best version of Tess of the D'urbervilles l have seen.It's portrayal of the time,it's beauty and bleakness are wonderful. Read more

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replaced vhs still best version of the story tess

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one of my all time favourites - i would like to re write the ending though -

Published 1 month ago by J Reeves
2.0 out of 5 starsFormally good. Yet the whole film is very cold

Formally good.
Yet the whole film is very cold, and lacks feeling.
On the whole, a senseless experience.
Very bad.

Published 1 month ago by piero righetti
1.0 out of 5 starsas i tend towatch most films in the evenng when kids are asleep ...

as i tend to watch most films in the evenng when kids are asleep I usually have subtitles on so that I don't wake them up. this dvd has no subtitles

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5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb movie! However the Low Res quality of the ...

Superb movie! However the Low Res quality of the DVD left a lot to be desired so it was returned and a Blue Ray version has now been ordered!

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Great movie.

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This is the best version! Absolutely beautiful.

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