Tess (Special Edition) |  | Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Tony Church
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 30849
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 190 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD01707D
ISBN: 1404940111
UPC: 043396017078
EAN: 9781404940116
ASIN: B0002O7XVI
Theatrical Release Date: December 12, 1980
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
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
Product Description
The daughter of a simple farmer is sent to determine if her family is related to a rich land owning family.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 7-NOV-2006
Media Type: DVD
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 rotten movie February 6, 2010
J. Kim (southern california)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
HOW can Polanski justify making this movie! was it all to push kiddie porn?!! for underaged sex!!! I mean geez, everybody who watched this whole movie from beginning to end, deserves KUDOs cuz I couldn't do it, even if it's free!!! STay true to the author and history of the milking cows by DURBEY-FIELD and ALEC. And no justice to the best part in the WHOLE BOOK-- that one spot in the ceiling getting bigger and bigger as he continues to talk to Tess, then soon drips blood. OH! That best!!! The movie pandered too much for what the director and producers wanted to push for their own selfish ends by making this movie, and therefore, their true intent comes straight through, doing no justice to the key elements in the book, the cows eating GARLIC, and her always milking a bit profane with her puckered lips on the cow, and giving people the spooks, definitely off the mark in this movie! period. It needs a major remake by someone who understands the historic value of the classicism of this novel, played by actors who also understand Alec and the priests who followed Tess around at all times, including ANGEL, and her final exit through STONE-HEDGE. If everyone understood the key elements, I wouldn't say it's ROTTEN!
 POLANSKI film: 1980 September 21, 2009
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
Even though this film was well made, cinematography, and structure, adapted from the novel, along with fine acting, I still found it to be somewhat dull and slow-moving. Some might appreciate it more than I did.
Tess with a Polish accent May 22, 2009
R. Bagula (Lakeside, Ca United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dishonored by her ersatz cousin , Tess has a child who dies. After some time she finds love while milking cows with an "Angel", but their marriage is spoiled by Tess telling the truth about her past.
Bad comes to worse when her father dies and the family loses their tenant
status on the farm.
Comes to marry her rich cousin to keep a roof over her Mom and siblings,
but when Angle returns sick from Brazil and searches out Tess,
the end is not a happy one.
I thought that although the staging, costuming and most of the acting
was well done, the lead was played believably.
 A Masterpiece, truly a cinematic journey not to be missed! February 20, 2009
Adrian Cumming (Dallas, Texas)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Tess" is that rare film that transcends into an emotional journey that defines a masterpiece. This film is studied in film schools around the world because it's many artistic elements all come together...great acting, beautifully photographed scenes, music score and actress Nastassja Kinski in the title role! Don't miss it!
Tess the Movie February 7, 2009
Shawn Banks (Banner Elk, NC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie is excellent and one of my favorites. Delivery was fast and the movie was in perfect condition. Amazon, thanks again for an awesome product.
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