Tess

Polanski, Roman, (screenwriter,, film director.). Brach, G©♭rard, (screenwriter.). Brownjohn, John, (screenwriter.). Grunstein, Pierre, (film producer.). Berri, Claude, (film producer.). Kinski, Nastassja, 1960- (actor.). Firth, Peter, 1953- (actor.). Lawson, Leigh, 1945- (actor.). Collin, John, 1931-1987 (actor.). Martin, Rosemary, 1936-1998 (actor.). Pickles, Carolyn, 1952- (actor.). Pearson, Richard, 1918-2011 (actor.). Markham, David, 1913-1983 (actor.). Boysson, Pascale de, 1932-2002 (actor.). Hamilton, Suzanna, (actor.). Church, Tony, (actor.). Dunlop, Lesley, (actor.). Coleridge, Sylvia, 1909-1986 (actor.). Rowlands, Patsy, (actor.). Smart, Patsy, 1918-1996 (actor.). Sarde, Philippe, (composer (expression)). Guffroy, Pierre, 1926-2010 (production designer.). Powell, Anthony, 1935- (costume designer.). Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978 (director of photography.). Cloquet, Ghislain, (director of photography.). McIntyre, Alastair, (film editor.). Priestley, Tom, 1932- (film editor.). Stephens, Jack (Art director) (art director.). Lefton, Sue, (choreographer.). Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Tess of the d'Urbervilles. (Added Author). Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- (interviewer (expression)). MacCabe, Colin, (writer of supplementary textual content.). Janus Films, (production company.). Path©♭ cin©♭ma (France), (production company.). Renn Productions, (presenter,, production company.). Burrill Productions, (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (film distributor.). Nastassia Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Rosemary Martin, Carolyn Pickles, Richard Pearson, David Markham, Pascale de Boysson, Suzanna Hamilton, Caroline Embling, Tony Church, Lesley Dunlop, Sylvia Coleridge, Fred Bryant, Dicken Ashworth, Patsy Rowlands, John Barrett, Patsy Smart. (Cast).

Summary: An exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. With its earthy visual textures it is a work of great pastoral beauty as well as vivid storytelling.

Record details

ISBN: 1604659610
ISBN: 9781604659610
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.)
videodisc
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2014]
Copyright: ℗♭2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy. Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Special features: Cin©♭ regards (Forty-five minute documentary shot on location for French television during the making of the film); Once upon a time ... "Tess" (a 2006 documentary about the film); On the making of Tess: From novel to screen, Filming Tess, Tess: the experience; The south bank show (host Melvyn Bragg interveiws the director about Tess and his career in this 1979 episode); Trailer. Booklet features an essay by critic Colin MacCabe.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Philippe Sarde ; production designer, Pierre Guffroy ; costume designer, Anthony Powell ; photography, Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet ; editors, Alastair McIntyre, Tom Priestley ; art director, Jack Stephens ; choreography, Sue Lefton.
Participant or Performer Note:	Nastassia Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Rosemary Martin, Carolyn Pickles, Richard Pearson, David Markham, Pascale de Boysson, Suzanna Hamilton, Caroline Embling, Tony Church, Lesley Dunlop, Sylvia Coleridge, Fred Bryant, Dicken Ashworth, Patsy Rowlands, John Barrett, Patsy Smart.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: PG ; OFRB rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD: widescreen presentation: region 1; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In English ; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:	Academy Award winner for Best cinematography, Best art direction-set decoration and Best costume design.