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Tess
1979 Nastassia Kinski
One of the year's most acclaimed films, Roman Polanski's Tess, based on "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", Thomas Hardy's lamed novel of a woman who becomes a victim of her own provocative beauty, opened in . The Columbia Pictures release stars the ravishing Nastassia Kinski in the title role, Peter Firth as the young farmer who marries and abandons her, and Leigh Lawson as the suave playboy who seduces her.
Produced by Claude Bern and directed by Polanski from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gerard Brach and John Brown-john, Tess has won exceptional praise for its rich and beautiful images, and has already been awarded some of the film industry's major accolades.
Among them are the Los Angeles Film Critics "Best Director" award to Roman Polanski, two Golden Globe Awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics Association's "Best Cinematography" awards to the late Geoffrey Unsworth and Ghislain Cloquet, the designation as "One of' the Year's Best Films" from the National Board of Review and the
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selection of Tess as "The Year's Best Film" by the Los Angeles Times.
Adhering to Hardy's classic tale, the film follows young Tess from the moment her poverty-stricken father discovers that he is of noble descent and sends her to live with her aristocratic "cousins," through a climactic act of vengeance in a seaside resort.
Enhancing the picture's theme is the haunting beauty of actress Kinski, daughter of one of Europe's most famous actors, Klaus Kinski. Recently described by Newsweek as "a young Ingrid Bergman" for her radiant sexuality, Kinski's starring debut as Tess brought her the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe as New Female Star of the Year.
Filmed on location in France and England, Tess is rated PG by the MPAA.
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A COLUMBIA PICTURES presents
RENN PRODUCTIONS
A ROMAN POLANSKI FILM
Tess
THE CAST (In Order of Appearance)
CAST
John Durbeyfield ................. JOHN COLLIN
Parson Tringham ................. TONY CHURCH
Tess .......................... NASTASSIA KINSKI
Angel Clare ..................... PETER FIRTH
Felix Clare ..................... JOHN BETT
Cuthbert Clare ................... TOM CHADBON
Mrs. Durbeyfield .................. ROSEMARY MARTIN
Alec D'Urberville ................ LEIGH LAWSON
Mrs. D'Urberville ................. SYLVIA COLERIDGE
Vicar of Marlott .................. RICHARD PEARSON
Dairyman Crick ................... FRED BRYANT
Marian .......................... CAROLYN PICKLES
Izz .......................... SUZANNA HAMILTON
Retty .......................... CAROLINE EMBLING
Mrs. Crick ...................... JOSINE COMELLAS
Mercy Chant .................... ARIELLE DOMBASLE
Reverend Mr. Clare ............... DAVID MARKHAM
Mrs. Clare ...................... PASCALE de BOYSSON
CREDITS for Tess
Directed by .......................... ROMAN POLANSKI
Produced by .......................... CLAUDE BERRI
Co-producer .......................... TIMOTHY BURRILL
Associate Producer ............ JEAN-PIERRE RASSAM
Executive Producer .............. PIERRE GRUNSTEIN
Based on the Novel
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles" by THOMAS HARDY
Screenplay by
GERARD BRACH, ROMAN POLANSKI, JOHN BROWN
Music by .......................... JOHN PHILIPPE SARDE
The London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by .................... CARLO SAVINA
Orchestration by .................... PETER KNIGHT
Production Designer .................. PIERRE GUFFROY
Directors of Photography
GEOFFREY UNSWORTH, BSC GHISLAIN CLOQUET, ASC
Editors
ALASTAIR McINTYRE, TOM PRIESTLEY
A FRANCO-BRITISH CO-PRODUCTION
RENN PRODUCTIONS (FRANCE)
BURRILL PRODUCTIONS (ENGLAND)
With the participation of the
SOCIETE FRANCAISE
DE PRODUCTION (S.FP.)
Running Time: 170 Minutes
M.P.A.A. Rating: "PG"
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