Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson
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 ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004
Stats: 219 reviews
The mean and downward day by day of a gorgeous peasant girl. beautifully adapted to the screen by Roman Polanski. A film dedicated to his wife Sharon Tate.
Looooong, faithful (so I'm told) filming of the novel with attractive scenery & costumes. Meek by Polanski standards but more engaging than most period dramas.
The success of the movie starts with the choice of the actress for the title role. Tess played by 20 years old Nasstasia Kinski is beautiful, sensual, shy and full of life and hope for love. The life of Tess unfolds in front of us from her teenage years as an innocent country gir...( read more)
I don't usually fall for period melodrama, but sprinkle in a dash of Roman and I was swept away by this one.
PAN AND SCAN. Aún en una gastada copia de VHS pan-scan resalta la belleza del tratamiento Polanski. Pero no es una belleza concentrada en el lujo de los sets ni el preciosismo, sino en el experto manejo de la iluminación y los tonos. Conocemos a los personajes, su pasión y su evo...( read more)
enjoyable. Kinski gives a well done first performance, although i wasn't much impressed either by her character, aswel as the story. its a good film, nevertheless.
At 3 hrs, it' a long film to be sure, but it's beautifully filmed and scored. The performances are wonderfully adapted from the novel to screen. It's a tragic tale of endurance in a hard life and redemption. Costume design for this film is also worth noting. Pretty much a fla...( read more)
want to see this because it won best foreign-language film at the golden globes and was nominated for best picture by NBR and at the oscars
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