Tess (1979 film)

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Tess (1979 film) is a British-French period drama directed by Roman Polanski, adapted from Thomas Hardy’s novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," known for its lush cinematography and tragic portrayal of its heroine.

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instanceOf French film
film
award Academy Award for Best Art Direction NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED
basedOn Tess of the d'Urbervilles NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Thomas Hardy NERFINISHED
character Alec d'Urberville NERFINISHED
Angel Clare NERFINISHED
Tess Durbeyfield NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Geoffrey Unsworth NERFINISHED
Ghislain Cloquet NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
United Kingdom
director Roman Polanski NERFINISHED
distributor Columbia Pictures
Warner-Columbia Film (France) NERFINISHED
editor Alain Sarde NERFINISHED
format color
genre drama film
romantic drama film
knownFor lush cinematography
tragic portrayal of its heroine
language English
musicBy Philippe Sarde NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Picture
producer Claude Berri NERFINISHED
Roman Polanski NERFINISHED
productionCompany Marianne Productions NERFINISHED
Tess Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDateFrance 1979-11-07
releaseDateUK 1980-02-08
releaseDateUSA 1980-12-12
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 186
screenwriter Gérard Brach NERFINISHED
John Brownjohn NERFINISHED
Roman Polanski NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Victorian era
stars John Collin NERFINISHED
Leigh Lawson NERFINISHED
Nastassja Kinski NERFINISHED
Peter Firth NERFINISHED
Rosemary Martin NERFINISHED
title Tess NERFINISHED

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Gérard Brach notableWork Tess (1979 film)