TESS - DVD

Tess (DVD)
A film by Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski's (Chinatown, The Pianist) critically acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel stars Nastassia Kinski, as the ill-fated peasant girl whose beauty is both her fortune and her undoing. Exquisitely photographed and brilliantly acted, Tess explores the painful cruelty of love to create a modern masterpiece.

Special features:

• Stunning new 4K digital restoration
• Tess: From Novel to Screen (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 29 mins): Polanski on the adaptation of Hardy's classic novel, with contributions from Hardy scholars and cast and crew
• Filming Tess (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 26 mins): cast and crew discuss the technical challenges they faced
• Tess: The Experience (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 20 mins): those who worked on Tessdiscuss their experiences
• Costume Designs (2013, 2 mins): Anthony Powell's award-winning designs
• Original theatrical trailer

UK, France, | 1979 | colour | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 164 minutes | DVD9 | Original aspect ratio 2.35:1 (16x9 anamorphic) | Dolby Digital 5.1 (448kbps) and 2.0 stereo (224kbps) | Cert 12 (contains a discreet scene of sexual violence) | Region 2

 

 

Review

'A masterpiece, a film of stunning visual beauty' --Sun