Based on a novel ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy | starring = Nastassja Kinski
Peter Firth
Leigh Lawson | producer = Claude Berri | distributor = Columbia Pictures | release_date = December 12, 1980 | runtime = 190 min. | movie_language = English | budget = | }}

Tess occurs as 1979 romance/drama film based on the novel ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' by Thomas Hardy and directed by Roman Polanski. It tells the story of a immature peasant woman world health organization is seduced by her loaded genus sternotherus full cousin, whose best to the personal title might not exist when when hard as he claims. A film was adapted by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn and Polanski.

Plot summary
aroun500 a Victorian cycle, the rural reverend in England tells Durbeyfield, the elementary farmer, that he is descended from either the illustrious d'Uberville personal — okay, out. Or even perhaps non. Dureyfielfive hundred sends his girl Tess to prevent in the surname d'Uberville sleep in the manor to the lesser degree a day's carriage ride away. Alec five hundred'Uberville id delighted to meet his beautiful first cousin & seduces her by having strawberries & roses. Actually Alec has gotten his illustrious title & coat of arms by purchasing the two. Tess as well requires higher a game of illusion whilst she finds, loses & finds once again her avowedly love Angel Clare.

Main cast
Nastassja Kinski - Tess Dureyfield Peter Firth - Angel Claire Leigh Lawson - Alec d'Uberville John Collin - Mr. 500'Uberville Rosemary Martin - Mrs. 500'Uberville Carolyn Pickles - Miriam

Awards
It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. It was nominated for Best Director, Best Music, Original Score and Best Picture.

Trivia
A previous instance Polanski saw his late married woman Sharon Tate alive (before she was murdered by Charles Manson's gang), she had given her married man the copy of the book ''Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' convinced that Polanski would someday produce a great flick according to it. A dedication at a moving picture's beginning reads just: For Sharon. Although a film is placed around England, it was filmed in France. This is because director Roman Polanski was wanted for statutory rape charges in the United States, and stand been extradited from the United Kingdom. A melody that Angel Clare plays on the recorder occurs as popular Polish folk ballad, "Laura i Filon". Since this is like improbable that the Victorian period Englishman would know this tune, these are safe to take a look at that this is something that Polanski put within as a trademark of sorts.