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Tess (1980)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:8

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Based on the 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy. Tess Darbeyville, a beautiful young peasant, seeks her fortune with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, whom her family believes to be distant relatives. Tess's... [More]

Starring: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Bett

Director: Roman Polanski

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Geoff Andrew	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:40 AM	Time Out
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 24 2003 08:16 AM	Channel 4 Film
B	Emanuel Levy	Though not one of Polanski's best features, this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's challenging novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, is intelligent if flawed, but it's nice to look at due to excellent production values, particularly cinematography. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 08 2007 12:37 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
3/5	Philip Martin	No review available. Comment \| Feb., 07 2005 06:07 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 22 2004 10:35 PM	Hollywood Reporter
4/4	Roger Ebert	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 23 2004 10:36 PM	Chicago Sun-Times
3/5	Christopher Null	Polanski is entitled to one monstrously overlong period piece, and in Tess he acquits himself satisfactorily, though the film isn't nearly the equal of its counterparts Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 03 2004 10:35 AM	Filmcritic.com
3/5	Jake Euker	No review available. Comment \| Sep., 24 2004 11:08 PM	F5 (Wichita, KS)
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	Tess conveys the bleak determinism that makes this young woman's life so anguished. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 29 2004 06:25 PM	Spirituality and Practice
5/5	Carol Cling	No review available. Comment \| Dec., 19 2003 12:03 PM	Las Vegas Review-Journal
3/5	Andy Klein	No review available. Comment \| Nov., 06 2003 03:43 AM	Los Angeles CityBeat
5/5	Ken Hanke	Gorgeous, sumptuous, and quietly intense masterpiece. Comment \| Oct., 15 2003 01:54 PM	Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
N/R	Janet Maslin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:18 PM	New York Times
N/R	Dave Kehr	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Chicago Reader

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