Tess of the D'Urbervilles
starring: Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn, John McEnery, Lesley Dunlop
directed by: Ian Sharp
directed by: Ian Sharp
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 9780767052726
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767052722
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 25, 2003
Running Time: 180 minutes
Sales Rank: 15258
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 1998
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 03/25/2003 Run time: 180 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
No one does tragedies as well as Thomas Hardy, and this new BBC production of his 1891 novel is a peach. Tess is a teenager captured between happiness with an educated man (Oliver Milburn) and a dreadful existence with a scheming aristocrat (Jason Flemyng). Compared to Roman Polanski's 1980 Oscar-winning film Tess, the BBC version is far more interested in Hardy's text than in directorial exportations. Hence, the famous strawberry scene in which the aristocrat seduces the young Tess is just long enough to plumb the emotions; Polanski's version made the scene into a miniature classic of innocence and seduction. Both versions are worth seeing.
Star Justine Waddell gives Tess more pluck and less innocence than Natassja Kinski does. She makes Tess a character to root for, which can lead to your own tragedy when working through Hardy's tale. The film doesn't have the drop-dead gorgeousness of Polanski's version but is quite beautiful. Director Ian Sharp keeps in line with Hardy's affection for rural settings and vistas. Flemyng is such a great cad it leads one to wonder what he might have done with Billy Zane's role in Titanic. Another winning adaptation of a classic from the BBC. --Doug Thomas
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- A JewelThere was some terrific acting in this mini series, specifically from Justine Waddell, Jason Flyming ... Read More
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- Depressing period piece movieDepressing, gloomy, meaningless, useless garbage. I bought this movie based on the number of positive ... Read More
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- Waddell Gives an Oscar Worthy Performance as "Tess"Justine Waddell captures the soul of Tess Durbyfield, a young, naive, somewhat conflicted, and yet deeply ... Read More
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- Hardy kills another romance novelWell adapted, true to the story, but honestly: Of all the books out there, why would they film this? It's ... Read More
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- Beautifully doneMy 17 year old granddaughter and I watched this lovely movie together. The acting was superb and the scenery ... Read More
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