Tess (1979)
A young strong-willed peasant girl becomes the affection of two men. In the end, she tragically falls into the arms of one. Based on the novel "Tess of the D'Urberviles" by Thomas Hardy.
Primary Title
- Tess
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 20 February 2016
Release Year
- 1979
Start Time
- 21 : 15
Finish Time
- 00 : 35
Duration
- 200:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A young strong-willed peasant girl becomes the affection of two men. In the end, she tragically falls into the arms of one. Based on the novel "Tess of the D'Urberviles" by Thomas Hardy.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Young women--England--Drama
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Poor families--Drama
- Social classes--England--Drama
- Women murderers in motion pictures
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- Wessex (England)--Drama
- Pastoral drama
- Didactic drama
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Contributors
- Roman Polanski (Director)
- Roman Polanski (Writer)
- Claude Berri (Producer)
- Nastassja Kinski (Actor)
- Peter Firth (Actor)
- Leigh Lawson (Actor)
- Renn Productions (Production Unit)
- Timothy Burrill Productions (Production Unit)
- Gérard Brach (Writer)
- Sylvia Coleridge (Actor)
- Philippe Sarde (Composer)
- Ghislain Cloquet (Cinematographer)
- Geoffrey Unsworth (Cinematographer)
- Alastair McIntyre (Editor)
- Tom Priestley (Editor)
Subjects
- Young women--England--Drama
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Poor families--Drama
- Social classes--England--Drama
- Women murderers in motion pictures
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- Wessex (England)--Drama
- Pastoral drama
- Didactic drama