Tess (Eight original photographs from the 1979 film)
- Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1981
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1981. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1979 British and French production.
Based upon the the 1891 Thomas Hardy novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and one of director Roman Polanski's most acclaimed works, wherein Nastassja Kinski stars as the titular character; a young, innocent, and shy peasant girl, sent by her impoverished family to visit wealthy relatives seeking employment, only to be seduced and left pregnant by her supposed cousin Alec. The ninth film adaptation of the novel. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, and nominated for three others including Best Picture and Best Director.
Set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex during the 1880s, shot on location in Manche, Ille-et-Vilaine, Calvados, and Côtes-d'Armor, France.
8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
BFI 2098. Criterion Collection 697.
Based upon the the 1891 Thomas Hardy novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and one of director Roman Polanski's most acclaimed works, wherein Nastassja Kinski stars as the titular character; a young, innocent, and shy peasant girl, sent by her impoverished family to visit wealthy relatives seeking employment, only to be seduced and left pregnant by her supposed cousin Alec. The ninth film adaptation of the novel. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, and nominated for three others including Best Picture and Best Director.
Set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex during the 1880s, shot on location in Manche, Ille-et-Vilaine, Calvados, and Côtes-d'Armor, France.
8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
BFI 2098. Criterion Collection 697.
Details
Title
Tess (Eight original photographs from the 1979 film)
Author
Roman Polanski (director, screenwriter); Thomas Hardy (novel); Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn (screenwriters); Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson (starring)
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Columbia Pictures: Culver City, CA
Date
1981