Tess
First screened in January 2013
Director: Roman Polanski. Cast: Nastassia Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, Rosemary Martin, John Collin, Arielle Dombasle, David Markham, Pascale de Boysson, Carolyn Pickles, Suzanna Hamilton, Sylvia Coleridge, Tony Church, Richard Pearson, Fred Bryant, Dicken Ashworth, Patsy Rowlands. Screenplay: Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, and John Brownjohn (based on the novel by Thomas Hardy).
Twitter Capsule: Makes moody, coherent impression even though visual aesthetic, directorial style, level of acting all prove oddly erratic.

Photo © 1979 Columbia Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Roman Polanski
Best Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth and Ghislain Cloquet
Best Art Direction: Pierre Guffroy; Jack Stephens
Best Costume Design: Anthony Powell
Best Original Score: Philippe Sarde

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Roman Polanski
Best Foreign Film
Best New Star (Female): Nastassia Kinski

Other Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Director; Best Cinematography
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Director
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Cinematography
César Awards (French Oscars): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Cinematography

Permalink Home 1979 ABC Blog E-Mail