Tess
First screened in January 2013

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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).

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Twitter Capsule: Makes moody, coherent impression even though visual aesthetic, directorial style, level of acting all prove oddly erratic.

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Photo © 1979 Columbia Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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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

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