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Tess

A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.

Director

Roman Polanski

Year

Genre

Box Office

$20,093,330

Production

Renn Productions,Timothy Burrill Productions,SFP

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 16 nominations total

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John Durbeyfield

Parson Tringham

Tess

Nastassja Kinski

Girl in meadow

Brigid Erin Bates

Girl in meadow

Angel Clare

Felix Clare

Cuthbert Clare

Mrs. Durbeyfield

Rosemary Martin

Child

Geraldine Arzul

Child

Stephanie Treille

Child

Child

Man in Tavern

Alec d'Urberville

Girl in henhouse

Girl in henhouse

Bailiff

Jean-Jacques Daubin

Mrs. d'Urberville

Sylvia Coleridge

Yokel at barn-dance

Jacob Weizbluth

Religious Fanatic

Harvester

Harvester

Véronique Alain

Vicar of Marlott

Richard Pearson

Dairyman Crick

Old dairy hand

Old dairy hand

Marian

Carolyn Pickles

Izz

Suzanna Hamilton

Retty

Caroline Embling

Mrs. Crick

Josine Comellas

Mercy Chant

Arielle Dombasle

Reverend Mr. Clare

Mrs. Clare

Pascale de Boysson

Parson at wedding

Gordon Richardson

Housekeeper

Farmer Groby

Dicken Ashworth

Pedlar

Carter

Landlord

New tenant

Postman

Postman

Landlady

Constable

Caretaker

Horseman

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Alec D'urberville Tess Angel Clare Parson Tringham John Durbeyfield Mrs. Durbeyfield Girl In Henhouse Dairyman Crick Izz Retty Marian Farmer Groby

Won't you take a quart
of beer with me, sir? - Tess

Won't you take a quart of beer with me, sir?

We all have to take the ups with the downs Tess - Tess

We all have to take the ups with the downs Tess

Now you must go and see her - Tess

Now you must go and see her

I'm the head of the noblest branch of the family - Tess

I'm the head of the noblest branch of the family

Tell me - Tess

I would rather take it from my own hand - Tess

I would rather take it from my own hand

I would rather take it from my own hand. - Tess

I would rather take it from my own hand.

What's the matter A thorn - Tess

What's the matter A thorn

Me Manage a poultry farm - Tess

Me Manage a poultry farm

Oh, Mother, I wish our Tess... - Tess

Oh, Mother, I wish our Tess...

Ungrateful little minx Why abandon me as soon as you feel safe - Tess

Ungrateful little minx Why abandon me as soon as you feel...

Don't hold my arm!
Grab me around the waist! - Tess

Don't hold my arm! Grab me around the waist!

I always go downhill at a gallop - Tess

I always go downhill at a gallop

- Oh, my hat!
- Whoa, boy. - Tess

- Oh, my hat! - Whoa, boy.

You watch out for Dollop the bailiff He's a devil - Tess

You watch out for Dollop the bailiff He's a devil

- Come along, now. Up you get.
- No, sir. - Tess

- Come along, now. Up you get. - No, sir.

So you are the new young woman. - Tess

So you are the new young woman.

Nor art nor nature ever created a lovelier thing than you Cousin Tess - Tess

Nor art nor nature ever created a lovelier thing than you...

Nor art nor nature ever created
a lovelier thing than you, Cousin Tess. - Tess

Nor art nor nature ever created a lovelier thing than you, C...

Blow gently. - Tess

Oh, uh... - Tess

What, don't you
fancy a dance, then? - Tess

What, don't you fancy a dance, then?

Well, my beauty... - Tess

Well, my beauty...

What's that
a-creepin' down your back? - Tess

What's that a-creepin' down your back?

Out of the frying pan,
into the fire! - Tess

Out of the frying pan, into the fire!

Forgive me. - Tess

Oh, my God. - Tess

It's me. - Tess

Why sneak away... - Tess

Why sneak away...

Unless you'd care to come back. - Tess

Unless you'd care to come back.

What are you crying for I was only thinking - Tess

What are you crying for I was only thinking

I'm a bad lot, I suppose.
A damn bad lot. - Tess

I'm a bad lot, I suppose. A damn bad lot.

Good-bye,
my four-months' cousin. - Tess

Good-bye, my four-months' cousin.

'Tis no use
her pretending she hates it... - Tess

'Tis no use her pretending she hates it...

I should like
to ask you something, sir. - Tess

I should like to ask you something, sir.

But we can sometimes make our souls leave our bodies - Tess

But we can sometimes make our souls leave our bodies

Why run away like that - Tess

Why run away like that

He looks so sad. - Tess

He looks so sad.

You're a fine one to talk, Izz. - Tess

You're a fine one to talk, Izz.

Oh, here he comes again. - Tess

Oh, here he comes again.

What are we going to do? - Tess

What are we going to do?

- Doesn't he go to church?
- No, never. - Tess

- Doesn't he go to church? - No, never.

You look like cats
afraid of water. - Tess

You look like cats afraid of water.

I should put my arms around his neck and look into his eyes - Tess

I should put my arms around his neck and look into his eyes

I should put
my arms around his neck... - Tess

I should put my arms around his neck...

If you helped me,
perhaps I could climb along the bank. - Tess

If you helped me, perhaps I could climb along the bank.

She's angry.
She doesn't understand. - Tess

She's angry. She doesn't understand.

But forgive me - Tess

It was the good Lord who put
this nice young parson's son in your way. - Tess

It was the good Lord who put this nice young parson's s...

Londoners will drink it
at their breakfast tomorrow, won't they? - Tess

Londoners will drink it at their breakfast tomorrow, won...

Happiness seems to put an edge on my appetite - Tess

Happiness seems to put an edge on my appetite

Tess! - Tess

Oh, look! They're coming! Faster! - Tess

Oh, look! They're coming! Faster!

Angel. Angel, please,
I must speak to you. - Tess

Angel. Angel, please, I must speak to you.

Which are my hands and which are yours - Tess

Which are my hands and which are yours

Open it. - Tess

Family jewels. - Tess

My God, how beautiful you are! - Tess

My God, how beautiful you are!

I have a confession to make,
my love. - Tess

I have a confession to make, my love.

Not long before we met... - Tess

Not long before we met...

You don't forgive me - Tess

You don't forgive me

But forgiveness isn't all - Tess

But forgiveness isn't all

Leave that - Tess

But it's absolutely necessary that one of us remain here - Tess

But it's absolutely necessary that one of us remain...

Can you honestly
tell me to stay? - Tess

Can you honestly tell me to stay?

- Cross-in-Hand, sir.
- Yes, I know. - Tess

- Cross-in-Hand, sir. - Yes, I know.

She's not going at present I'll go on to get the measure of the place - Tess

She's not going at present I'll go on to get the...

I was passing
on my way home, sir. - Tess

I was passing on my way home, sir.

If I were to ask you
to come with me now... - Tess

If I were to ask you to come with me now...

No. - Tess

Good night my pretty Night sir - Tess

Good night my pretty Night sir

It is late for a maid to be roaming the lanes by herself - Tess

It is late for a maid to be roaming the lanes by herself

You be Mr Stoke d'Urberville's fancy woman - Tess

You be Mr Stoke d'Urberville's fancy woman

Oh, poor poppet. - Tess

Oh, poor poppet.

Here.
Get that inside you. - Tess

Here. Get that inside you.

Come You have some of my nice soup - Tess

Come You have some of my nice soup

Come. You have some
of my nice soup. - Tess

Come. You have some of my nice soup.

After that... - Tess

Just to make me
jealous again, eh? - Tess

Just to make me jealous again, eh?

'Tis you, is it? - Tess

'Tis you, is it?

Never you mind that Groby. - Tess

Never you mind that Groby.

It don't do to pray here, missy. - Tess

It don't do to pray here, missy.

Oh, dear. Do you think... - Tess

Oh, dear. Do you think...

Yes, sir? - Tess

I knew nothing
of your circumstances... - Tess

I knew nothing of your circumstances...

You wear your ridiculous pride like a hair shirt - Tess

You wear your ridiculous pride like a hair shirt

I want to take you away from this wretched place - Tess

I want to take you away from this wretched place

There's a point beyond which obstinacy becomes stupidity - Tess

There's a point beyond which obstinacy becomes...

I may be a sham d'Urberville but my finger can do more for you - Tess

I may be a sham d'Urberville but my finger can do more...

There's a point beyond which
obstinacy becomes stupidity. - Tess

There's a point beyond which obstinacy becomes stupidit...

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A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.

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Director: Roman Polanski

Writer: Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn

Production: Renn Productions,Timothy Burrill Productions,SFP

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1979

MetaScore: 82/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $20,093,330

Released: 12 Dec 1980

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 16 nominations total

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