France / UK,
1979, 171 min
(Director's cut: 186 min)
Directed by:
Roman PolańskiComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Tom Chadbon, Leigh Lawson, Richard Pearson, Suzanna Hamilton, John Barrett, Pascale de Boysson, Arielle Dombasle (more)Plots(1)
Roman Polanski's critically acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel stars Nastassia Kinski as the ill-fated peasant girl whose beauty is both her fortune and her undoing. Exquisitely photographed and brilliantly acted, Tess explores the painful cruelty of love to create a modern masterpiece. (British Film Institute (BFI))
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1981 - Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1981 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1981 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1981 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1981 - Roman Polański (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1981 - Philippe Sarde (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1982 - Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet (Best Cinematography)
- 1982 - Best Costume Design
- 1982 - Best Production Design
César Awards
- 1980 - Best Film
- 1980 - Roman Polański (Best Director)
- 1980 - Ghislain Cloquet (Best Cinematography)
- 1980 - Nastassja Kinski (Best Actress)
- 1980 - Philippe Sarde (Best Original Music)
- 1980 - Best Production Design
Golden Globes
- 1981 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- 1981 - Roman Polański (Best Director)
- 1981 - Nastassja Kinski (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1980 - Roman Polański (Best Director)
- 1980 - Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1980 - Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet (Best Cinematographer)
- 1980 - Best Foreign Language Film