Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Name: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-09-13
Rating: 87
Cast: Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn, John McEnery, Lesley Dunlop

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Released Sep 13, 1998

3h 0m

Drama

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Country girl Tess (Justine Waddell) is courted by her wealthy and manipulative cousin Alec (Jason Flemyng) and the handsome and educated farmer Angel Clare (Oliver Milburn).

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Jan Sharp directs Tess and expertly draws out the emotional firepower in its exploration of forgiveness, fate, and suffering.

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Frances H

The best version of Tess.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/14

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doing an essay on this. I'd say this is not what I thought it would be tbh ð'

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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I love this show. <3

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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somehow i liked this one more than the 1978 version..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Great adaptation if the classic book.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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I have seen both versions of this film ( I saw the one with Gemma Arterton first) then I came to this one. They both just about killed me, the author of the book that this film is derived from must have been very grim indeed. To see Tess suffer her entire life, only to get a glimmer of love and then.....argggg. I was floored. Definitely worth seeing, even more than once if you can tolerate the madness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Ian Sharp

Director

Justine Waddell

Tess Durbeyfield

Jason Flemyng

Alec D'Urberville

Oliver Milburn

Angel Clare

John McEnery

Jack Durbeyfield

Lesley Dunlop

Joan Durbeyfield

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Synopsis

Country girl Tess (Justine Waddell) is courted by her wealthy and manipulative cousin Alec (Jason Flemyng) and the handsome and educated farmer Angel Clare (Oliver Milburn).

Director: Ian Sharp
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 3h 0m

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