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A faithful rendition of Thomas Hardy’s story of Victorian sexual and social hypocrisy. The pure village maiden Tess, supposed poor relation of the wealthy D’Urbervilles is seduced by one man and treated unfairly by another. Nastassia Kinski is perfect in the role of the doomed Tess.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324681
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Seduction
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)