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Ryan H.

11Apr11

A sadly neglected outing in Polanski's career, TESS remains one of the director's most delicate and impressive accomplishments.

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Roscoe

8Jul10

A surprisingly lifeless affair. Subpar performances, with Peter Firth's reptilian Angel Clare setting some kind of standard for sheer Implausibility as a Romantic Hero.

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Daniel S.

5Jun10

I know that I saw TESS when it was theatrically released but I honestly had no recollection of it before deciding to give it a second chance. Now I'm quite convinced that you can enjoy or hate the same movie according to when you see it. Just think that I was sure, 25 years ago, that Steven Spielberg would become the new Orson Welles of the 7th art ; how was I wrong... But I'm wandering from the point. The fact is that I was extremely stirred by this Brach/Polanski adaptation of Thomas Hardy novel. During the projection, I often had the feeling to walk around in the aisle of a museum dedicated to English paintings. Three hours of pleasure. Masterpiece.

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Lopezz

26May10

I find the other comments quite strange, as I find this film terrible in most aspects - directing, acting, editing, rhythm... and it has none of the mood and poetry of Hardy's wonderful novel. This is by far the Polanski film I enjoyed the least.

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Dzimas

10May10

I thought this was one of the most successful adaptations of a novel to film. Kinski was perfect as Tess, and the film moved with the same beautiful pace as the novel, bringing the story just as evocatively to its tragic end.

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Pierluigi Puccini

5Oct09

Beautifully adapted to the screen by Roman Polanski. A film dedicated to his late wife Sharon Tate.

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