{"product_id":"tess-dvd","title":"Tess (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski is an exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTess of the d’Urbervilles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A strong-willed peasant girl (Nastassja Kinski, in a gorgeous breakthrough) is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge, which Polanski unfolds with deliberation and finesse. With its earthy visual textures, achieved by two world-class cinematographers—Geoffrey Unsworth (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCabaret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Ghislain Cloquet (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAu hasard Balthazar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a work of great pastoral beauty as well as vivid storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eDirector-Approved Special Edition Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Roman Polanski, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time . . . “Tess,”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea 2006 documentary about the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree programs on the making of the film—\u003ci\u003eFrom Novel to Screen, Filming “Tess,”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Tess”: The Experience\u003c\/i\u003e—featuring interviews with Polanski, actors Nastassja Kinski and Leigh Lawson, producer Claude Berri, costume designer Anthony Powell, composer Philippe Sarde, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Polanski from a 1979 episode of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe South Bank Show\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForty-five-minute documentary shot on location for French television during the making of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Colin MacCabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by F. Ron Miller\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444109766856,"sku":"CC2453DDVD","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/tessdvd.jpg?v=1739319672","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/tess-dvd","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}