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Tess

Movie · 1979 · 164 min

A sweeping, tragic romance set against lush landscapes, unfolding slowly with a sense of inevitable doom.

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1979 film by Roman Polanski
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Year
1979
Runtime
164 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Starring
Nastassja Kinski, Arielle Dombasle, Peter Firth, Suzanna Hamilton, Patsy Rowlands, Carolyn Pickles, Lesley Dunlop, Richard Pearson
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet
Runtime
164 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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