Tess

Tess

1979 · 171 min · EN · PG · 7.0 (293 votes)
Dir. Roman Polanski · Starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Rosemary Martin, Carolyn Pickles · Music Philippe Sarde

She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.

DramaRomance

A strong-willed peasant girl 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, but is left traumatised from her experiences.

VIBE

A devastatingly beautiful and tragic period piece. It's a slow, immersive descent into despair, marked by breathtaking cinematography and a profound sense of inevitable doom. Prepare for a deeply affecting, somber experience.

melancholictragicsomberoppressiveslow-burnperiod dramaarthousepainterly visualsnaturalisticclass struggleloss of innocencefateexploitation
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rapebased on novel or bookpeasantmarriageloverevengemurdermansionfamilyfarmernobilityaristocraticstrongstonehenge19th century
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