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Tess (1979)
She was a poor man's daughter, an aristocrat's mistress and a gentleman's wife. She was Tess, a victim of her own provocative beauty.Director: Roman Polanski
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Theatrical Trailer (1:51)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Once Upon a Time... Tess" 2006 documentary (52:43)
Three programs on the making of the film:
- From Novel to Screen (28:39)
- Filming "Tess" (26:11)
- "Tess": The Experience (19:38)
Interview with Polanski from a 1979 episode of The South Bank Show (50:24)
French television making-of (48:46) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-disc digi-pack housed in a cardboard slipcase with a 20-page booklet featuring an essay by critic Colin MacCabe.
Only available in a three-disc Blu-ray+DVD combo (1 Blu-ray, 2 DVDs).
"Once Upon a Time... Tess" and the French television making-of are in French with optional English subtitles and all other extras are in English without any subtitles. -
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Extras:"Tess: From Novel to Screen" featurette (28:29)
"Filming Tess" featurette (26:10)
"Tess: The Experience" featurette (19:38)
Trailers for "Sense and Sensibility", "The Remains of the Day", "Little Women" and "Persuasion" -
Subtitles:English, French and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available as "Classic DVD and Book Collection" DVD, which includes the full-length book Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Theatrical trailer (1:44)
DISC TWO
"Making of Tess" (37:50) (in French)
"Tess: From Novel to Screen" featurette (28:40) (English with optional French subtitles)
"Filming Tess" featurette (26:10) (English with optional French subtitles)
"Tess: The Experience" featurette (19:37) (English with optional French subtitles)
Filmographies for Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson and Roman Polanski -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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Extras:Cast and crew filmographies
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Costume Designs" gallery (1:40)
Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film (164:14 PAL)
"Tess: From Novel to Screen" featurette (28:40)
"Filming Tess" featurette (26:13)
"Tess: The Experience" featurette (19:31)
"Costume Designs" gallery (1:36)
Theatrical Trailer (1:45) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo. Comes with a fully illustrated 30 page booklet with essays and credits.
Transferred from a new 4K restoration by the British Film Institute. -
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Extras:"Tess: From Novel to Screen" featurette (28 mins)
"Filming Tess" featurette (30 mins)
"Tess: The Experience" featurette (30 mins)
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Subtitles:English, English HoH and Hindi
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R1
The Criterion edition has the best extras.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (171:27 NTSC).
- R1 Special Edition America- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No Cuts (172:17 NTSC).
- R2 Prestige edition France- Fox Pathé Europa - No Cuts (164:02 PAL)
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No Cuts.
- R2 Japan- Culture - No Cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (164:14 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No Cuts.
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 16/10/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 12/04/16UPDATE LOG:
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