Synopsis
In the Victorian period, a rural clergyman tells John Durbeyfield, a simple farmer, that he is descended from the illustrious d'Urberville family -- now extinct. Or maybe not. Durbeyfield sends his daughter Tess to check on a family named d'Uberville living in a manor house less than a day's carriage ride away. Alec d'Urberville is delighted to meet his beautiful "cousin" and seduces her with strawberries and roses. Actually, Alec has gotten his illustrious name and coat of arms by purchasing them. Tess also takes up the game of illusion when she finds, loses and finds again her true love Angel Claire.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Renn Productions, Burrill Productions Ltd
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : AMLF
Full credits (21)
- Executive Producer : Claude Berri
- Screenwriters : Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn
- Directors of Photography : Ghislain Cloquet, Ph. Geoffroy Unsworth
- Music Composer : Philippe Sarde
- Assistant directors : Romain Goupil, Thierry Chabert
- Editor : Alastair Mac Intyre
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Pierre Ruh
- Costume designers : Thérèse Ripaud, Caroline De Vivaise
- Author of original work : Thomas Hardy
- Producers : Claude Berri, Timothy Burrill
- Associate Producer : Jean-Pierre Rassam
- Line Producer : Pierre Grunstein
- Sound Assistant : Louis Gimel
- Assistant Operators : François Lauliac, Eric Brach
- Camera Operator : Jean Harnois
- Sound Editor : Hervé De Luze
- Continuity supervisor : Sylvette Baudrot
- Production Designers : Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens
- Foley artist : Jean-Pierre Lelong
- Sound mixers : Alex Pront, Jean Nény
- Still Photographer : Bernard Prim
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Great Britain (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : No
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Awards (2)
Academy Awards
United States, 1981
Oscar for Best Art Direction : Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens
Academy Award for Best Costumes : Anthony Powell