“Roman Polanski’s arguably only romance film, Tess, is one his critically best accepted works, and the performance of 18-year-old Nastassja Kinski, along with Paris, Texas, is probably the high point of her career. ‘Without Mr. Polanski’s name in the credits,’ wittily stated the New York Times, ‘this lush and scenic Tess could even be mistaken for the work of David Lean.’ This great compliment is wholeheartedly justified–Polanski created one of the best literary adaptations to date. His inspiring vision of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles was greatly empowered by the terrific screenplay he was helped to write by Gerard Brach and John Brownjohn. Interested to see what makes for a truly great adaptation of a 19th century classic? Take a look at this scarce screenplay we were lucky enough to stumble upon. ...”
2014 March: Tess (1979), 2014 July: Chinatown (1974), 2020 February: The Enduring Vision of Chinatown
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