Roman Polanski, TESS (1979, 186 Minutes)
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November 4, 2014 (Series 29:11) Roman Polanski, TESS (1979, 186 minutes) Tess won three Academy Awards (1981): Best Cinematography, Geoffrey Unsworth and Ghislain Cloquet (posthumously); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens; and Best Costume Design, Anthony Powell Directed by Roman Polanski Written by Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn, and Thomas Hardy (novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles") Produced by Claude Berri and Timothy Burrill Music by Philippe Sarde Cinematography by Ghislain Cloquet and Geoffrey Unsworth Film Editing by Alastair McIntyre and Tom Priestley Production Design by Pierre Guffroy Art Direction by Jack Stephens Costume Design by Anthony Powell John Collin ... John Durbeyfield Tony Church ... Parson Tringham 1958 Two Men and a Wardrobe (Short), 1957 Break Up the Nastassja Kinski ... Tess Dance (Short), and 1955 Rower (Short). He also has 34 writing Peter Firth ... Angel Clare credits and 12 producer credits: 2013 Weekend of a Champion Rosemary Martin ... Mrs. Durbeyfield (Documentary), 2010 The Ghost, 2007 To Each His Own Leigh Lawson ... Alec d'Urberville Cinema, 2005 Oliver Twist, 2002 The Pianist, 1999 Castelnuovo, David Markham ... Reverend Mr. Clare 1999 The Ninth Gate, 1992 Bitter Moon, 1972 A Day at the Beach, 1972 Weekend of a Champion (Documentary), 1966 G.G. Roman Polanski (director, writer). (b. Rajmund Roman Passion (Short), and 1961 The Fat and the Lean (Short). Liebling, August 18, 1933 in Paris, France) won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Director for The Pianist (2002). He Thomas Hardy (writer, novel “Tess of the d'Urbervilles”) appeared in 38 films and television shows, including 2002 The (b. June 2, 1840 in Upper Bockhampton, Dorset, England—d. Revenge, 2000 Tribute to Alfred Lepetit (Short), 1994 Dead January 11, 1928 (age 87) in Dorchester, Dorset, England) was a Tired, 1994 A Pure Formality, 1992 Back in the U.S.S.R., 1989 Victorian realist influenced in both in his novels and in his poetry “En attendant Godot” (TV Movie), 1976 The Tenant, 1974 by William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens. He was the author Chinatown, 1969 The Magic Christian, 1965 Repulsion, 1961 of 18 novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Fat and the Lean (Short), 1959 Speed, 1958 What Will My The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles Wife Say to This?, and 1958 Two Men and a Wardrobe (Short). (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895); 55 short stories, including He directed 35 films, among them 2013 Venus in Fur, 2011 "How I Built Myself A House" (1865), "The Honourable Laura" Carnage, 2010 The Ghost, 2005 Oliver Twist, 2002 The Pianist, (1881), "Incident in Mr. Crookhill's Life"(1891), "Enter a 1999 The Ninth Gate, 1994 Death and the Maiden, 1988 Frantic, Dragoon" (1900), "Old Mrs. Chundle" (1929), and "The 1986 Pirates, 1979 Tess, 1976 The Tenant, 1974 Chinatown, Unconquerable"(1992); 15 collections of poetry; 2 dramas; and 1972 What?, 1971 Macbeth, 1968 Rosemary's Baby, 1967 The largely self-written biography published under his second wife's Fearless Vampire Killers, 1966 Cul-De-Sac, 1965 Repulsion, name. In addition, 47 of his works have been adapted for film 1962 The Knife in the Water, 1961 The Fat and the Lean (Short), and television, which are North of Cheyenne (novel "Far from the Polanski—TESS—2 Madding Crowd") (announced), 2015 Far from the Madding of the Bories, 1969 A Gentle Woman, 1968 Marry Me! Marry Crowd, 2014 Thomas Hardy's the Three Strangers (Short) Me!, 1967 Far from Vietnam (Documentary), 1967 Mouchette, (original story), 2011 Trishna (novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"), 1966 Au Hasard Balthazar, 1965 Mickey One, 1961 The 2010 The Return of the Native (novel), 2008 “Tess of the American Beauty, 1960 Le Trou, 1959 Les naufrageurs, 1955 D'Urbervilles” (TV Mini-Series, 4 episodes) (novel), 1971/2006 Night and Fog (Documentary short), 1953 Statues also Die “Masterpiece Classic” (TV Series), 2005 “Under the Greenwood (Documentary short), and 1952 Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances Tree” (TV Movie) (novel), 2003 “The Mayor of Casterbridge” (Documentary short). (TV Movie) (novel), 2002 “The Sunday Programme” (TV Series, 1 episode) (poem), 2000 The Claim (novel "The Mayor of Geoffrey Unsworth (cinematographer) (b. Geoffrey Gilyard Casterbridge"), 1998 “The Scarlet Tunic” (story "The Unsworth, May 26, 1914 in Atherton, Lancashire, England—d. Melancholy Hussar"), 1998 “Far from the Madding Crowd” (TV October 28, 1978 (age 64) in Paris, France) won 2 Academy Movie) (novel), 1998 “Tess of the D'Urbervilles” (TV Movie) Awards, one in 1973 for Best Cinematography for Cabaret (novel), 1997 The Woodlanders (novel), 1996 Jude (novel "Jude (1972), and another in 1981 for Best Cinematography for Tess the Obscure"), 1994 “The Return of the Native” (TV Movie) (1979), which he was awarded posthumously and shared with (novel), 1986 “The Day After the Fair” (TV Movie) (novel "On Ghislain Cloquet. He was the cinematographer for 87 films and the Western Circuit"), 1985 “Exploits at West Poley” (TV TV shows, some of which are 1979 Tess, 1978 Superman, 1978 Movie) (story "Our Exploits at West Poley"), 1980 “Romina” The Great Train Robbery, 1977 A Bridge Too Far, 1975 Royal (TV Series), 1979 Tess (novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"), 1978 Flash, 1975 The Return of the Pink Panther, 1974 Murder on the “The Mayor of Casterbridge” (TV Mini-Series, 7 episodes) Orient Express, 1974 The Abdication, 1974 The Internecine (novel), 1976 “2nd House” (TV Series, 1 episode) (novel "The Project, 1974 Zardoz, 1973 Don Quixote, 1972 Alice's Mayor of Casterbridge"), 1974 Adventures in Wonderland, 1972 “The Day After the Fair” (TV Cabaret, 1970 Cromwell, 1970 Movie), 1973 “Wessex Tales” The Reckoning, 1969 The Magic (TV Mini-Series, 6 episodes) Christian, 1969 The (short story), 1971 “Jude the Assassination Bureau, 1968 Obscure” (TV Mini-Series, 6 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1967 Oh episodes) (novel), 1970 Hora Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung once (TV Series), 1970 “The You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' Woodlanders” (TV Series) So Sad, 1965 Othello, 1964 (novel), 1970 Mi-ae (novel Becket, 1963 Playboy of the "Tess D'Urbervilles"), 1969 Western World, 1962 The 300 “The Distracted Preacher” Spartans, 1960 The World of (TV Movie) (short story), Suzie Wong, 1958 A Night to 1967 Dulhan Ek Raat Ki Remember, 1955 Passage Home, (novel "Tess of the 1955 Simba, 1954 The Purple D'Ubervilles"), 1967 Far from Plain, 1952 Made in Heaven, the Madding Crowd (novel), 1949 Fools Rush In, 1949 The 1960 “ITV Play of the Week” Blue Lagoon, 1948 Scott of the (TV Series) (novel), 1959 “Tess d'Urberville” (TV Movie) Antarctic, 1946 The Laughing Lady, and 1942 Teeth of Steel (novel), 1956 “General Electric Theater” (TV Series) (story), (Documentary short). 1953 The Secret Cave (novel "Our Exploits at West Poley"), 1953 “Your Favorite Story” (TV Series) (story), 1952 “Tess of Pierre Guffroy (production design) (b. Pierre-Jacques Guffroy, the D'Urbervilles” (TV Movie) (novel), 1949 “Actor's Studio” April 22, 1926 in Paris, France—d. September 27, 2010 (age 84) (TV Series) (story), 1944 Man Ki Jeet (novel "Tess of the in France) won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Art Direction- d'Ubervilles"), 1940 A Romantic Adventure (story "The Loves of Set Decoration for Tess (1979), which he shared with Jack Margery"), 1929 The Greenwood Tree (novel), 1924 Tess of the Stephens. He was the production designer for 43 films and D'Urbervilles (novel), 1921 The Mayor of Casterbridge (novel), television shows, among them 1998 Pop Corn (Short), 1994 1915 Far from the Madding Crowd (novel), 1913 Tess of the Death and the Maiden, 1989 Valmont, 1988 Frantic, 1988 The D'Urbervilles (novel), and 1909 Far from the Madding Crowd Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1983 Hanna K., 1983 L'argent, (Short) (novel). He also appeared in 1985 “Day Out” (TV Series 1979 Tess, 1977 That Obscure Object of Desire, 1976 The documentary). Tenant, 1974 The Phantom of Liberty, 1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1969 The Milky Way, 1968 The Bride Wore Ghislain Cloquet (cinematographer) (b. Ghislain Pierre Black, 1967 Mouchette, 1965 Pierrot le Fou, 1965 Alphaville, Cloquet, April 18, 1924 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium—d. 1960 Testament of Orpheus, and 1959 Black Orpheus. November 2, 1981 (age 57)) won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Tess (1979), which he shared with Jack Stephens (art director) won the 1981 Academy Award for Geoffrey Unsworth. He was the cinematographer for 57 films Best Art Direction-Set Decoration for Tess (1979), which he and television shows, among them 1981 Four Friends, 1980 I shared with Pierre Guffroy. He worked in the art department for Sent a Letter to My Love, 1979 Tess, 1976 Monsieur Albert, 1975 22 films and TV shows, including 1986 The Mission, 1980 There Love and Death, 1973 Belle, 1971 Thumbs Up, 1970 The House Goes the Bride, 1978 The Revenge of the Pink Panther, 1978 The Polanski—TESS—3 Medusa Touch, 1978 “The Four Feathers” (TV Movie), 1962 2011 “South Riding” (TV Mini-Series), 2001 Pearl Harbor, Satan Never Sleeps, 1951 The Browning Version, 1950 Five 1999 “The Magnificent Seven” (TV Series), 1996 “Band of Angles on Murder, 1949 The Perfect Woman, and 1949 Gold” (TV Series), 1993 Shadowlands, 1990 The Hunt for Red Cardboard Cavalier. He was also the art director for 12 films October, 1989 Trouble in Paradise, 1985 Letter to Brezhnev, and TV shows, which are 1979 Tess, 1977 The Prince and the 1984 White Elephant, 1979 Tess, 1979 When You Comin' Back, Pauper, 1976 Voyage of the Damned, 1974 Murder on the Orient Red Ryder?, 1977 Equus, 1977 Joseph Andrews, 1976 Aces Express, 1973 The Nelson Affair, 1966 Runaway Railway, 1964 High, 1969 “The Flaxton Boys” (TV Series, 13 episodes), and Go Kart Go, 1964 French Dressing, 1963 Carry on Cabby, 1962 1969 “How We Used to Live” (TV Series).