Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) - AVI/PAKG

A truly wonderful adaptation of Hardy's great 19th century novel depicting the tragedy of a Wessex peasant girl who is destroyed by the social and religious hypocrisies of the day. Originally titled Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, Hardy's novel was serialised in The Graphic during 1891 - although in censored form as its challenge to the moral attitudes of the day was considered too overt for general consumption. Violated by one man, forsaken by another, Therese Durbeyfield is the magnificent and spirited heroine of Thomas Hardy's immortal work. When Tess's drunken father discovers their family can trace their ancestry back to Norman nobility, Tess's unhappy fate is set in motion as a train of events is unleashed. Exceptionally beautiful, Tess is given a place with her supposed noble kinsmen and is seduced and raped by the son of the family, Alec D'Urberville. She returns home and gives birth to a sickly boy who soon dies. Trying to rebuild her life, Tess is employed as a milkmaid and meets Angel Clare. They fall in love and Angel proposes. Scared of losing him, she can't face telling him about her past, but on their wedding night Angel confesses a previous affair, so Tess, convinced that he will now forgive her, owns up about her own relationship with Alec - with tragic consequences. Cast: Therese (Tess) Durbeyfield : Justine Waddell Alec D'Urberville : Jason Flemyng Angel Clare : Oliver Milburn Jack Durbeyfield : John McEnery Joan Durbeyfield : Lesley Dunlop Mrs D'Urberville : Rosalind Knight Crick : Anthony O'Donnell Mrs Crick : Christine Moore Kail : Bryan Pringle Marian : Debbie Chazen Izzy : Candida Rundle Retty : Amanda Brewster Car Darch : Linda Armstrong Nancy : Hannah Waterman Cissie : Charlotte Bellamy. Running Time: Approx. 3 hours.

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pagreen1966 (2008-11-16)

Brilliant!
Been looking for this for a long time.
The best Tess film by far.
Promise to seed for at least a month!

 eddie1969 (2008-12-04)

Thanks!
Justine Waddell is a superbly gifted actor. Saw her in The Fall the other week, but her talents are much better suited to films like Tess.
She played Estella in the 1999 BBC production of Great Expectations. Any chance of uploading that excellent miniseries?

htl2001 (2009-01-08)

just saw the first part of this one
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186342/
would that one be available anytime soon?
defiantly getting this one too though

htl2001 (2009-01-08)

sorry for double post, but I was able to get the first 13 eps (last part will be available on the 12th for "watching" online) in HQ .mov format, I'm trying to figure out how to get the wmv (I'm assuming) ones, I'll probably look into that tomorrow.
if you'd like to watch/try your hand at downloading the wmvs,

 dougietrotter (2009-02-14)

If you want to convert films from television sites which offer drm protected files then use wm capture to get the file and then convert to avi with the excellent auto gordian knot which will allow you to compress the file without loss of quality ala AxxO. You can then sort out any audio sync problems with the equally excellent (and free) avi mux.
Problem sorted.
This is the technique I use with the BBC's Iplayer files which self destruct 7 days after you have viewed them!

ks25_2000 (2009-04-15)

very fine
very good dear
who ever uploaded it
but only seeders are less
classic movie
yet i have;nt seen
but novel is great

 eddie1969 (2009-07-07)

The BBC 2008 version can be found here:

radojka (2010-06-17)

English subs here

Oromia (2012-02-20)

thank you, I enjoyed it, I loved it, O Tess, poor Tess

You_Muppet (2012-09-11)

Excellent quality, V=7. A=8.
Thanks to all.