Tess Of The D Urbervilles 2008 Review
Now i think jennifer garner is great in a romantic comedy but i would never cast her in a time period drama.
Tess of the d urbervilles 2008 review. And lets face it the bbc don t exactly have a reputation for realism what with the cast of robin hood all looking like they d all previously been part of a boy band but this was better. Directed by david blair. Tess s nemesis alec d urberville is also a far cry from the original. It was like coming out of a time machine and finding yourselves in the middle of the actual victorian era itself.
Originally serialized in the newspaper the graphic thomas hardy s tess of the d urbervilles was first published as a book in 1891. He s meant to be a butch beast driven by base desires but here he gets the period drama pretty boy treatment. Nick briggs for masterpiece bbc 2008. She didn t want to be put into the position her parents shoved her into which resulted in her rape.
5 0 out of 5 starscomparison with the book and the 2008 version reviewed in the united states on august 11 2015 shortly after reading this book for the first time i ordered this movie and loved it. At first she reminded me very much of ibsen s nora but as the book came to a close i came to realize that tess is far more emotionally complex than nora. Tess of the d urbervilles. She certainly didn t want anything to do with alec d urberville but unfortunately she fell asleep poor little bint and unfortunately he was a thorough going bastard.
The person i don t hate and this shocks me is tess. Visually tess of the d urbervilles is very stunning. She could easily pass for her little sister. This work was hardy s second to the last novel jude the obscure being his final one and both are considered among the best works of the 19th century set in rural england the novel tells the story of a poor girl tess durbeyfield who is sent by her parents.
Much moodier much prouder much more romantic and ultimately much more tragic. The costumes arn t particularly realistic in one scene tess wears an in probably rich shade of red but i don t care it s all artistic license as far as i m concerned. Her look voice movements and acting style all reminded me extremely of jennifer garner. The photography is fluid the scenery is wonderful the costumes are wondrous and the settings are stunning.