Tess (Roman Polanski)

[rezpekt]

Tess Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

[Douglas R]

Excellent! Wasn't expecting that from the BFI.

[alien2010]

Great news. Now if only a blu ray edition of The Tenant is released then my collection will be graced.

[The Apocalypse]

I studied the book and watched the film for English Literature May get it at some point.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Heres to hoping the BFI release is just a direct port from the french release. That near perfect across the board score has got me all hot and bothered :P

[Old Bones]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Heres to hoping the BFI release is just a direct port from the french release. That near perfect across the board score has got me all hot and bothered :P

I hope not , the English track has forced subtitles on the French release

[RDA]

I think it's safe to say there's zero chance the BFI will have French forced subtitles!

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Originally Posted by Old Bones

I hope not , the English track has forced subtitles on the French release

Originally Posted by RDA

I think it's safe to say there's zero chance the BFI will have French forced subtitles!

Derp -.- of course it won't have french forced subs. I didn't mean THAT direct of a port lol Obviously subtitles will have to be adjusted or removable to cater to us seeing as it will be released into a primarily english speaking market.

[James78]

Some details of this release have been put up on Amazon.co.uk:

TESS (DVD & Blu-ray)

A film by Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski's (Chinatown, The Pianist) critically acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel stars Nastassia Kinski as the ill-fated peasant girl whose beauty is both her fortune and her undoing. Exquisitely photographed and brilliantly acted, Tess explores the painful cruelty of love to create a modern masterpiece.

Special Features

Stunning new 4K digital restoration
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
Tess: From Novel to Screen (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 29 mins, DVD only): Polanski on the adaptation of Hardy's classic novel, with contributions from Hardy scholars and cast and crew
Filming Tess (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 26 mins, DVD only): cast and crew discuss the technical challenges they faced
Tess: The Experience (Laurent Bouzereau, 2004, 20 mins, DVD only): those who worked on Tess discuss their experiences
Costume Designs (2013, 2 mins): Anthony Powell's award-winning designs
Original theatrical trailer
Fully illustrated booklet with essays and credits
UK, France | 1979 | colour | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 172 minutes | Original aspect ratio 2.35:1

Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | Dolby Digital 5.1. (640 kbps) and PCM 2.0 stereo

Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital 5.1. (448 kbps)and 2.0 stereo (224 kbps)

[malcy30]

Much worse extras than the French release I believe and only in SD.

Read in the thread here Criterion are rumoured to be releasing it. Will be RA locked but guaranteed to be better extras and in HD.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by James78

Some details of this release have been put up on Amazon.co.uk

The release was detailed on February 1.

NEWS:
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=10396

Pro-B

[James78]

Sorry, I meant the blu-ray specs:

UK, France | 1979 | colour | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 172 minutes | Original aspect ratio 2.35:1

Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | Dolby Digital 5.1. (640 kbps) and PCM 2.0 stereo

Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital 5.1. (448 kbps)and 2.0 stereo (224 kbps)

I didn't mean to tread on any toes!

[lateralspin]

I am not liking this release, but I have no choice.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by James78

I didn't mean to tread on any toes!

And I did not think you were, James

I only pointed out that the supplemental features were detailed a long time ago.

Pro-B

[lateralspin]

I cancelled my preorder. With the extras not on the BD but on a DVD disc, it is not worth buying this. I shall wait for another release; I am hoping for a release that contains the extras on the single disc. It is very likely to see other releases of this, since it's a bit stupid to spend a lot of effort in a 4k remaster process and not release it everywhere.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by lateralspin

I cancelled my preorder. With the extras not on the BD but on a DVD disc, it is not worth buying this.

This is a very strange decision.

What good is having extras that were not produced in HD on BD.

If this release looks nearly as good as the French release, I would argue that it is very much worth owning.

Thus far the French release of Tess is one of the year's best releases.

Perhaps you could wait for a U.S. release, but the 4K restoration of Tess is sensational. Believe me

Pro-B

[Scottie]

Is this Region Free and does it have forced subtitles?

Edit: It's not out yet :/

Double Edit: Please PM me with details because I don't check the foreign forum frequently and I have a feeling I will forget lol.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Double Edit: Please PM me with details because I don't check the foreign forum frequently and I have a feeling I will forget lol.

We will have a review for this release

Pro-B

[BigNickUK]

I have it ordered, very much looking forward to this. I havent seen it for years and years

[Douglas R]

The picture quality of TESS is splendid. A vast improvement on the DVD and the Blu-ray at last restores the appearance of the film to something like how I remember it when it was first released in a 70mm blow-up. A pity though, that it doesn't have the original Overture music and Intermission.