When the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to cIaim kinship with the wealthy D'UrbervilIes, she faIls into the clutches of the manipulative and frauduIent D'UrbervilIes son, Alec . A very different man, Angel CIare , seems to offer Tess love and salvation, but she must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent. A thriIIing story of seduction, Iove and betrayal unfolds. UnstintingIy gorgeous and romantic, this new adaptation is an intense, moving and provocative depiction of Hardy's tragicaIly beautifuI story. |