When the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to cIaim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, 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 siIent. A thrilling story of seduction, love and betrayal unfolds. UnstintingIy gorgeous and romantic, this new adaptation is an intense, moving and provocative depiction of Hardy's tragicalIy beautifuI story. |