Miss Tess of the Birdwells

Timmy 2022-03-21 09:03:00

A film adapted from literature, beautifully showing the rural style of the Victorian era. The photography, plot, and costumes are all impeccable, so more than 40 years have passed, and then the classic and good works that have been circulated can withstand time. I was amazed at how realistic this story is, how hard life is, the frivolous honesty of Master Alic, the kindness and innocence of Tess, and the idealization of Angel's enthusiasm. No one is a bad person, everyone clearly has good qualities and bad qualities. I saw a girl growing up in Tess, only she was more beautiful. Self-respect is brave, strong and stubborn, kind and innocent, but there is no powerful force to protect this beauty. The three views of the three protagonists are very distinct, one idealism kills realism, and the other idealism is killed, and then hanged. Although the plot did not foreshadow too much of Alic's persecution of Tess, it also had enough foreshadowing of Tess's end. Very interesting movie, three hours of unfinished business, final suspense and revelation.

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Tess quotes

  • Tess: We can sometimes make our souls leave our bodies.

    Dairyman Crick: How's that then, lady?

    Tess: You only have to lie on the grass at night and look straight up at some great star. And stare at it with all your might. And by and by, you feel you're falling into the sky, miles and miles from your body, which you don't seem to need at all.

  • Angel Clare: Tess! Why run away like that? Are you afraid?

    Tess: No, sir. Not of outdoor things, no.

    Angel Clare: But, you have your indoor fears, eh?

    Tess: I have, yes.

    Angel Clare: At what?

    Tess: I couldn't rightly say.

    Angel Clare: Of the milk turning sour? Fear of life in general?

    Tess: Yes, sir.

    Angel Clare: So have I. Very often. Life's a puzzle. Don't you think?

    Tess: Perhaps. Now, you've put it that way.