In Roman Polanskis adaptation of Thomas Hardys Tess of the DUrbervilles, Nastassja Kinski plays Tess, a poor British peasant girl sent to live with her distant and wealthy relatives, the DUrbervilles. Though Tess father had hoped that the girl would be permitted a portion of the DUrberville riches, he is in for a major disappointment: Tess new housemates are not DUrbervilles at all, but a social-climbing family that has bought the name. Tess won three Oscars, including a Best Cinematography statuette for the late Geoffrey Unsworth and his successor Ghislain Cloquet. The film also served to catapult Nastassja Kinski to stardom. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide