Tess has two options: live in poverty or marry a brute who raped her. The man she loves wont have her because of her past. Her father got sick and there's nobody to take care of her family. This is a very sad movie and it doesn't get any happier as it goes on. That being said, "Tess" is pretty good. The main girl does a fine job and Angel can convey many emotions with simple changes in his expression. I really liked the music and I think this is a good movie to have been dedicated to the memory of Sharon Tate (it says at the beginning "to Sharon.") It was almost 3 hours but the situations were so interesting the time blew by. Recommended.
