Tess
dramaromancehistorical
154
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
38
Educational Value/50
39
Craft & Quality/50
39
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
1980 Best Picture nominee. Roman Polanski's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
High cognitive demands from the moral complexity and Hardy's examination of fate, class, and gender. Educational value from the Victorian English social context and literary significance. Visually stunning with Nastassja Kinski in a career-defining role.
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