Tess Durbyfield, a naive young woman from the countryside, takes a job with her aristocratic relatives, the D'Urbervilles, in a bid to improve her family's financial situation. However, her cousin Alec's unwanted advances lead to a tragic and life-altering event.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
In this poignant drama, a rural woman finds herself torn between her stifling relationship with a controlling relative and her forbidden love for a cultured and charismatic farmer.