![]() ![]() However, this romance is not to last, and the film powerfully explores how personal secrets and class divides can turn love sour. When she catches the eye of Jay (Riz Ahmed), a property guru's son, her small world and daily struggles seem to melt away, as he first gives her a job at one of his father's hotels in Jaipur, then eventually takes her to live with him in Mumbai, where she blossoms in a contemporary urban lifestyle. Trishna works in a resort in Rajasthan to help support her peasant family. ![]() Embodied by the radiant Freida Pinto, Trishna shares many of the original Tess's dilemmas, but is faced with old prejudices in today's Indian society. Reflecting an enduring fascination with the works of Thomas Hardy (this is his third adaptation of a work by the Victorian author), Michael Winterbottom's latest feature transforms Tess of the d'Urbervilles into a thoroughly modern creation.
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