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This change of mind has come about for a couple of reasons.

In the first place, reading Gabriele Tergit's "Effingers" reminded me of how satisfying a read a well observed family saga can be. I'm pretty sure that Tergit had read both "Buddenbrooks" and the Galsworthy. Previously I read the Thomas Mann, thinking of it as a key work in European literature, but had been inclined to regard the Galsworthy as something that I could afford to pass over -- I admit that a little bit of Virginia Woolf snobbery about "middlebrow" fiction was probably at work here too. But I might just enjoy the Galsworthy!

Then my interest was prompted by this BBC feature on a new television adaptation. It reminded me that a family saga does not have to consist of Mann like novels of ideas to be probing and revelatory.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260320-the-story-that-skewered-the-british-class-system

#JohnGalsworthy #ForsyteSaga #Literature #Novels #BritishLiterature #FamilySaga #Books #TwentiethCenturyLiterature

'Imperialistic urges and sexual politics': The story that skewered the British class system

As a new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga is about to stream, how did this tale of an affluent family encapsulate the timeless themes of power, generational conflict and "new money"?

BBC

French Cinema & Subtitles 5d ago

📝 Plot: Three Algerian brothers are torn apart after losing their home under colonial rule and scattered across the world after WWII. Messaoud joins the French army, Abdelkader becomes an Algerian independence leader in France, and Saïd seeks fortune in Paris. Their converging paths intersect with fierce struggle, loyalty and sacrifice in the fight for Algeria’s freedom.

#HorsLaLoi #historicalDrama #independenceStruggle #familySaga #warFilm #FrenchCinema #brothersStory #politicalDrama

Lorna Peel 6d ago

Escape to 19th-century Ireland with The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, a sweeping family saga of forbidden love, betrayal, and secrets that shape generations.

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French Cinema & Subtitles Mar 13

📝 Plot: In May 1968 France, Milou’s mother dies at the start of social upheaval. As his extended family gathers at the country estate to organize her funeral, national strikes and student revolts disrupt plans and reveal clashing personalities, petty disputes over inheritance and the uneasy contrasts between family life and revolutionary change.

#MilouEnMai #Comedy #Drama #FrenchCinema #FamilySaga #1968Events #SocialChange #ClassicFilm

French Cinema & Subtitles Mar 13

🎬 Milou en Mai (1990)

Subtitles available:
🇳🇱 Dutch
🇬🇧 English
🇬🇷 Greek
🇵🇹 Portuguese
🇪🇸 Spanish

⬇️ Download https://app.box.com/s/rz9uv2uxiufgkv4m2b99q9irsuore3zq

🎞 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097884/

▶️ Watch the video here 👇
https://darkiworld2026.com/titles/36284/milou-en-mai

#MilouEnMai #Comedy #Drama #FrenchCinema #ClassicFilm #FamilySaga #LouisMalle #1968Events

Lorna Peel Mar 8

Step into 19th-century Ireland!

Forbidden love, family secrets, and a sweeping saga await in A Scarlet Woman.

Start reading The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series today in Kindle Unlimited.

Amazon - https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman

#AScarletWomanByLornaPeel #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited #TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries

Lorna Peel Mar 7

If you love sweeping historical fiction packed with forbidden love and family secrets, travel back to 19th-century Ireland with The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series.

Amazon - https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries

#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #BookSeries #Bookstodon #KindleUnlimited #ReadersOfMastodon

French Cinema & Subtitles Feb 28

📝 Plot: In post-war France, a young woman navigates betrayal, ambition, and forbidden love within a wealthy family. As secrets unfold and tensions rise, she confronts societal expectations and personal desires, unraveling a story of power, romance, and tragedy. Set against the backdrop of reconstruction, the film explores resilience, passion, and the cost of choices in turbulent times.

#CouleursDeLIncendie #Drama #Historical #Romance #FamilySaga #FrenchCinema #PeriodDrama #CharacterStudy

French Cinema & Subtitles Feb 28

🎭 Cast: Clovis Cornillac, Léa Drucker, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alice Isaaz, Olivier Gourmet, Jérémy Lopez, Alban Lenoir, Johan Heldenbergh, Nils Othenin-Girard, Octave Bossuet, Olivier Rabourdin, Jana Bittnerová, Fanny Ardant, Christian Schweda, Vincent de Bouard, Gilles Privat, Olivier Bouana, Anaël de Vuono, Méline de Vuono, Isabelle Vitari …

#CouleursDeLIncendie #sousTitres #cinemaFrançais #FrenchDrama #FamilySaga #PeriodDrama #HistoricalFilm #EnsembleCast