The Forsyte Saga - The Complete Series (1969)

pity ! no translation !

I am very surprised that in very elegant and technicaly perfect DVD
I don't find any translation to a non-English language. Y. Remetz August 31, 2008

a trail of destruction

Many story threads are woven into this mammoth drama, one being the tale of a woman who leaves a trail of destruction in her wake. It covers three generations at the time when the West was undergoing the most substantial social and technological changes in its history.

Irene commits cold-blooded marriage to escape a difficult personal situation. She loathes the man she marries and comes to loathe him more and more even though he showers her with gifts and does his best by her. After three years, she commits adultery with the fiancé of a cousin, wrecking her life. When her husband finds out about it, his patience finally snaps and he forces her to have sex with him. She immediately runs to her lover, sobbing and telling him what happened. The news so unhinges him that he wanders the streets in a daze and is run over and killed.

Irene then endures several years of lower-middle-class existence, then begins seeing one of the older men in the Forsyte family she has married into. With her demur, pretty and unattainable sweetness, she so rouses him that he has a heart attack and dies. This leads to an acquaintance with her son and their eventual marriage.

Years later, when Irene's son falls in love with the daughter of her ex-husband, Irene does her hysterical, anguished dance once more, causing her husband to have a heart attack and die. As a result, her son, against his own wishes and judgment, breaks off his engagement with the daughter of the ex-husband, condemning her to an unsatisfied life.

Final score: four men dead, two women's lives ruined, and Irene alone remains standing, untouched, serene, and pretty as ever.

This is a superb, 22-hour dramatization and will be cherished by everyone who likes period drama, tight screenwriting, accurate acting and a moving story. A remake was done recently. It has none of these qualities, and its London-hip actors wearing period clothes will appeal only to those unable to relate to any other period than their own.
May 3, 2008

Very enjoyable product

I had been looking for the original version of the Forsyte Saga for many months and I was very pleasantly surprised to find it Amazon (I should have known). I had been warned that the soundtrack would be a bit patchy but I found both the video and sound of very good quality for a series dating back quite a few decades. I enjoyed the series immensely and can highly recommend it. April 13, 2008

Do the subtitles work in HDTV format?

I have not purchased this set yet, but would love to. However, it is
essential that the subtitles for the hearing impaired work. I have found
that many British series do not have them at all, and those that do often do not work in the US,

I would appreciate it very much if someone who has this set can test the titles for me.

Thanks,

Patty April 6, 2008

Awesome Series

I've watched every disc and each is perfect. The design and ease
in using the discs is the absolute best I have ever experienced playing
a DVD.

I am enormously pleased and impressed as are my friends who have watched it. This DVD will dazzle and delight. January 16, 2008

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