"The Forsyte Saga" is a monumental series of diverse works by the English writer John Galsworthy, describing the life of the wealthy Forsyte family. In 1932, Galsworthy received the Nobel Prize in Literature for "the exalted art of storytelling, culminating in The Forsyte Saga."
"It was such a spring day as breathes into a man an ineffable yearning, a painful sweetness, a longing that makes him stand motionless, looking at the leaves or grass, and fling out his arms to embrace he knows not what." ― John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga
All works dedicated to different generations of the Forsyte family are grouped into several large cycles. Galsworthy was the first to write the novel "Saving Forsyte" under the pseudonym John Sinjohn. A series of works directly titled "The Forsyte Saga" was released in 1922. Next comes the collection of stories On Forsyte ‘Change. In the preface, the author pointed out that "... in terms of time of action, they (the stories) stand between Saga and Comedy, since without Saga they will not be understood, and the action ends before Comedy begins ...". In the same preface, the author refers to all of his Forsyte writings as the Chronicles of the Forsyte family.
And finally, the last cycle of novels under the general title "End of the Chapter" can be viewed as a kind of spin-off: the Forsytes are mentioned, but the main characters are members of the impoverished noble family Cherrel - distant relatives of the Monts, connected with the Forsytes through the marriage of their son, Michael, to Fleur, daughter of Soames.
Content:
Saving Forsythe
Owner
Forsythe's last summer. Interlude
In the loop
Awakening. Interlude
For rent
The Forsyte Saga was filmed several times, the first silent films based on the works of Galsworthy appeared in the early 1920s.
In 1925, Phil Rosen's White Monkey, one of the first Forsyte films, was released. Fleur is played by Barbara La Marr and Myla Monta Thomas Holding. In the Role of Soames Forsythe, George F. Marion. The film was listed among the lost, but recently it was reported that the film was found.
In 1934, James Weil, known for his films Frankenstein and The Man in the Iron Mask of 1939, directed the film One More River.
In 1949, The Forsyte Saga (originally titled That Forsyte Woman) was released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer starring Greer Garson as Irene.
In 1967, a 26-episode television series for the BBC appeared. Screen adaptation of Donald Wilson, Constance Cox. The film stars Kenneth More (Joe Forsyth), Eric Porter (Eric Porter - Soames Forsyth), Nyree Dawn Porter (Irene Forsyth), Michael York (Michael York - Jolly Forsyth) and other famous artists. The series first aired on BBC2 between January 7 and July 1, 1967 to an audience of about 6 million. During the second broadcast, which began on September 8, 1968, on BBC1, the audience of the last episode reached 18 million. The global audience is estimated at approximately 160 million viewers. It was the first English program purchased by the Soviet Union , with a voiceover by Nikolai Aleksandrovich.
In 2002, Granada Television filmed a new version with a duration of more than 11.5 hours . Starring Damien Lewis, Rupert Graves, Gina McKee, Corinne Redgrave and Ioan Griffith.
This article was sponsored by Handan Oguz.
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