the birds hide to die ( The Thorn Birds ) is a Feuilleton televised states-unien in 4 episodes 120 minutes, carried out by Daryl Duke according to the novel best-seller of Colleen McCullough and diffused March 27th with the March 30th 1983 on ABC.

Synopsis

History of the father Ralph de Bricassart, its arrival in Australia until its ordination as a cardinal in the Vatican, pulled about between its religious choices and its choices of man, and the Cleary family and their Meggie daughter, since their breeding of Sheep S in New Zealand with their installation in Australia.

Distribution

Rewards

  • Emmy Award 1983 : Better actress for Barbara Stanwyk
  • Emmy Award 1983: Better actress in a supporting role for Jean Simmons
  • Emmy Award 1983: Better actor in a supporting role for Richard Kiley
  • Emmy Award 1983: Better make-up for the 4th episode
  • Emmy Award 1983: Better photographic direction for the 1st episode
  • Golden Globe Award 1984: Better minisery
  • Golden Globe Award 1984: Better actor in a minisery for Richard Chamberlain
  • Golden Globe Award 1984: Better actor in a supporting role in a minisery for Richard Kiley
  • Golden Globe Award 1984: Better actress in a supporting role in a minisery for Barbara Stanwyk

Episodes

1st part

Australia 1920. The father Ralph de Bricassart is transferred in News-Wales of the South not to have respected his wish of obedience in Ireland. In this Country of Feast, it becomes acquainted with Mary Carson, an old woman which reigns as a mistress on Drogheda , rich property specialized in the breeding of Mouton S. This woman very quickly falls insane in love with the tempting priest and does not have of cease to abuse it so that it yields to him.

One moment reasoned, it makes come her brother Paddy Cleary from New Zealand with all its family to Drogheda . Fiona, his wife, has three boys and a Meggie girl, to which it grants only little importance.

The Ralph father deals with the education of the latter and a paternal love dedicates to him without terminal which has as a gift to make jealous the matriarche, Mary.

2nd part

The evening of its 75 years, in 1929, Mary invites all the gratin of the Australian company as Ralph which re-examines on this Meggy occasion which became a beautiful young woman.

Pulled about by its feelings, it cannot fight against its love for her.

The old woman, resigned, puts an end to its days the night even by leaving a will in which it bequeaths all its fortune to the young priest, thus making him to it subvenor with the needs for the Cleary family and the prodigal priest with the eyes of the the Vatican…

3rd part

At the time of a fire with Drogheda, Paddy dies. Stuart, it, are killed by a Sanglier at the time of one beaten in forest to find his/her father. Ralph is ordered bishop in the Vatican. The pope returns it to Australia like his representative. Its return gives again courage with the Cleary family, which swam in despair. Alas, its flame for the Meggie young person did not die and she, on her side likes it more than ever. It then decides to turn over to the Vatican to forget it as well as possible. An employee of the ranch of the name of Luke O' Neill likes in Meggie secrecy and with the firm intention to take it for wife.

Meggie marries Luke but this last forsakes it having found a work in the Queensland. For the fidéliser and to bring closer it to it, it is made put pregnant but this one leaves it definitively and it is alone which it gives birth to her daughter. Meggie following holidays decides to turn over has drogheda

4th part

In this test, Meggie re-examines the Ralph father. Both realize of their respective love and live a passion enivrante but without a future.

Meggie gives birth, following this union, with a son, Dane.

Twenty years later, when Ralph returns in Drogheda, it finds Meggie with same passion but is unaware of that the young man that it has opposite him is his own son, as Dane is unaware of that he is his father.

The more so as Dane wants to also become priest him…

Comments

International real success, the birds hides to die is an enthralling serial where all the emotions reach their paroxysm. A saga envoûtante which did not take a wrinkle in twenty years and which can be regarded as the first saga of modern television.

Richard Chamberlain was an immense success after this confusing fresco where it depicts a man tormented and pulled about between his two passions. Rachel Ward and Barbara Stanwick hold with wonder their role of impassioned women. A jewel of the televised fiction

Will know finally that a continuation (which is not really one) was produced in 1995 under the name the birds hide to die: The forgotten Years .

Diffused many times in France on several chains, this serial was a resounding success in the whole world and it is certainly most popular of the Années 1980.

See too

External bond

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