Dickens Anyone?

[maggiebee]

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

Could be writing this in 2023.

[Tilly2]

Yes, a poignant, slightly depressing moment Choux.
That boy was so beautiful.

[choux]

Classical looks.

[ichkeria]

"I’d find that an easy question, ich. Maggiebee’s purpose in posting this would be a bit more of a problem. "

The answer of course isn't A Sale of sorry A Tale of ... :-)

[ladybirder]

OK you've lost me now. Which boy was so beautiful?

[ToraToraTora]

maggie: "Oh, for goodness sake it's a quote from the beginning of a Tale of Two Cities that I thought was appropriate in today's climate. Appears everything I write has to pass the censors who apparently are TTT and Naomi. " - it's not appropriate, it's not remotely comparable, are we not allowed to challenge your descent to fantasy land?

[choux]

Ladybirder, here is the outline from IMDB
In this adaptation of the Thomas Mann novel, avant-garde composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Sir Dirk Bogarde) travels to a Venetian seaside resort seeking repose after a period of artistic and personal stress. But he finds no peace there, for he soon develops a troubling attraction to Tadzio (Björn Andrésen), an adolescent on vacation with his family. The boy embodies an ideal of beauty that Aschenbach has long sought and he becomes infatuated. However, the onset of a deadly pestilence threatens them physically and represents the corruption that compromises and threatens all ideals.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067445/

[choux]

Sorry for the delay, I had a phone call x