THE PURSUIT OF LOVE is a small-screen interpretation of the 1945 novel by Nancy Mitford. Drinking and smoking in excess are common among socialites in this show who explore the madcap '30s nightlife. Some wartime sights of bombed out neighborhoods and refugee camps are shown. Scenes with partial nudity and sexual encounters are implied or briefly shown, but aren't graphic. A character makes light of the fact that she loathes her child, abandoning her, and calling her names. But the ripples of his rage are felt by his children who escape his dominance by attempting suicide, joining foreign armies, or obsessing over men they hardly know. The father figure is a violent, wrathful man, whose racist, sexist, and xenophobic leanings are made light of (and played for comic effect). Set against a 1930s upper-class British backdrop, this period piece focuses on the friendship of two cousins who survive rocky, if privileged, upbringings and explore the meaning of life as they see it. Parents need to know that The Pursuit of Happiness is a miniseries based on Nancy Mitford's 1945 comic novel.
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