The Buddenbrooks (1959)

Thomas Buddenbrook becomes the proud father of a son and heir, and his sister Antonie finds new love after her divorce but soon finds that her new husband is fond of drink and plans to retire now that he has found himself a wealthy wife. Mother Elisabeth does not approve of Christian's love for actress Aline, and only after the mother's death can the two get married. The Buddenbrook business comes under financial strain and threatens to fail. A typhoid epidemic sweeps through town and Thomas' young son falls ill and dies. Christian becomes mentally unstable and Aline commits him to a lunatic asylum. Thomas receives the news that he is going to be made a senator.