Drama ·TV Movie · France · 1997 · 3h 20m

The Red and the Black

Le Rouge et le Noir

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Director
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Cast
Carole Bouquet as Louise de Rénal Kim Rossi Stuart as Julien Sorel Judith Godrèche as Mathilde de la Môle Claude Rich as Marquis de la Môle Bernard Verley as Monsieur de Rénal Constanze Engelbrecht as Madame Derville
Crew
Gérard Vigneron — Director of Photography Philippe Sarde — Original Music Composer Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe — Writer Stendhal — Novel Laurence Bachman — Producer
Synopsis

In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.

Mood & Themes
adulteryjealousyfranceparis, francebased on novel or bookattempted murderdeath sentencebourgeoisieambitionbesançon, francetragic loveduel
Key Collaborators
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe Director Gérard Vigneron Director of Photography Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe Writer Stendhal Novel Laurence Bachman Producer
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