✗ SKIP — Not worth it
The Red and the Black
1997 · 3h 20m · Drama, TV Movie
IMDb
7.5
Skip it tonight unless you're a devoted Stendhal purist—this TV adaptation of a literary classic sounds dutiful rather than gripping, and without critical validation or standout performances to justify the slow-burn period drama approach, there are better ways to spend your evening.
Plot
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.
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Cast: Carole Bouquet, Kim Rossi Stuart, Judith Godrèche, Claude Rich, Bernard Verley
