The Red and the Black

An adaptation of Stendhal’s novel about a rebellious social climber (Kim Rossi Stuart) and the two very different women in his life. Louise de Renal: Carole Bouquet. Mathilde de la Mole: Judith Godreche. Marquis de la Mole: Claude Rich., Produced for French television, this two-part screen adaptation of the classic novel by Henri Beyle Stendhal concerns two women and the price they pay for loving a man eager to climb the ladder of elite society.