“The Red and the Black,” an adaptation of Stendhal’s 1830 novel, follows the young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) as he pursues greatness, rising socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion, power and political intrigue.
Following screenings at Canneseries and the Italian Global Series Festival, “The Red and the Black,” produced by Siècle Productions for France Télévisions, makes its international market debut at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, where it’s being sold by Wild Bunch.
The four-part series is directed by Gaël Morel, who reunites with Belmondo following their acclaimed 2024 relationship drama “To Live, to Die, to Live Again,” and written by Georges-Marc Benamou and Gilles Taurand, whose previous collaborations include “The Last Mitterrand” and more recently “The Plague.”
The creators found inspiration in the enduring qualities of Stendhal’s work.
“There is a universality to great literature, particularly 19th century French and Anglo-Saxon literature, from Stendhal to Jane Austen, who was almost Stendhal’s contemporary,” Benamou tells Variety.
