A wonderfully adapted classic
JustAForeignReader | Major Earthquake Faultline | 09/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"a beautiful yet very sad movie in that tumult era before the french revolution. passion, jealousy, love, ambition, poverty, richness....whatever. beautifully performed and directed. the sadness of this movie won't make you shed tears. a french movie that rarely has the integrity from the very beginning to the very end. the tall and hansome young actor was really a very good and appropriate cast. nothing short of a 5-star rating."
Kim Rossi Stuart Shines!
John Ballow | palm spring ca usa | 06/18/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i found this movie to be exquisitely photographed and whom ever was in charge of selecting the actresses and actors truly had an amazing sensitivity to the story line and characters portrayed by the author. Even though I sensed from the very begining of this story line that the journey ultimately would lead this fasinating cast of characters to a dooms day conclusion I still enjoyed every scene. Rarely do costumers location people sound technicians work so seamlessly on a project. I challenge anyone who enjoys a tragic love story to say pass on this one. I attribute much of this movies magic to the wonderful acting of the Italian actor Kim Rossi Stuart he was fabulous in the movie THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE but he really out does him self in THE RED AND THE BLACK buy your self a copy and a box of tissue and enjoy."