Drama, TV Movie  •  1997  •  200 min

The Red and the Black (1997)

The Red and the Black poster

The Red and the Black (1997)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Carole Bouquet  •   Kim Rossi Stuart  •   Judith Godrèche

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film critiques the rigid class structure and pervasive hypocrisy of Restoration France, highlighting the struggles of a talented individual against a system that denies meritocracy, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values of social justice.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

This adaptation of 'The Red and the Black' features traditional casting that aligns with its 19th-century French historical setting, without incorporating explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative remains faithful to the source material's focus on themes of class ambition and social hypocrisy, rather than engaging with modern DEI critiques of traditional identities.

Secondary

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film critically portrays the Catholic Church and its clergy as largely hypocritical, ambitious, and entangled in political power struggles, often using religion as a facade for personal gain and social control. While some individual characters exhibit genuine piety, the overall narrative exposes the institution's moral failings and corruption.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

This adaptation of 'The Red and the Black' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers exclusively on heterosexual relationships and societal ambition, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "The Red and the Black" (1997), an adaptation of Stendhal's novel, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1997 adaptation of Stendhal's novel "The Red and the Black" maintains the established genders of all its major and minor characters from the original source material. No canonical characters were portrayed with a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1997 adaptation of Stendhal's 1830 French novel features characters who are historically and canonically white, consistent with the novel's setting and original descriptions. The cast of the 1997 film portrays these characters as white, aligning with the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
The Movie Database logo
5.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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