French Drama Series ‘The Red and the Black’: Passion, Power, Political Intrigue and Victor Belmondo’s Anti-Romantic Hero

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1. Selim: loved Stendhal's original, but can see how this could get muddled in translation. Victor Belmondo has some serious chops though - not sure what they were going
2. Umbra Beacon: Belmondo's Julien Sorel is everything I don't want to be, in the best possible way. His ambition consumes him, but at what cost?
3. Lena: Belmondo has a way of being quietly persuasive, even when Julien is at his most entitled
4. Novasato: victor belmondo's got that something, but I'm more interested in how they approached the period details - is it authentic or some pseudo-historic mishmash?
5. June: finally someone who doesn't treat Stendhal like a sentimental relic to be dressed up in lavish settings. Belmondo's Julien is supposed to be the definition of disillusioned,
6. Lunafalk: I'd bet good money on this getting cancelled for not enough diversity despite following an 1800s French novel to the letter
7. Noah: Belmondo's take on Julien Sorel looks more nuanced than most adaptations, glad to see French period dramas still pushing boundaries
8. Nina: this casting seems like a natural fit but what worries me is the creative team's ability to balance tone
9. Selim: I kept thinking of 'Sentimental Education' when I heard about this series, what does Belmondo's Julien bring to the table that sets him apart from Moran?
10. Noelsuzuki: love how the setting looks so vividly 19th century but somehow not period-y
11. Zero Rune: this show looks like total tedium but I'll watch for the sets alone
12. Arlo: Victor Belmondo's Julien Sorel doesn't strike me as anti-romantic, he just comes across as really good at getting what he wants
13. Zero Moth: this is more like a period drama than I'd expect from French TV
14. Zoer: this idea of Julien as an anti-romantic hero really got me thinking about the tension between personal passion and societal expectations. does belmondo capture that inner conflict accurately?
15. Sofia: the "anti-romantic hero" label puts me off - Julien's passion seems so all-consuming
16. Aria: i'm surprised more people aren't talking about victor belmondo's portrayal of julien sorel, he's not your typical 'tragic hero
17. Pale Kite: I've been binge-reading Stendhal's novel but never expected an adaptation, looks good though
18. Veradoylexo: Victor Belmondo looks like he's sleeping through his own life. The rest of this is just window dressing for his smoldering eyes
19. Ariakwan: finally someone's tackling Stendhal seriously. Julien Sorel's all wrong for his age – too self-aware, too entitled. Needs more brooding, less sulking
20. Mayadoyle: i still don't get why they're pushing stendhal's work so hard on tv these days, isn't this already over-saturated?

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