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.
Cast
- Carole Bouquet as Louise de Rénal
- Kim Rossi Stuart as Julien Sorel
- Judith Godrèche as Mathilde de la Môle
- Claude Rich as Marquis de la Môle
- Bernard Verley as Monsieur de Rénal
- Constanze Engelbrecht as Madame Derville
- Francesco Acquaroli as Comte Altamira
- Maurice Garrel as Abbé Chelan
- Rüdiger Vogler as Abbé Pirard
- Claudine Auger as Madame de Fervaques