Scarlet and Black (1993)

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor young man uses charm and seduction to move up in 19th century French high society. He pursues relationships with wealthy women to escape his low social status.

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What happens

Scarlet and Black is a British four-part television drama series first aired in 1993 on BBC 1 by the BBC with a cast including Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. The series was adapted by Stephen Lowe from the novel The Red and the Black (1830) by French writer Stendhal. The story follows an ambitious, but impoverished young man, who seduces women of high social standing in order to improve his prospects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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