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Stendhal's undisputed masterpiece, a novel of ambition and already of class struggle, a literary style of great beauty.<p> The Red and the Black, or the Memoirs of Julien Sorel. The story unfolds through the character of Madame de Rênal, who discovers Julien's supposed memoirs, written during his time in prison. She recounts for us the tragic fate of this romantic, seductive, and ambitious hero, with whom she was madly in love.<br> A demanding and subtle dramatic construction that keeps us in suspense from beginning to end: passion, adultery, filial love, the power of morality and the nobility of feelings on a romantic and lyrical background very characteristic of 19th century literature.<br> A major and essential work whose adaptation and staging scrupulously respect the author's style.<br><br> Lighting: Georges F.<br> Set design: Héloïse H.</p>