0:00:02 > 0:00:07This programme contains scenes of a sexual nature.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I see before me my friends...
0:00:17 > 0:00:18..companions...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21people I love and trust. CHEVALIER GROANS
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Yet, there is a traitor in your midst,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27seeking to destroy everything I've built.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32A minister is murdered. Now, his wife.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34HE SNORTS
0:00:34 > 0:00:36SCATTERED COUGHS
0:00:36 > 0:00:38If you have any courage,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40stand up now...
0:00:41 > 0:00:43..and show me your face!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46If not, I shall hunt you down and I will...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48HE BURSTS INTO LAUGHTER
0:00:48 > 0:00:49MURMURING
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- PHILIPPE:- I'm sorry...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I'm sorry!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Won't happen again.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59If not, I...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01ALL HOWL WITH LAUGHTER
0:01:01 > 0:01:03HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER
0:01:07 > 0:01:09ALL LAUGH
0:01:09 > 0:01:11How dare you insult me?!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Do you know who I am?!
0:01:13 > 0:01:14I am the King!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I am Louis the Great!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- THEY SCOFF AND LAUGH - No, come on!
0:01:21 > 0:01:22What is the matter with everyone?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29But the fact... The fact is, you're NOT the king.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32We pretended you were because we found it amusing!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35HOWLS OF LAUGHTER
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Then who am I?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40You are footservant to the second chamberlain.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Then... Then, who is king?- Ah!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54HE GASPS
0:01:54 > 0:01:56RUMBLING
0:01:56 > 0:01:58LAUGHTER FADES
0:02:07 > 0:02:09It is customary to bow to the King.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14FAINT CHATTER OUTSIDE
0:02:14 > 0:02:16BIRDSONG
0:02:34 > 0:02:36HE COUGHS
0:02:42 > 0:02:44One day it will end, won't it?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50You have many reasons to renounce our affair.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Scandal.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54The Queen.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55The Church.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01You're leaving?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I have duties to attend to.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- As do you, I assume. - My duty is to attend to His Majesty.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11What news of our daughter?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I am told she is in fine health.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19You are told?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I saw her yesterday and the doctor assured me she was fit and strong.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I do not listen to court gossip.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35The Church will do as I say, and as for the Queen...
0:03:36 > 0:03:38..she is queen only in name.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41FOOTSTEPS RECEDE
0:03:43 > 0:03:45DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- She's poisoned his mind! - Your Majesty...
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Their bastard child lives here under my own roof!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55SHE BREATHES RAGGEDLY
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I am certain that Bishop Bossuet has done all in his power
0:04:00 > 0:04:02to show the King the error of his ways.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07The King sneers to his face and laughs behind his back.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11You must take the matter in hand.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I, Your Majesty?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17She has many friends at court. You will speak with them,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20encourage them to confess, turn them against her.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- I shall speak with the King. - And the lady in question?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- She is beyond redemption. - I shall appeal to her conscience.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- SHE SCOFFS - She has none.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32The power of the Lord is infinite.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39You are a beacon of faith and hope for us all, Your Majesty.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44As you are mine.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48What about the kitchens?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Two musketeers on guard at all times, Sire.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Well, they didn't do a very good job, did they?!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Double them. Triple them. Do whatever it takes.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And from now on, every minister and every member
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- of my immediate family must be given a taster.- Yes, Sire.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06What of those social powders?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Now banned, Sire.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Anyone found selling them will be punished appropriately.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14As for deliveries,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17all those bringing food into the palace must apply for a licence.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20All produce must be checked and all workers searched.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Sire, with respect, there are many ways in which the poisons
0:05:24 > 0:05:27could be introduced into the palace.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Apart from nobles, clerks, cooks and servants,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34there are hundreds of builders entering and leaving every day.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37To secure the premises entirely would be impossible.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Anyone wishing harm to me or those close to me
0:05:39 > 0:05:42must know that they are no longer setting foot in a palace,
0:05:42 > 0:05:43but a fortress.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02# I am the king of my own land
0:06:08 > 0:06:11# Facing tempests of dust
0:06:11 > 0:06:16# I'll fight until the end
0:06:19 > 0:06:22# Creatures of my dreams
0:06:22 > 0:06:25# Raise up and dance with me
0:06:34 > 0:06:36# Now and forever
0:06:38 > 0:06:45# I'm your king! #
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Monsieur Marchal, we have known each other
0:07:04 > 0:07:06a long time and I believe I have earned your trust.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Perhaps.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Then trust me now.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13We buy tonics and potions from a supplier
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and we sell, in discretion, to the palace.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Sold.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Sold.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22But we have nothing to do with poisons,
0:07:22 > 0:07:23neither making nor selling.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- You have my word on that. - What is the name of your supplier?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29A spice trader...
0:07:29 > 0:07:31by the name Didier Robert.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- And where will I find him?- China.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37He set sail from Marseille a few weeks ago.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41If he is gone, you must have chosen another.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42No. Not yet.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45But as you know, cartloads of produce
0:07:45 > 0:07:48from the colonies arrive in Paris every day.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50If you think that by stopping us,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53you can stop the nobles from poisoning each other,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55then you're fooling yourself.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03We shall see.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Imagine if you will, Sire, the lake before you
0:08:10 > 0:08:12to be an impregnable Dutch rampart
0:08:12 > 0:08:14and the hut beyond, their headquarters.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22CANNON FIRES
0:08:22 > 0:08:23SPLASHING
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Not good enough.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Do we have any word from London?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28The fleet is ready to sail.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30And the grain supplies?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32The Church continues to deny access.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Over 200 carts of grain and fodder
0:08:34 > 0:08:37are currently being transported from Normandy.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Sire, if I may be so bold...
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- ..I think I have a solution. - Indeed?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- The Count of Epernay.- What of him?
0:08:46 > 0:08:51He owns over 40,000 acres of arable land between Calais and Amiens.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And I am sure he has enough grain in storage to feed even as large
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- an army as His Majesty's. - How do I not know about this?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And why is the Count of Epernay not at Versailles?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03He claims to be confined to a wheelchair.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06In fact, he's as fit as a fiddle and hunts three times a week.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Send some men to the Count of Epernay. Remind him of his duties.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Take his grain and do not pay him.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- You do not like the Duc de Cassel, do you?- No, Sire.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I wish I were as blind to his vices as I am to his virtues.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40He flits between the gambling and the whores, Sire.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- As do many men at court. - None of them ministers, Sire.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I fear he does not merit the trust His Majesty places in him.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Sire.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Do you know the best way to subdue a wild horse?
0:10:02 > 0:10:03The whip, Sire?
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Put it to pasture with a tame one.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I'm worried about my wife.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24What, her face? I know what you mean.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Perhaps some sort of mask would be in order...
0:10:26 > 0:10:28She needs a lady-in-waiting,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31someone to explain how things are done round here.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32I was thinking of your cousin.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34What's her name again?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Mademoiselle de Clermont.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Yes, she would be perfect.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I'll need to talk to her.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41You will be here on my return?
0:10:41 > 0:10:42No.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I am being fitted for a new overcoat.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47HE CLICKS HIS FINGERS
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Paid for by me?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Surely you wouldn't have me pay for it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57You forget I'm recently married. Wives cost money.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59What about her dowry?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02She came with ample lands, but no dowry. I'm leaving.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Wait, wait!
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Mignonette...
0:11:06 > 0:11:11What use is 10,000 acres of German forest if I...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Mmm.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15..need new cuffs?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19DOORS OPEN
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Yes? What does he want now?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31It concerns the, um...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35..the bedding ceremony, Your Highness.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37The bedding ceremony...?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40His Majesty has sent out invitations
0:11:40 > 0:11:43to a celebration of your union with the Princess.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47This will be followed by the bedding ceremony.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Delicious(!)
0:11:59 > 0:12:01DOORS CLOSE
0:12:03 > 0:12:07So, you will share the same bed as your wife?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Why wouldn't I?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I think she is rather attractive.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12- Oh! - HE SNORTS
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- You're jealous.- Of a woman?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17How we laughed(!)
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I shared a bed with Henriette and that never bothered you.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21That was to annoy your brother.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24The King wishes to build an alliance with the Palatinate.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29My duty is to seal that alliance by making lots of children.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Your duty, darling, is not to your brother,
0:12:32 > 0:12:33it is to GLAMOUR
0:12:33 > 0:12:35and BEAUTY...
0:12:35 > 0:12:36and ME!
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Who knows, I might even fall in love with her!
0:12:50 > 0:12:51DOOR CLOSES
0:12:52 > 0:12:55HUM OF CONVERSATION
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Mademoiselle de Clermont. I have an honour to bestow upon you.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11It relates to my new wife.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15She needs some help settling in...
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Mother, we are bankrupt!- Be quiet!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I suppose the sad fact is, none of us are...truly safe.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32But there's no need to panic.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Monsieur Marchal and I will ensure your safety.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- We have no choice but to leave. - I will not hear of such a thing.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41My son's place is here and nowhere else.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Then it is for you to find a way for us to stay.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I've already tried. - Try again.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Try harder! Friends.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Connections... I don't know.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Of course, my love.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54That post was mine. Not his!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07FABIEN SPEAKS NEARBY
0:14:12 > 0:14:14..And you tasted all the ingredients
0:14:14 > 0:14:16before giving the plate to the servant?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I am a cook, sir.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20That is my job.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Everyone is talking about the murder. They're all worried.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Scared to eat their food.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Some of them are even thinking about leaving the palace.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Do as usual.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Go to the gaming tables tonight.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40The wine will loosen their tongues.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I shall try, but Monsieur has asked me
0:14:42 > 0:14:45to be lady-in-waiting for his new wife.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Very well.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53But you will continue to report to me.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10It was you that delivered the plate of food to Madame de Reynaud.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Yes, sir.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13You collected it from the kitchens
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- and you took it directly to her cell?- Yes, sir.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Why are you so nervous?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- I'm not, sir.- Yes, you are.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I'm scared, sir.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Of what?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Of you.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- FOOTSTEPS APPROACH - You should be.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Yes?- We searched all her belongings and found nothing, sir.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45HE EXHALES
0:15:47 > 0:15:48You may go.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56His Highness thought perhaps I could help.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57"Help"?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00To find your feet.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02The last time I looked, they were at the end of my legs.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05SHE CHUCKLES
0:16:06 > 0:16:07You say you served as lady-in-waiting
0:16:07 > 0:16:09to my husband's first wife?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Yes, Your Highness.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15They say she was beautiful, intelligent, charming, honourable...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17She was.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18How depressing...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Good morning, Your Highness.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Cousin.- Good morning.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I thought I would come to see how you were settling in.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Well enough, thank you.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Has my dear cousin explained all the regulations?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Not yet.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37She will explain all the official regulations
0:16:37 > 0:16:40and I shall pass by to explain the others.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- "Others"?- You'll learn to love them.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Whoo! Now that's what we need here!
0:16:48 > 0:16:51A touch of Teutonic fashion.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Are you planning to wear this in the salon?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55What else would I do with it?
0:16:55 > 0:16:56HE SNORTS
0:16:56 > 0:16:57Put it in a soup?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Oh, and as for the bedding ceremony,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07might I suggest riding boots and an overcoat?
0:17:16 > 0:17:17What is a bedding ceremony?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Exquisite, madame.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Hm. Yes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Madame may also wish to consider this beautiful diamond necklace.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Untamed.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52The meaning of "diamond" in Ancient Greek.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I can feel it from here, Bontemps.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Sire?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12That frown of disapproval boring into my back.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16If Madame de Montespan wants something and I give it to her,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19it is not because of her influence.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21It is because I wish it to be so.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Of course, Sire.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30She will take it.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Delphine?
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Madame?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Your services are no longer required.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Have you ever encountered a bear?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10No, Your Highness.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Well, I have and it was nothing compared to this.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Don't worry.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18It is true some of the women can be a little cold with newcomers,
0:19:18 > 0:19:19but once they get to know you,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23they will appreciate your honesty and openness.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27How do I look?
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Wonderful!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- SHE LAUGHS - Liar!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37I know the Church frowns on vanity,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39but to refuse a gift from the King,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41well, that would be arrogance!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Perhaps I should ask Bishop Bossuet for guidance.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45LADIES TITTER
0:19:45 > 0:19:47HUM OF CONVERSATION
0:19:47 > 0:19:50LAUGHTER AND CHATTER
0:19:53 > 0:19:55What do we do now?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57We wait, to be invited to play cards
0:19:57 > 0:19:59or engage in conversation.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Oh, dear!
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Someone seems to have confused a bird's nest for a hat.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15ALL TITTER
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Who is that woman?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That is Madame de Montespan.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23The King's mistress.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26She's like a Greek goddess.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33His Majesty requests your presence.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Mine?
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Please.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38(Good luck.)
0:20:46 > 0:20:48SHE SIGHS
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Come, ladies, we're being mean. We should welcome her.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57And be grateful for small mercies. She may be German,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58but at least she's not Spanish.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- Good afternoon, Your Highness. - Good afternoon.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- I am the Marquise de Montespan. - Of course you are.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16The ladies and I are just discussing whether Lady Montfort
0:21:16 > 0:21:19should continue her affair with a stable boy.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Personally, I think it depends on the qualities of the stable boy.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25We'd love to hear your opinion on the matter.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27I warn you, I have no gift for gossip.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's not a gift. It's a habit.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- You will soon fall into it. - I have a fear of heights.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37SHE LAUGHS
0:21:55 > 0:21:58You're both probably wondering why I asked you here.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Whatever the reason, Sire, no doubt, it is a good one.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I asked you here because I wish the two of you to marry.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08SHE STIFLES A GASP
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Cassel, you have the general demeanour of a sewer rat
0:22:13 > 0:22:16with a reputation for licentious behaviour.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- That is not what I like to see in one of my ministers.- No, Sire.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23You need someone to look after you,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25put your affairs in order
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- and give you an air of respectability.- Indeed, Sire.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Mademoiselle de Clermont.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Like all young ladies at court,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38you, no doubt, dreamt of marrying for both position and for love.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42The Duc de Cassel will give you the former,
0:22:42 > 0:22:43if not the latter.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- If that is His Majesty's wish... - It is.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03I would like a few moments with Mademoiselle de Clermont alone.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24You think of me cruel?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26DOOR CLOSES >
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- No, Sire. - I would understand if you did.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Monsieur Marchal informs me
0:23:31 > 0:23:33that you have been his eyes and ears in the salon.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35From now on, I wish you to perform these same duties
0:23:35 > 0:23:37regarding your husband.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40If he says or does anything that you consider to be contrary
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- to my interests, I wish to be informed of it.- Yes, Sire.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49As for love,
0:23:49 > 0:23:50if that is what you seek,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I suggest you seek it elsewhere.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01SHE GASPS
0:24:01 > 0:24:03SHE STIFLES SOBS
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Mademoiselle de Clermont!
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Sophie!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- I understand your anger...- Please!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Please speak to His Majesty on the matter.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21This cannot happen. NOT to me.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23This is not fair and it's not right.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I cannot marry THAT!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30You know what he is capable of. You know!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Remember...
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Remember, you're serving His Majesty
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and the security of the state.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44You should consider that an honour.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49An honour...?
0:24:52 > 0:24:53(Of course...)
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Where the palace stands now used to be marshland and trees.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It will soon be the heart of an empire.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But His Majesty already has an empire.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05No. I merely have possessions.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Surely there are many who would stand in your path?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Enemies?
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Yes.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14There is one.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Do you fear him?
0:25:16 > 0:25:17No.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Though I do admire him.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Why?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Because he does not fear me.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Why should he fear His Majesty?
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Because the finest army in the world is about to destroy him.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Come. I wish you to meet someone.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35An old friend of mine.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- A gardener?- No ordinary gardener.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41If you ever need advice on how to win a war,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43he is the person to talk to.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Where is Jacques?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52We have not seen him for several days, Sire.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Well, where does he live? Perhaps he is at home, sick.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58We checked, Sire. He is not there.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Keep looking and tell him to report to the palace
0:26:02 > 0:26:04as soon as you see him.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Sire,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11when you were a child,
0:26:11 > 0:26:12you dreamt of being a king.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Now you are king, what is your dream?
0:26:19 > 0:26:20To be remembered.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12You will deliver this into the hands of the cook, Gaspard,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Compiegne.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35BUSTLE
0:27:40 > 0:27:43It's so nice to have a trusted friend by my side.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45You already seem to have rather a lot of friends.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Friends in appearance, yes, but appearances can change.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50When can I see the child?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52First you must meet the King.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54What sort of a man is he?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56They say he can be cruel.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59What else do they say?
0:27:59 > 0:28:04That he is warm-hearted, cold-blooded,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06amusing, without humour,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08gentle, violent,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10clever and foolish.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Hm, well, he has many moods and many faces
0:28:13 > 0:28:16and I love every single one of them.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18< Every king of France has a mistress
0:28:18 > 0:28:21< and the Church always turns a blind eye!
0:28:21 > 0:28:23< A normal mistress is tolerated. But not this one...
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- < We are talking about... - But, Sire, a married wom...
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Sire? - TERSELY: What?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02May I present my friend and governess to our child,
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Madame Scarron.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Welcome to Versailles. If you'll excuse me.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25God, it reeks in here!
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Would it kill you to open a window?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Where the hell have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere!
0:29:32 > 0:29:36You'll have to come here from now on, if you want your bit of fun.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- Why?- The King has put a stop to our business.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43If I'm seen at the palace, I'll be flogged.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Certain friends of mine pay to be flogged.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Not you, apparently. - COINS JINGLE
0:30:05 > 0:30:08MAN GRUNTS NEARBY
0:30:09 > 0:30:12HE PANTS
0:30:13 > 0:30:15HE SCREAMS
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- FABIEN:- '"In tight embrace", you say?'
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I believe we have our killer, don't you?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Did you search the rooms of Gaston de Foix?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Yes, sir. We found nothing.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Search them again!
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Where did you meet him? - SHE SNIFFLES
0:30:41 > 0:30:45In a corridor outside the kitchens, or upstairs in his rooms?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Was it a powder or liquid he poured onto the food?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- It was not him. - Do you really suppose
0:30:53 > 0:30:57you were the only chambermaid to hoist her skirt up for him?
0:30:57 > 0:30:58He promised...!
0:30:58 > 0:31:00To marry you?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Well, that's not what he told me.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05When I mentioned your name,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09he laughed and said, "The one who smells of pig shit?"
0:31:15 > 0:31:18He met me in the scullery as I was on my way to the prison.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20And he added the poison.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Did you know it was poison?- No.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44That was the right answer.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Another 200.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I'm feeling...lucky.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Yes! - HE CHUCKLES
0:32:02 > 0:32:03You won.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07(Come quietly.)
0:32:09 > 0:32:12If this is about my debts, I have every intention of paying.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14No doubt.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17ALL GASP
0:32:17 > 0:32:19CRASHING
0:32:19 > 0:32:22GASTON GRUNTS
0:32:24 > 0:32:26How dare you?!
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Take your hands off me!
0:32:28 > 0:32:29SHE GASPS
0:32:29 > 0:32:31CHAINS JANGLE
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Do you have any idea what you're doing?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Unluckily for you, yes.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Why am I here?
0:32:43 > 0:32:44All murderers end up here.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Murder? - HE SCOFFS
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Whom did I murder?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The minister, Reynaud. And then, his wife.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Before I decide what to do with you,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05you're going to tell me where you acquired the poison.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08I don't know anything about poison.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Argh!
0:33:09 > 0:33:11That's not what your lover said!
0:33:11 > 0:33:12"Lover"?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15The chambermaid who delivered the meal to the victim
0:33:15 > 0:33:17after you poisoned it.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Odile?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22HE SCOFFS
0:33:30 > 0:33:32LOUIS: Tell me, do you believe in your dreams?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- BONTEMPS:- No, Sire.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36And what of your nightmares?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Sire?
0:33:41 > 0:33:45I built these walls to protect myself against threats from outside.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Now, I find that the greater danger lies within them.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55No ship ever sailed the ocean without encountering a storm, Sire.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I have sent messages to all the women at court,
0:34:08 > 0:34:11inviting them to join us for midnight prayers after the ceremony.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14One or two of them have said they will attend.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16And Madame de Montespan?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20She replied saying she would, alas, be otherwise occupied.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Do you think my looks are fading?
0:34:27 > 0:34:29You are more beautiful than ever.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33But for how long?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36You fear losing him, don't you?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49I prefer the green.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55Why do you keep taking that stuff?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Medical necessity?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02For what?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04A tickle in the throat.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06The doctor says a few more months
0:35:06 > 0:35:08and I shall be singing like a canary.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- You're setting a bad example. - On the contrary.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17I am setting a very good example.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22People are bored to death here, and I am showing them how not to be.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25The King has banned these substances from court.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Which makes the experience all the more titillating.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31What about the blue?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34The trouble is,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36I like all of them.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Then try something different.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41DOOR OPENS
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Ready when you are.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Monsieur is more madame than Madame.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17COURT MURMURS
0:36:36 > 0:36:37The King!
0:36:50 > 0:36:52You will make a laughing stock of the court.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I believe I already have that honour.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57When they look at me, what do they see?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59A woman. One of many.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00In case you'd forgotten,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03the women in our family tend to outlast the men.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Is something bothering you?
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Don't expect me to follow your every rule with a smile on my face.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Right now, I expect you to be my brother.- Hmm.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19In case you hadn't noticed,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21the nobles have started to kill each other.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23(That's what happens when you lock them up!)
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Would you like to dance? - I'd love to.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I will do your bidding.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38But I will do it my way.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40BAROQUE MUSIC PLAYS
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Good evening, Sire.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Your Majesty.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16I love your dress. You must give me the name of your designer.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19He's called Diego Bartolome Gomez de Recalde.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Oh. Well, it's lovely. - So you said.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I fear I have little to contribute to this discussion.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25If you will excuse me?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35It saddens me to see that I have upset Her Majesty.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I thought we'd found common ground in choosing a wife for Monsieur.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Whatever I've done, please accept my humble apologies.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- For seducing my husband? - It's hardly my fault your husband
0:38:44 > 0:38:47finds my company more stimulating than his wife's.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Is your husband aware of your infidelity?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54I have no contact with my husband.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57An arrangement I would recommend to all married women.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58A shooting star...
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Her Majesty's written a poem! How delightful(!)
0:39:01 > 0:39:03That's what you remind me of.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Well, at least I will die knowing I have sparkled and shone.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Tell me, who's that charming young girl
0:39:12 > 0:39:13engaged in conversation with the King?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Good evening.- Good evening.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Perhaps you'd accompany me for the next dance.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I'd love to, but I sprained my ankle a few days ago
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- and fear I may damage it further. - Of course.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Mademoiselle...
0:39:52 > 0:39:54May I call you Sophie?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57If you insist.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58I fear...
0:39:58 > 0:40:01you may have an unfortunate impression of me.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I have committed many errors in my life.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Nevertheless, in the years to come,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07I hope that you will give me the opportunity
0:40:07 > 0:40:10to undo any harm or offence that I may have caused you.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14I thank you for your honesty.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Would you care to dance?
0:40:36 > 0:40:37I'd love to.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44PUNCH THUDS
0:40:44 > 0:40:46HE COUGHS
0:40:51 > 0:40:53You shitty coward...
0:40:53 > 0:40:56HE LAUGHS
0:40:56 > 0:40:57HE SPITS
0:40:58 > 0:41:03What would you be without your metal bars,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05your armed guards,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07your instruments of torture?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09You would be nothing!
0:41:09 > 0:41:11HE GRUNTS
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Just tell me who made the poison.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17And then what?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Huh?
0:41:19 > 0:41:20You'll set me free...?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24BLOWS THUD, GASTON GROANS
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Who made the poison?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32If I wanted to kill someone...
0:41:33 > 0:41:37..I would use a gun...
0:41:38 > 0:41:39..or a sword.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Only women use poison.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51THUDDING
0:41:54 > 0:41:56HUSH DESCENDS
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- My friends, we are here this evening to celebrate...- Sire!
0:42:07 > 0:42:09It's about my son.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- TEARFULLY:- I know him to be innocent!
0:42:15 > 0:42:19He wants only to serve His Majesty.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22He's wrongly accused and wrongly imprisoned.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Your son has brought shame on the court, on you
0:42:35 > 0:42:36and on your family.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38You have no place here.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41But he's innocent! I know it!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I know it!
0:42:44 > 0:42:45He's innocent!
0:42:46 > 0:42:48He's innocent!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- I know it! > - MURMURING
0:42:56 > 0:42:58My friends...
0:42:59 > 0:43:01..we are here this evening
0:43:01 > 0:43:03to celebrate the marriage of my dear brother.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06It is now midnight.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09It is customary at this time
0:43:09 > 0:43:12that the couple retire for the bedding ceremony...
0:43:13 > 0:43:15..and consummate their union.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Wish me luck.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24- Remember... - SCUFFLING
0:43:24 > 0:43:25..it belongs to me.
0:43:57 > 0:43:58If you lay a hand on her again,
0:43:58 > 0:44:01I will have you castrated. Is that clear?
0:44:01 > 0:44:02As crystal.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05But I don't think you will.
0:44:05 > 0:44:06Why not?
0:44:07 > 0:44:09Because I know all about your past.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57You haven't forgotten what to do?
0:45:33 > 0:45:35- Should I...?- I'm sorry. I don't think that will work.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Why am I here?
0:45:51 > 0:45:54Because your father and my brother
0:45:54 > 0:45:56saw a mutual benefit in our marrying.
0:45:59 > 0:46:00And if there are no children?
0:46:02 > 0:46:04Then my brother is disappointed,
0:46:04 > 0:46:06the marriage is annulled
0:46:06 > 0:46:08and you will return to Germany.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16I was beginning to like you.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19The feeling will pass. Goodnight.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27- TEARFULLY:- Goodnight.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
0:47:23 > 0:47:25My darling, you are angry.
0:47:27 > 0:47:28Only with myself.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33I'm jealous and possessive, like a little girl.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41I like you to be jealous and possessive.
0:47:50 > 0:47:51I've had many lovers...
0:47:53 > 0:47:55..but when I see you smile...
0:47:57 > 0:47:59..laugh, weep...
0:48:01 > 0:48:03THEY CHUCKLE
0:48:17 > 0:48:19DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE
0:48:19 > 0:48:22Too late for supper.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Unless you like overcooked cabbage.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29Actually, I am averse to vegetables, but thank you.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Some wine, perhaps?
0:48:33 > 0:48:35I don't usually drink.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40And I don't usually let men into my house at this hour.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54Those phials you found at the palace.
0:48:55 > 0:48:59Essentially, a collection of every potion and powder under the sun.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04- But no poisons?- No.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08In any case, they indicate a court more obsessed
0:49:08 > 0:49:11with beauty and pleasure than murder.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15Unless, of course, I'm missing something.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17LIQUID POURS
0:49:17 > 0:49:18Such as?
0:49:18 > 0:49:20An ingredient I haven't seen before
0:49:20 > 0:49:22which makes the poison undetectable.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Are you scared of the female of the species?
0:50:14 > 0:50:16The praying mantis does come to mind...
0:50:18 > 0:50:19We're complex creatures.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Where you use the sword,
0:50:23 > 0:50:25we use our wiles and our potions.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28We have the power to create life.
0:50:28 > 0:50:29We protect our young.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31We...
0:50:31 > 0:50:32We can withstand more pain.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54What did you say...
0:50:54 > 0:50:57- Uh...- ..about women?
0:50:57 > 0:50:58I was just teasing!
0:51:05 > 0:51:06DOOR CLOSES
0:51:28 > 0:51:30It's in the green bottle. >
0:51:30 > 0:51:32SLICING, SHE GRUNTS
0:51:32 > 0:51:34HE GROANS
0:51:34 > 0:51:37SHE PANTS
0:51:39 > 0:51:42HE GROANS