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0:00:31 > 0:00:33Something amuses you?
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yes.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40To see my one true enemy face to face after all these years.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Ever since I was a child, I dreamt of meeting you.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48And beating me on the field of battle?
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Of course.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I suppose I should congratulate you.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55For defeating you?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56For protecting Amsterdam.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I call it a resounding victory.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I call it a temporary setback.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Why did you come here this evening?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I have certain matters to discuss.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Why not follow the usual protocol -
0:01:15 > 0:01:18diplomats, ambassadors,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20emissaries, offers,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23counter-offers, secret messages?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26I know how diplomacy works.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28As do I. I invented it.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31If you mean you invented the art of deceit and subterfuge,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33then I can hardly argue.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Give me one good reason why I should not have you killed.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Because you do not wish me dead.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52- I don't?- No.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Without an enemy, you would have no purpose -
0:01:55 > 0:01:58a gust of wind with nothing to blow against.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05If you are here to discuss the terms of a truce,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09then I fear I must dismiss them as I did last time.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12You are now playing with a much weaker hand.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I took 40 towns in 22 days.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18But not the prize, Amsterdam.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You are fighting on two fronts,
0:02:20 > 0:02:21your troops are exhausted,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24you're unable to advance, you're running out of supplies
0:02:24 > 0:02:28and half of Europe is joining an alliance against you.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29I too have allies.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31You have Sweden.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32And England.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Half of whose fleet lies at the bottom of the ocean.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I have Spain, Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire behind me.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Why did you come here?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44To make a proposition.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47What sort of proposition?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52If we are to continue these discussions,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54then I insist we do so in private.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57As you wish.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16No. It's all right.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I shall call for you if required.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Course, sir.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34DOOR SLAMS
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- About this proposition... - Shh-shh-shh-shh.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Do you hear it?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51The silence that accompanies power.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I hear nothing.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Tell me about your proposition.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I propose an alliance.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13With me?
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Why not?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Why?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Because we are the leaders
0:04:19 > 0:04:22of the two most powerful countries in Europe.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Instead of squabbling here, why do we not join forces,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28take over the rest of the world?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32And you have discussed this arrangement
0:04:32 > 0:04:35with your existing allies?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Of course not.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I call that treachery.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Tactics.- Greed.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Are you interested in my offer or not?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Let me tell you what happens next.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57You are feeling confident.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02You will launch a counterattack, perhaps even retake a few towns.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07My forces will then rally and you will start to lose.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Thousands will be massacred.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Your people will start to question their new leader.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19And you will have sleepless nights.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23"Did I do the right thing?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27"Will I meet the same end as poor de Witt?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28"Have I led my country to ruin?"
0:05:31 > 0:05:35And at that moment, you will send a messenger begging for a truce.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37And I shall say no.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I shall brush you off like a speck of dirt from my cuff.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50You underestimate the value of allies,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52not just in one's ranks.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57How else do you suppose I found you?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10# I'm the King of my own land
0:06:16 > 0:06:19# Facing tempests of dust
0:06:19 > 0:06:23# I'll fight to the end
0:06:28 > 0:06:33# Creatures of my dreams raise up and dance with me
0:06:42 > 0:06:46# Now and forever
0:06:46 > 0:06:53# I'm your King. #
0:07:29 > 0:07:32She will find peace in God.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59I am so sorry for your loss.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I wish I could have done more to help her.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06You did nothing to help her.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12You know as well as I do
0:08:12 > 0:08:14that it was her fault the poor girl died.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16She drove her into depravity.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Quite possibly, Your Majesty, but that does not make her a murderer.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22And in the absence of concrete evidence or a witness...
0:08:22 > 0:08:24By the time the King returns,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28I want her out of the palace and I don't care how.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31And in the meantime you will give orders for the salons to be closed
0:08:31 > 0:08:33and all nobles to be confined to their rooms.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36As you see fit, Your Majesty.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44All I'm saying is that I did something for you and
0:08:44 > 0:08:48it's only natural that you now do something for me.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Quid pro...
0:08:51 > 0:08:53..quo.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54I have a husband.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Whom you are slowly sending to his death.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59What exactly is it that you want?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07That will not be possible.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09You do realise that if it became known that you were
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- poisoning your husband...- Shh! - ..your position here would become...
0:09:14 > 0:09:16How can I put this?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17..invidious.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20And I would point the finger at you.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Your word against mine.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Well, I believe my word holds a lot more weight than yours right now.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Shall we put it to the test?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Ladies and gentlemen!
0:09:30 > 0:09:33By order of Her Majesty the Queen,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36the salons are now closed to all.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39You are advised to retire to your rooms.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40GROANING
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Goodnight.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57What shall we toast?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Will you not share a glass of wine with me?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I prefer to see the world as it is.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Very well.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I shall join you in abstinence, but it is with wine's tonic
0:10:18 > 0:10:21that we see the world of our dreams, is it not?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I can end life.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I can give life.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29I bring truth.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I bring lies. I am heard but not seen.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Who am I?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39It's a riddle.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Are you toying with me?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45No, merely trying to lighten the mood.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Why did you refuse an alliance?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Because alliances are based on trust.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Ah, you do not trust me.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59You are in the process of betraying your current allies.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01What is there to say you wouldn't do the same to me?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Are you wondering what I'm wondering?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Yes. How did they find us?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16The minister seems preoccupied. Perhaps we should humour him.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Is something bothering you, Excellency?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Perhaps you fear your master's negotiating half of Holland away.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32The puppy is off his leash.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Who knows what havoc he may wreak?
0:11:39 > 0:11:40I don't know you.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Are you a soldier?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45A diplomat?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Just a humble wordsmith.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51He is here to write the chronicle of the war for future generations.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Heavily embroidered, no doubt.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57On the contrary. Truth is my beacon.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Though quite how I shall describe you I do not know.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Indeed?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08The embroidered version would read as follows -
0:12:08 > 0:12:10"A tall man of noble bearing
0:12:10 > 0:12:13"with a majestic command of the art of diplomacy."
0:12:16 > 0:12:18The true version would read more along the lines of -
0:12:18 > 0:12:23"A pompous and humourless fellow with a high regard of
0:12:23 > 0:12:27"his own importance and a low regard for his master's abilities."
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Perhaps you would prefer the embroidered version.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Is this young man always so impertinent?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Tell me, how does it feel to have betrayed the man
0:12:41 > 0:12:43who brought you up as his son?
0:12:46 > 0:12:47To whom are you referring?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Jean de Witt,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51as you know perfectly well.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56He gave you protection, education, affection.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59He also stood in between me and my inheritance.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I wouldn't want to be lynched, would you?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04It was the will of the people.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07What do you care for the will of the people?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Hm? Nothing.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10And you would know all about that.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13The people do not know what they want.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16They are well-meaning but they are ignorant.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I protect them,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21and give them a country and a history to be proud of.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23You are a tyrant.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24An enlightened tyrant.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I understand poor de Witt was lynched before being beheaded,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32that his fingers and toes were chopped off
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and some parts of his body were eaten by the mob,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36and you did nothing to stop them.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Had I been informed as to what was going on, I would have intervened.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42First you flood the dykes, depriving your people of the harvest
0:13:42 > 0:13:44and driving them towards famine,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46and then you murder your former protector.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- He was killed by his people. - But you are the guilty party.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Hold your tongue!
0:13:53 > 0:13:54It's odd.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00You HAD a reputation for reserve and self-control.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07You will now have a reputation for being a cowardly dog.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Arrived with his tail in the air,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12left with it hanging between his legs.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The first rule of diplomacy, my friend -
0:14:18 > 0:14:19never show anger.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Monsieur Colbert tells me he entrusted his niece to you.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36She was your responsibility.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Less than two days later, she was dead.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I did my best, Your Majesty.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43She insisted she wanted to discover all the delights of Versailles,
0:14:43 > 0:14:44I couldn't stop her.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46You promised to look after her!
0:14:46 > 0:14:49It is not my fault if she chose to drink her weight in wine
0:14:49 > 0:14:51and take a swim in the fountain.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53A safe pair of hands, you said!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Everyone knows I am not a safe pair of hands!
0:14:58 > 0:15:01You should never have brought her to Versailles.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19What was Madame de Montespan's role in the course of the evening?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Perhaps she tried to corrupt her,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26encouraged her to drink or indulge in sexual activity.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27And drown herself, Your Majesty?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30This is not a time for levity.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31I apologise.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I believe Her Majesty is encouraging me to say that Madame de Montespan
0:15:35 > 0:15:37is responsible for Isabelle's death.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Only if that is what happened.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43In return for your honesty,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47I'm sure we could find a way of improving your financial position.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I fear I am unable to help you with your enquiries, Your Majesty.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Very well. You're dismissed.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And incidentally, your little trade in silks -
0:15:59 > 0:16:01should you wish to continue it,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03I suggest you do so in the marketplace.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Grubby commerce has no place here.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Tomorrow morning I wish to question all those who went
0:16:11 > 0:16:12to the fountains with Isabelle.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15In the meantime, go and find Monsieur Marchal.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Monsieur Marchal is no longer in the service of the King, Your Majesty.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22That does not prevent him from being in the service of the Queen.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I'm counting on you.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37You put me in an awkward position. She has offered me her friendship.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Simply as a means to drive a wedge between us.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I think you exaggerate the threat.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42You do not know her as I do.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Can you blame her for being jealous of you?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46You stole the King from her.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47No.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52I took what she had already lost and that is what torments her.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Do you have feelings for him?
0:17:03 > 0:17:04For the King?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Yes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07I came here to please you,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I remained at court to please the King -
0:17:09 > 0:17:11that does not mean I have feelings for him.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Please stop trying to bend me to your will.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Do you have feelings for him?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20I am a widow many years older than His Majesty.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Why would he even look at me?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30You still didn't answer my question.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I am first and foremost your friend.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46And always will be.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34(Ah!)
0:18:39 > 0:18:40What on earth is this?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Oh, that.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46What does it look like?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Well, I'm not an expert in Catholic iconography,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50but it looks to me like the statue of Virgin Mary.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Yes, it is.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54It is.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55And what is it doing in our bed?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58I thought it would bring us luck.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Help me conceive, you mean.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Ow!
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Precisely.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Sounds like a silly superstition to me.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11But even if it is true, you still have to,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13you know, do it.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15And as you know, that is easier said than done.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16You managed it before.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20True.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Look...
0:19:26 > 0:19:29..I know this is not easy for you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31You are in bed with a woman you do not care for.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34But it's not easy for me either.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I am in a country I do not know with people I do not know
0:19:37 > 0:19:39and customs I do not understand.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I'm in bed with a man who does not love me and who never will love me.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's not my fault that I don't love you.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Love is not this thing that you can just summon.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05And it's not my fault I'm upset.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09The fact is we are both here against our wishes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10We need to make the best of a bad job.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18You are a good person.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I'm not.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22I'm selfish.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Childish.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29You should like yourself a bit more.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32There's a lot to like, believe me.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37And I've been thinking about your problem.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38My problem?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41The rabbit that stays underground.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I have no idea what you're talking about.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49The volcano that remains dormant.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56My inability to have an erection?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Yes.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I think you should use your imagination.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Close your eyes so you can't see me.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08HE SIGHS
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Think of someone, something...
0:21:13 > 0:21:14..that arouses you.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Indulge your wildest fantasies.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Think of...
0:21:27 > 0:21:29..sweaty soldiers on the battlefield.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47AMOROUS MOANING
0:22:05 > 0:22:07SHE PANTS
0:22:09 > 0:22:10In a word, bravo.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Anything to oblige.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16SHE CHUCKLES
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So, the fantasy worked.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21What did you think of? A soldier covered in mud?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Several, as a matter of fact.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Imagination is so much more fun than reality, isn't it?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Something's bothering you.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40It's a wide rift, isn't it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Where?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Between the world as we want it to be...
0:22:46 > 0:22:48..and the world as it is.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Did I mention Maastricht?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Impossible. I offer Orsoy in its place.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10The small town on the Rhine with a population of 500
0:23:10 > 0:23:13boasting a church, two taverns and a linen factory?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Yes.- I took it three days ago. No, I want Maastricht.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Bonn.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Maastricht.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22It is not mine to give, it belongs to the Spanish.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Tell them to give it to me. They're your allies.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I will have to speak to my advisers.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Why? Do you not trust your own judgment?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I come here in good faith, proposing alliance.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36You reply with insults and impossible propositions.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38You treat me like a child.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Gentlemen, your rooms have been prepared.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Dinner will be served on your return.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Sister Hermione will show you to yours, sire,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and Sister Jeanne will attend to you, My Lord.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I'm fine here, thank you.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02You should lighten your mood from time to time.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04My mood is my concern.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Well, perhaps it's your clothes, then.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Who knows?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10A touch more orange?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Would His Majesty like me to send for his valet?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42I can tell your voice and your manner are of noble birth.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46What is your family name?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53You don't recognise me, do you?
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Your face is familiar.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Just my face?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Do you recognise me now?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29What are you doing?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37The same service I performed the last time we met.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Does His Majesty like that?
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Yes.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- BLADE SCRAPES - And this?
0:26:16 > 0:26:17What do you want?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18I want to tell you a story.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Once upon a time, a young woman arrived at court.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23And like all young women,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26she fell under the spell of the master of the house.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30So the master lured her into his bed only to replace her with another,
0:26:30 > 0:26:31but by then...
0:26:32 > 0:26:34..she had a thing inside of her.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39The master denied his paternity and the child, lucky thing...
0:26:41 > 0:26:43..died before it ever saw the light of day.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47You say that you care and protect your subjects, but you don't,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49you destroy them!
0:26:49 > 0:26:51What do you want?
0:26:53 > 0:26:54My life.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57My life!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59SHE SOBS
0:27:01 > 0:27:02I'm sorry.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I used to be the Duchesse de Longlet.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27I want to be her again.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35You wish to return to court?
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Very well.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58May I ask how you feel on returning to court?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I feel nothing. On what subject does Her Majesty wish to see me?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I have no idea. You'll find out soon enough.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16DOOR SHUTS
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Are you a God-fearing man, Monsieur Marchal?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I do not fear, Your Majesty.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29You don't believe?
0:28:30 > 0:28:31I don't know.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37A few weeks ago, a priest by the name of Father Pascal
0:28:37 > 0:28:39was found hanged in the chapel.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Next to his body was a note addressed to me.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47In it, he admitted to sentiments towards me unbecoming for a priest.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Torn by guilt, he had decided to take his own life.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56I'm sorry to hear it. Suicide is a lonely affair.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Yes...
0:28:58 > 0:29:00if...it was suicide.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09I have been replaced as head of police by someone else.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11What makes Her Majesty believe I will be any more effective
0:29:11 > 0:29:14than him at extracting the truth?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Because you have certain methods which have often proved effective.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Word from Holland, Your Majesty.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Yes?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29The King's army has been driven back just outside Amsterdam.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30And His Majesty?
0:29:31 > 0:29:32His whereabouts are unknown.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Sire, may I ask what was proposed?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43An alliance.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45And His Majesty's thoughts on the matter?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47He would have us believe that it would benefit us both.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49In truth, it only benefits him.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55We lost a battle, but the thrust of the war remains in our favour.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Sire, all of France supports you in your ambitions,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01but even ambition must know its limits.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06I am building an empire. I have no intention of sharing it.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19HE SIGHS
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Beautiful, isn't it?
0:30:22 > 0:30:26I thought such icons were forbidden in the Protestant faith.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Frowned upon.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41After you.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42After you. I insist.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54She seems upset.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57No doubt you did all in your power to comfort her.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Comfort was not what she sought.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02You asked me why I came here.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Now I have a question to ask you.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Why did you go to war?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Why does anyone go to war?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12You're not anyone. Why did you choose to lead the army?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Because I am king.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Yet your brother is a far greater commander than you.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18We shall see.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Are you afraid he might cast his shadow over you?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Who told you that?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Do you know why it is so easy to acquire information about you
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and what you're planning?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33It is because there are so many willing people to turn against you.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Like the Chevalier de Rohan?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41No. He did not turn against you. You turned him against you.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43You made an enemy of your best friend.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44It is quite the talent you have.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52It torments you, doesn't it?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56The knowledge that somewhere very close to you,
0:31:56 > 0:32:00someone you call a friend, someone whom you trust,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03in whom you confide, but who is in fact a traitor.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10Who could it be? A minister? A general? Your brother? Your wife?
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Perhaps even your mistress?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- The Marquise de Montespan... - I find it stuffy in here.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16I think I shall take the air.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Words.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46The answer to your riddle. I can end life.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I can give life. I bring truth. I bring lies.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53I am heard but not seen. Who am I?
0:32:55 > 0:32:56The answer is words.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00Very clever of you.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Have you ever wondered whether your nobles are happy?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07You force them to live under your roof.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10The only way they can survive is to gain a foothold on the greasy
0:33:10 > 0:33:14ladder of favour and promotion, so they've started to kill each other!
0:33:14 > 0:33:15Do go on, this is fascinating.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Your brother hates you for the way you treat him and is just
0:33:18 > 0:33:21waiting for the opportunity to take your place or to humiliate you.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24I am willing to return the 40 towns I have taken, apart from Utrecht.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28You will in return give me Maastricht and Franche-Comte.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Both belong to the Spanish,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32as I have already said and as you already know.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34You will persuade the Spanish to give them to me.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36They're in no position to refuse.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38They rely on you to protect their lands.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42You haven't answered to my question. Why did you go to war?
0:33:44 > 0:33:4616 million.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- I beg your pardon? - You heard me.
0:33:48 > 0:33:4916 million for what?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52You pay me 16 million guilders and I agree to an alliance.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55I shall have to think about that.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Don't think about it. Take a decision. Be a man. 16 million.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01What do you say?
0:34:01 > 0:34:02I say you went to war,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05not to fight me but to escape the hell that Versailles has become!
0:34:11 > 0:34:12I shall bear that in mind.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Who's winning?
0:35:02 > 0:35:03He is.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09You know Her Majesty has banned all gambling in the salon.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Then let her come and arrest me.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16May I join you?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18I'm almost finished.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21What are you playing?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24It's called cards.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Perhaps you could teach me.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32What exactly do you want?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34To see whether we couldn't find a way to...
0:35:36 > 0:35:41..not necessarily be friends, but live together without bitterness.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42A truce?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Yes.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48What are your terms?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Mutual understanding.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59You accept that he is sharing a bed with me out of duty.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And you accept that I do not seek to drive a wedge between you.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I find your terms one-sided.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13What about understanding me?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16You continue to see each other and enjoy each other's company.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18But without sharing a bed.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Until I have fallen pregnant.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21That could take years.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Possibly.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28You don't understand.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Meeting in the salon is a sign of friendship.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Sharing a bed is a sign of love.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41If he no longer wishes to share his bed with me,
0:36:41 > 0:36:42then it follows...
0:36:46 > 0:36:48..that he no longer loves me.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57He loves you, but you are making it very easy for him to hate you.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11No doubt you are full of good intentions.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19But in case you hadn't noticed, good intentions count for little here.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35I pity you.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Why?
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Because you're scared.
0:38:03 > 0:38:04HE SOBS
0:38:18 > 0:38:19This is for you.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24What is it?
0:38:24 > 0:38:25It's a gift.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28I'm in no mood for gifts.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31You haven't seen it yet.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Her name is Leyak.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46Where is she from?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Java.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53She's a widow witch.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59In the daytime, she appears as an ordinary human being.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03But by night, she flies around in search of a pregnant woman,
0:39:03 > 0:39:04to suck her baby's blood.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Charming, don't you think?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14You're scared, aren't you?
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Of what?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21That the edifice you have constructed may collapse and
0:39:21 > 0:39:22take you along with it.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Don't be ridiculous.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26You claim to be chosen by God.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29But what if that's not true?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33What if you're just like the rest of us mere mortals?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37What if the castle you've built has no foundation?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41What if the poison that inhabits it kills all who live there,
0:39:41 > 0:39:42including its maker?
0:39:44 > 0:39:45You are a fool.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Not so foolish as to believe I have divine powers.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50You are a fool and a liar.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53You must be keen to return to the eager arms of
0:39:53 > 0:39:54the Madame de Montespan.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58No doubt she will offer you respite from your sleepless nightmares.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03You have no idea what you're talking about.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09But I do, and that's what's bothering you. How do I know?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15They say she is both witty and beautiful
0:40:15 > 0:40:18and holds you completely under her sway.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19I suggest we change subjects.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27In Holland we have a saying, "It is vanity that blinds us to our
0:40:27 > 0:40:29"own blindness".
0:40:29 > 0:40:30I see well enough.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Do you not fear being under the control of a woman?
0:40:36 > 0:40:37She must be some woman.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Perhaps it is with her I should be negotiating?
0:40:45 > 0:40:46I do not care for your gift!
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Oh, dear. I fear His Majesty is unwell.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58His Majesty is in need of sleep.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09I have very much enjoyed our discussions. Goodnight.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07I understand the sheep at Versailles are in poor health.
0:42:10 > 0:42:18Yes. Disease, predators, even cannibalism are rife.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19And the leader of the flock?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23He has travelled to another pasture.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27What sort of predators?
0:42:28 > 0:42:33One in particular. A wolf in the guise of a lamb.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37He's currently with the leader of the flock.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Who knows nothing of his true identity?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Nothing. He trusts him entirely.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48And when the leader of the flock returns to his pasture,
0:42:48 > 0:42:50the wolf will accompany him?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54He will. He has much work to do.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55FOOTSTEPS
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Thomas, you're still up?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Yes, the search for the perfect metaphor does not abide by
0:43:01 > 0:43:02the hours of the clock.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04I wish you luck in your search. Goodnight.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Goodnight.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37'I can see paradise.
0:43:37 > 0:43:43'But you must build it for yourself.'
0:43:43 > 0:43:47'All who surround you will smile and they will deal,
0:43:47 > 0:43:50'but they would all see you destroyed, Sire.'
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Who's there?
0:43:52 > 0:43:53'Why did you go to war?
0:43:53 > 0:43:57'Your brother is a far greater commander than you.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59'Afraid he might cast a shadow over you?
0:43:59 > 0:44:02'It is vanity that blinds us to our own blindness.'
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Louis, my love.
0:44:11 > 0:44:17Please hold me. Please, I'm so cold. I'm so cold.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24Please... hold me, Louis.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Please! They're coming to kill us.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31They're there.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34You do not see them, but I do.
0:44:34 > 0:44:35Who?
0:44:37 > 0:44:38They are all around us.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- I do not see them. - Please hold me.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48LOUIS GASPS
0:44:50 > 0:44:53What's the matter? It's me.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55I've been looking for you everywhere.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58How did you find me here?
0:44:58 > 0:45:03I will always find you. Always.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05We're meant to be together, remember?
0:45:06 > 0:45:07Yes.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15No! No.
0:45:23 > 0:45:24Look away, Louis.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Hold me! You can't leave me!
0:45:27 > 0:45:28Not now! They're coming for us!
0:45:30 > 0:45:34Louis! Look at me and only me.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39I no longer recognise you.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41I do not recognise myself.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47You've never understood.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50I was born to be king, that is all I can be.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53What are you scared of?
0:45:55 > 0:45:56That I am nothing.
0:46:00 > 0:46:01The whole thing a mirage.
0:46:03 > 0:46:04Like our love?
0:46:07 > 0:46:12Who murdered you? Was it my brother?
0:46:12 > 0:46:14Was it William?
0:46:14 > 0:46:16No.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18Who killed you? I must know.
0:46:23 > 0:46:24You did, Louis.
0:46:27 > 0:46:28I?
0:46:32 > 0:46:35If you want to be saved, close your eyes.
0:46:37 > 0:46:38What do you see?
0:46:47 > 0:46:51I see a boy in a forest.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53He is lost. Running.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58He looks behind him.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00He sees a shadow coming closer to him.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04He trips. He falls.
0:47:04 > 0:47:05He gets up. He runs.
0:47:05 > 0:47:11The faster he runs, the closer the shadow comes. He is scared!
0:47:11 > 0:47:14He comes to a cliff. He looks down.
0:47:17 > 0:47:18He sees rocks.
0:47:21 > 0:47:22Darkness.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29He feels the shadow behind him.
0:47:32 > 0:47:33He loses his footing.
0:47:35 > 0:47:36He feels himself falling.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45He knows he must turn round. He must.
0:47:49 > 0:47:50He turns.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56It's gone.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01ANGELIC CHOIR SINGS
0:48:50 > 0:48:52BELL TOLLS
0:49:23 > 0:49:25You have been here all night?
0:49:26 > 0:49:27I heard you talking in your sleep.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I had a dream, a nightmare.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I was lost in the wilderness of my mind.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56You seem changed.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07I am free.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15I shall order you a carriage. We are returning to Versailles.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17I shall not be coming, Sire.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19You will not accompany me?
0:50:19 > 0:50:21I saw how you suffered last night.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26I can better accompany you by remaining here and praying for you.
0:50:46 > 0:50:47Thank you for your prayers.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58DOOR OPENS
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Has the Dutchman arisen? - Not yet, Sire.
0:51:10 > 0:51:11Come, we are leaving.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13And what of the discussions?
0:51:13 > 0:51:17There were no discussions. And no meeting.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Of course, Sire.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Your orders, Sire?
0:51:25 > 0:51:29The army will remain here under the command of the Marechal Conde.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31We shall return to Versailles.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33I have certain matters to attend to there.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41Carry on.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58You slept well?
0:51:58 > 0:52:01Fitfully. And you?
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Like a child.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07I wanted to thank you.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- For what? - For holding a mirror up to me.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13I shall remember our discussions with fondness.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Despite the distance between us,
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- there is something we shall share only with each other.- What is that?
0:52:23 > 0:52:24Our solitude.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33And the alliance?
0:52:36 > 0:52:40No. You believe you have weakened me.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42In fact, you have given me back my strength.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49I have rediscovered my taste for war...and for victory.