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- What's wrong?
- It's the hour of the tiger.

- A man-eater?
- A demon, a thing of evil.

He's attacked
over two dozen people.

Bring her over here.

The trees bent their branches
over the path.

Shiny fruit was hanging from them,
made of precious...

Don't. Stop it.

- Which of us shall it be?
- Don't.

- Leave me alone.
- Too good for us, are you?

Give me the pail.
Give it to me!

Don't bother with the water.

Thank you, sahib.

Hey, what are you doing
with my toothpaste?

Give it to me!

It doesn't taste good.
Come on now.

That's better.

Good evening.

My name is Harald Berger.

I'm going to Eschnapur to work
on some building projects...

hospitals, schools and so on.

I want to thank you, sahib.

You protected my servant Bharani

from the impudent soldiers.

She just wanted some water
for the frangipani blossoms.

May the gods give you
a bowl of water

at an hour of great thirst.

Good night.

Dara!

Dara! Dara! Come here!

Come here! Dara!
Dara! Come here!

The tiger must be...

They say the tiger
has eaten many people.

If you're going to Eschnapur,
it's wise to go together.

It's still a day's journey
from here.

Rarely have I seen
so strong a man.

A six-man escort.
Quite an honor for a dancer.

It's because of the tiger.

They say it has a murderer's spirit.

Here they come!

We'll water the horses.
It's the last waterhole.

Good. Thank you.

Bharani, go and tell
the ox-drivers to hurry.

Yes, mistress.

Are you hurt?

It was a miracle, sahib.

- Tigers are scared of fire.
- It was a miracle.

I saw two tigers
fighting each other.

They were fighting over me.
For my life.

You know, sahib,
you're part of India now.

And the other tiger?

The other tiger
is the other India.

The Maharani's death
has affected Chandra strangely.

- Is he still mourning her?
- I don't think so.

He should have cared
for my sister better.

What's this about a dancer
from the South?

He saw her
in the temple of Benares.

He's been searching for her.

The temple priests think

the Prince's thoughts
are too often in foreign worlds

since he went to Europe.

He has his own ideas
on how to serve his people.

I don't like
Chandra's Western ideas.

Do you, Ramigani?

I do not rule Eschnapur,
Prince Padhu.

I am just my brother's servant.

He is a good prince.

But many people think it was wrong
to pass you over in the succession.

- You are older.
- Bhowana is right.

The priests are upset

that Prince Chandra has asked
the Europeans here.

My brother-in-law
is in charge of the project.

He's joining me later.

Have you been to Europe?

Your gods are not worshipped
through dance.

I would be out of place.

I'd like to see you dance.

Foreigners are not allowed
in our temples.

How about outside the temple?

I'm the Maharaja's guest.

The guards at the city gates

report the arrival of the foreigner.

I'd hoped that
as a guest of the Maharaja

you'd be in the palace near me.

I shall always think of you
with gratitude, sahib.

Gratitude!

I hope you'll remember me

for something other than
a burning branch and a tiger.

May I visit you?

This is an inn, sahib.

I'm sure it's open to
the Maharaja's special guests.

Memsahib.

- Welcome to Eschnapur.
- Did the Maharaja send you?

No. Prince Ramigani,
the Prince's brother,

sent me 1 .10 escort YOU.

Ramigani,

I was waiting for other guests.

This is new to me, Chandra.

Didn't you say that
Mr Rhode should stay in Calcutta

until the preparations were complete?

Welcome to Eschnapur.

Thank you.

This reception is a great honor
for a man who can only do his best.

That is a great deal.

In Europe I saw what you
and Mr Rhode have built.

Your people say
"Make yourself at home."

I doubt that you could here.
You'd need an Indian soul.

So, I shall say
"May you be happy in Eschnapur."

Thank you, Your Highness.

You'll be living and working here
for a long time.

Arrange everything as you wish.

There can be no carpets
on account of the cobras.

Yes, you're in India now.

I hope you'll feel
comfortable here.

This is your workroom.

- Are the models in there?
- I think so.

Yes, it's the models.

When can I show them to you?

- There's plenty of time.
- For a project like this?

What is time
in the lifespan of the world?

What is an hour
in the stream of eternity?

I'm European, Your Highness.
We count in hours.

You must be tired, Mr Berger.
Good night.

Good night, Your Highness.

A pity to damage
this beautiful model.

I was tempted to open the crates

though it would have been improper.

I could have closed them
without a mark.

I learned that in Europe.

- Thank you, Mr...
- Asagara, sahib.

I've been asked to assist you.

I studied architecture
in Berlin and Paris.

His Highness thinks
I may be of use.

I'm delighted.

Your support will be invaluable.

I can't begin properly
until Mr Rhode arrives.

His Highness is worried about
the condition of the palace.

The foundations
have been shifting.

The palace was built
on top of old Mughal passages.

Water has come in
and the walls have cracks.

We'll inspect it tomorrow.

Today I want to see the town.

Stop. The tabla sets
the tempo, not you.

Two tabla beats
and then you come in...

The tabla speeds up
and you follow the tempo.

May I?

At first just strum,
then play a double-stop.

So you don't go against
the rhythm. Let's try again.

One, two, three, four.

One... two... three... four.
Good.

Mistress, the foreign sahib
is here to see you.

That's enough for today.
Thank you.

- Show him in, Bharani.
- Yes.

Good morning.

I wanted to see
where you're staying.

Did you sleep well?

How did you find me so quickly?

I noted every street,
house and stone

between here and the palace.

- You know that tune?
- My father used to sing it.

There used to be words too...

but I've forgotten them.

It's an Irish folk song.

The lasses who go to the well

only think of Pat.

The lasses who stand at the well

and see themselves
rejected there

only wait for Pat.

Pat Murphy lies in a watery grave

and yearning is in vain.

The lasses who go to the shore

and keep a watch for distant sail

only hope for him.

Only hope for him.

Sahib, I've found
the words again.

But it's an Irish folk song.

Seetha, who was your father?

My origins are obscure
and shadowy

like the nights of the moon goddess.

I was very young
when my parents died.

The priests raised me.

Did your father have
a pale face like mine?

I can't remember his face.

I was very ill.
We were all ill.

Vultures circled over the houses

and jackals came to the doors.

A lot of people died then.
My parents too.

One second. Wait.

This is all I have left.
It belonged to my father.

It's a European instrument.

"For Joe from Frank."

"Cambridge, 1 800 and..."
I can't read it.

Joe?

Joe...

There was a man
who used to visit us.

He had red hair and a deep voice.

- I was scared of him.
- Go on.

- He called my father Joe.
- Your father was European.

Perhaps.

See for yourself...
Look at your face.

Is that an Indian face?

Don't be afraid.

It was a stone thrown over the wall,
or a fish jumping.

A stone, a fish,
or the hand of God...

This is India.

Go now.

And take care.

Why isn't the dancer
staying here?

The festival starts tonight.
It wasn't worth it.

I hope she'll stay longer.

Are those the soldiers who fled?

Yes, they've been whipped
as you ordered.

I wish to speak to you, Chandra.

I care greatly about who takes
the Maharani's place.

So do I.

My sister loved you very much.

Speak out, Padhu.

After she died,
you spent time in Europe.

I don't want you to bring
foreign ways to Eschnapur.

I don't need your advice, Padhu.

Europe did you no good.

You no longer know what
is good for your people.

What is to be done
with the soldiers, Chandra?

Set them free.

They can thank the gods

the foreigner saved Seetha
from the tiger.

His Highness.

Mr Berger, I've only just
heard about...

your adventure on the way here.

- You're very brave, Mr Berger.
- It was nothing.

I acted instinctively.
Tigers fear fire.

An escort of six soldiers fled.

Their horses were frightened.

Will you take this ring
as a token of my gratitude?

Your Highness...
So precious a jewel?

The life of this woman

is the most precious thing
in all India.

What is an emerald
in comparison?

Mr Berger,
you have won a friend.

I can think of nothing that
could destroy our friendship.

Bharani, he can scare
a man-eating tiger with only a branch.

A burning branch, mistress.

The flame was tiny.
No higher than this...

What tricks our memory plays.
I thought it was so high...

So you're the one chosen
to dance in the temple?

I am but a humble dancer.

The Maharaja cannot be
pleased with me

to place such a task
on my frail shoulders.

Prince Chandra
may expect more of you.

If you are unsure if your path
leads you to the right goal

ask the goddess or her servants.

- How much?
- 8 meters 40.

Eight forty.

27 degrees.
North-Northwest.

Asagara! The ladder.

And the torch.

How old is all this, Asagara?

It's hard to say.

It probably dates back
to the first Mughal Emperor.

There's a lot of water.

We must be very close
to the lake.

A secret passage.
How mysterious.

- Give me a new torch.
- We only have two left.

Scared?

Yes, but it doesn't matter.

We're right next to the temple.

Does a passage connect
the palace and the temple?

Sahib...

If a European enters the temple
it spells his death.

I'm not going
to enter the temple,

but we must chart
these underground passages.

Sahib! Please.

All right, you win.
I don't want to upset you.

Investigate that passage.

I'll go down this one.

Asagara!

Asagara, who are
those creatures?

They are lepers.

Haven't you noticed
there are no sick in Eschnapur?

It's to stop them
infecting others.

You leave the sick
to rot in that hole?

Weren't you brought here
to build hospitals?

And the dead guard?

Isn't it more merciful to have
a dead man watch over the dying?

I saw the white sahib
in the temple.

How could that be?

He stood high above
everyone else.

And then the goddess' face
darkened.

And when I looked up
at him again, he'd gone.

Your thoughts dwell
too much on him.

Perhaps.

But it is possible
that he was there

and the goddess was
protecting him.

A stranger who had invaded
our holy temple?

No, mistress.
Her face darkened in anger.

My brother the Maharaja
is pleased with you.

Your dance gladdened
his lonely heart.

It is his wish
that you move to the palace,

so you can dance for him.

A palanquin is waiting.

Your Highness...

We have a few humble
possessions at the inn...

I've already had them taken
to the palace.

- She's left?
- I told you, sahib.

For Madras? Or Calcutta?
She must have said where.

Where do birds fly?

Where does the wind blow?

Mistress..

It's like a dream.

Do you think
it's pure gold, mistress?

I hope you'll feel
at home here, Seetha.

Your Highness...

Is this not a mirror?

How lucky he is.

Seetha, there is no cage
for you in Eschnapur.

And this is not a chain...

It is but a gift from a man
hoping for a woman's love.

You aren't here by chance.

I saw you dance
in the Temple of Benares

and I had them look for you.

I won't rush anything.

Haste is a European vice.

Isn't it better to ask a woman
than to order her?

Is love not richer
coming from the heart,

born of affection and respect?

I could fill this room
with pearls, emeralds and rubies

but all that would be nothing
compared to how I feel.

Sol lay the most precious
gift of all at your feet...

my heart.

One day we will all end up
dependent on the foreigners.

It is only my deep concern
for Eschnapur

which makes me
raise these matters.

Isn't it because you want
the throne, Ramigani?

I have long known
Prince Ramigani.

His deep love for his brother...

I don't approve of stabbing
a prince in the back.

What would you do, Prince?

It is your business, not mine.

He gave the dancer
the Maharani's jewels...

the emerald necklace,
which she loved so much.

Perhaps she'll reach
for her crown soon too.

Defend your dead sister's honor.

Is she to be supplanted
by a dancer?

Let us not speak
with the tongues of jackals.

There is much discontent
in Eschnapur.

Chandra has sent
for his foreign devils.

Ramigani wants Chandra's throne.

All that is none of my business.

No, Ramigani.

Do not count
on the lances of my soldiers.

If Chandra should ever dare

to tarnish the memory
of the Maharani...

then it will be my business.

Prince Padhu
is leaving Eschnapur, sahib.

Don't call me "sahib".

We're colleagues.
We both studied in Europe.

Thank you, Mr Berger.
That's very kind.

Imagine missing
the tiger hunt, Padhu.

You're growing old.

You're avoiding danger.

You think you're getting
any younger?

You're ignoring the danger.

The festival is over.

The flowers picked for my arrival
have wilted.

Follow on.

The German engineer
should be here with us,

but he said he was too busy.

We're both grateful to him
for saving your life.

- He's a very brave man.
- I'm glad he's my friend.

Would you like to travel,
Seetha?

To Europe, perhaps?

Europe...

Your Highness...
The tiger is in the trap.

Seetha...
before sunrise tomorrow

the tiger which terrified you
will be laid at your feet.

Europe...

The lasses
who stand at the shore...

And keep a watch
for distant sails...

Only hope for him.

Your horses are fast,
but they must be spared.

We've ridden for 14 hours,
often through water.

The shikaris will find us.

They'd need to fly to catch us.

Chandra is crazed with love.

I'm going to teach him a lesson.

You think he'll still want you
to take my sister's place

when I send you back

because you're not even
good enough for my soldiers?

The horses need
at least an hour's rest.

I must have some fun out of this.

Yakmis and Palawar,
come here and fight for her.

My best soldiers
are fighting for your favors.

Don't you want to watch?

Take her.

Go on.

You must understand.
It was just...

Over there lives a holy man
who can see into the future.

I want to consult him.

About the future, Your Highness?

I owe you my life.
It belongs to you.

I don't want your life.
I want your love.

What could the gods tell you,
Prince Chandra?

I have known you
for so short a while.

Perhaps you're right.

What do the gods know
of two people's hearts?

Bharani!
I've been looking for you...

- Take me to her.
- It's dangerous here.

Follow me.

The rift between
the Maharaja and Padhu

suits me well,
but it's not enough.

Only if the dancer is crowned,
has Chandra lost.

- What can we do?
- I can see it...

Outraged soldiers and priests,
the gods filled with fury

and the mob angrily
tearing down the walls.

It will take a while,
but we will get what we want.

Bharani?

She has been crying.
She's worried about you.

I'll take you to her.

Seetha.

At last...

You shouldn't have come here.

You don't want me
to be in danger,

and I don't want you
to be in danger.

I've been looking for you.
I had to see you.

And now you've found me.

I want to know what you are.

A guest?
The Maharaja's mistress?

A prisoner?

I owe gratitude to the Prince.

- He saved my life.
- I know, but only because I...

Sorry. What right has he
to ask more than me?

Chandra saved me
from more than death.

He doesn't demand.
He asks.

What will you reply?

Sahib Berger...

- I am Indian.
- You're half European.

Listen to what I'm saying.

For foreigners, India is like
an intoxicating drink

but when they leave India

they return to sober reality.

It's like a magic spell
that quickly wears off.

Mistress!

It's getting late.

Go now and be patient.

My thoughts are with you.

I'll pray to the gods for you
every day at sunset.

If someone picked
your most precious bloom

how would you punish them?

Speak plainly.

At night the white sahib
crosses the lake

to see the dancer
from the South.

You're lying.

Your Highness...

May your sword and the wrath
of the gods strike me if I lie.

Who saw them?

The goddess has many eyes

watching over your happiness
and that of Eschnapur.

- Morning Asagara.
- Good morning.

Here's the letter.

Mr Rhode will want
to know the details,

so I need you as messenger.

I want to hold a banquet.

In honor of Seetha
and the German engineer.

You pay them a high honor.

Are you implying
they're not worthy?

How could I?

Seetha brought a servant
to Eschnapur.

I'd like to ask her
a few questions.

But it can wait
until after the banquet.

That meddlesome priest
has been talking.

He's a valuable ally.

He's threatening my plans.

The dancer must not fall
from grace with Chandra.

I must prevent my brother

from questioning the servant
about the friendship

between the foreigner
and the temple dancer.

Mr Asagara, what has happened?

The lady Mr Berger saved
from the tiger is a...

a special guest of the Maharaja's.

Mr Berger won
His Highness' friendship.

He mustn't lose it.

What is the relationship
between my brother and this woman?

He entered
the inner temple to see her.

I've not been here long
Is that very bad?

Mrs Rhode,
Eschnapur is not Calcutta.

One mustn't anger the gods
or the Prince.

This doesn't sound good,
Mr Asagara.

I still have a few things
to do here,

but I think
we'd better leave today.

I'm sorry I'm late.

We had problems
at the building site.

In Eschnapur you must always
expect surprises, Mr Berger.

This is the heart of India.

Ah yes, you know each other.

He should have known
there'd be issues.

Of course.

You know each other very well.

I haven't forgotten
your feat with the tiger.

You mustn't exaggerate.
I was lucky.

May luck never desert you.

You've arrived just in time
to see the fakir.

The magic rope.

Come down. Come back.

Come down, I tell you.
You won't escape.

Come on, then.

- I'll teach you to obey.
- Catch me if you can.

I'll get you.

- Come on, then.
- Just you wait.

Come back, I tell you.

Have you seen that before?

I've heard of this trick.
It must take years of practice.

Perhaps it's not a trick.

Perhaps it's an illusion
or a suggestion of the mind.

I'm not easily taken in
by such things.

Really?

Gowardan...

The white sahib doubts
the power of the yoga

which gave Gowardan
magical skills.

Bharani is slim and supple.

She won't find it unpleasant
in the basket.

- Come here.
- Your Highness, no...

- Must I?
- I'll speak on your behalf.

I beg of you, Your Highness...

Spare my servant Bharani
She's terrified.

I don't need any proof.

However it was done,
it was magnificent.

Why scare her unnecessarily?

What happens in Eschnapur
without my will prevailing?

Nothing.

But servants must obey
my brother.

- Go.
- Spare her.

Prince Ramigani
is only doing this for me...

You're European, Mr Berger.

Your concern for servants
is exaggerated.

Ramigani.

Gowardan.

Sorry, Your Highness.
The boy has taken the rope.

I'll run and fetch it.

- The bungler!
- Ramigani.

Your Highness, Bharani is dead.

Fetch the fakir.

This is a bad start
to a banquet.

I'm sorry...

Instead of happiness
you feel pain and sorrow.

You'll wish to withdraw.

The women's quarters
are at your disposal.

Didn't you say
only your will prevailed?

I already said it...
I'm sorry.

Your Highness, this was murder.

I hope you had no part in it.

Mr Berger...

I'm glad you think so highly
of Indian hospitality

that you rely on it
so completely.

Good night.

The courtyard,
the staircase up...

The women's courtyard,
more stairs...

The women's quarters.

The fakir has vanished.

My best men are looking for him.

He won't get away.

Ramigani, remove the guard
from the women's quarters.

I want to know for sure.
That's not all...

Seetha, we must leave Eschnapur.

- Bharani...
- You mustn't dwell on it.

- Maybe it was an accident.
- It was murder.

We must get out of Eschnapur,
and India.

Highness.

You must come away
with me, Seetha.

Prince Chandra rules
from the hills to the sea.

Every passage of this palace,
every door and gate is guarded.

There's an underground
passage out of here.

Meet me in the temple at dusk.

I'm very frightened.

But I want to go with you.

There he is.

It was a tiger which
won you my friendship.

A tiger shall tear you
from my heart.

You've robbed and betrayed me.

I don't want to be a murderer.

Fight for your life!

The man-eater!

Raise the gate!

You have from sunrise
to sunset to leave Eschnapur.

May the wind cover your trail

as fast as your betrayal
ruined our friendship.

The foreigner
has gone into town.

Shouldn't we send someone
after him...

No. He's free to go.

Never say his name
in my presence again.

The dancer asked if she might
go to the temple to pray.

Have guards accompany her
to the door.

Her fate is still undecided.

But I won't stop her
talking to the goddess.

Seetha!

Come on, we must be quick.

There's a shikari uniform.
Put it on quickly.

- We have an hour's start.
- Chandra will follow us.

I'll hide our trail.
We have good horses.

The dog!
The treacherous dog!

I told you not to let him go.

- I offered to...
- Enough!

You spoke out for her.

You said she should go
to the temple.

Be just. She had guards.
I had the doors watched too.

No one saw her leave the temple.

- I know their horses.
- You talk like an idiot.

Listen, take the hunters
who can follow a tiger's trail.

Take my fastest horsemen.

Just bring her back... alive.

The German's head will do.

If you fail, Ramigani,
you will pay the price.

All visitors to Eschnapur
are checked thoroughly,

but you and Mr Rhode,
as special guests, won't wait long.

Tonight Prince Chandra
will give a banquet in your honor.

I'm looking forward
to seeing my brother.

I am too.
See, we can enter now.

My brother Chandra did not realize
you would honor us so soon.

We set out earlier than planned.

I'm sorry that no rooms
have been prepared for you.

If meanwhile you could use
Mr Berger's rooms

yours will be ready tomorrow.

Affairs of state detain
Prince Chandra.

Where's my brother?

It's strange
he isn't here to meet us.

He didn't know of your arrival.
He's on a tiger hunt.

My brother's gone hunting?

That's a new passion.

India awakens many a passion.

I bid you good night.

My brother will look
after you tomorrow.

I am going on a journey.

I hope, however,
that it won't be very long.

How cold the nights
can be in India.

We must go on, Seetha.

We can't light a fire.
They'd see it from afar.

It doesn't matter.
The sun will soon be up.

Stop.

Shikaris, look for their trail.

We mustn't rest.
Not in the cool of the morning.

Look here. Tracks.

- One horse...
- Two horses.

Tell Prince Ramigani
we've found the trail.

- My horse needs a rest.
- We must go on.

- It can't.
- Let me see.

Nothing we can do.
It's lame.

We'll have to walk if we want
to reach the caravan route.

Come down. Take my horse.

Two half-full water bags
for one horse and two people.

Come on.

Dismount, Seetha.

Poor animal.
What should we do?

It's no good.

Please... Go over there.

Are you very tired?

I'd like to propose the following
for the first phase...

I'm going to disappoint you.

I haven't changed my mind,
but this must wait for a while.

I want you first to build... a tomb.

A tomb?

Such as the world
has never seen before.

Made from purest marble,
the most precious jewels...

jade, alabaster, turquoise, coral,
emeralds and rubies.

It will be the tomb
of my beloved.

I've lost the woman...

who was very close to my heart.

Excuse me, Highness, but...

I thought the Maharani
died some years ago.

I'm not talking of the Maharani.

Please accept my condolences

for the loss of someone
who loved you dearly.

Who said that the woman
of whom I spoke loved me?

And if I lost her,
must she be dead?

Then... she's still alive?

YES.

You're building a tomb
for a living person?

One day she will be dead.

To be precise, she'll die
when the tomb is complete.

I must have misunderstood you.

May I have an explanation?

How can you explain that a woman

who was wrapped in love
like a golden cloak

cast my love aside...

and tossed it to a dog?

To a man
who betrayed his friend?

You don't want a tomb,
Your Highness.

You want an execution site.

There's nothing about this
in my contract.

I'm leaving.

You can't leave Eschnapur without
my permission and my protection.

You will build the tomb,
Mr Rhode.

And I shall bury my love
in that tomb.

Name your price.
Go as high as you like.

Just start work straight away.

For the first time in my life I'm
experiencing your European impatience.