All language subtitles for Versailles.S01E06.Invalides.1080p.BluRay.10bit.EAC3.5.1.x265-iVy

- They all arrived this morning?
- Before dawn, Sire.

This is bigger than I imagined.
The king seems content.

My brother loves the tour.

Later on, I shall take you on
a personal viewing of the gardens.

But first, the east wing,
extended beyond the original lot.

It is here that you and your
families will be accommodated.

It is my wish, above all...

...that you see Versailles
not as the royal palace...

...but as your home, a place of
leisure and conversation...

- ...a place of...
- Our shared glory, sire!

- ...joy and light.
- Up here!

What victories have I seen!
I fought for you at Douai.

I lost my eye for you at Besançon.

For which you will be compensated.

And how much for my brother, Sire?

Crushed by a stone
as he built your walls.

What do you want?

You said that France would honour
its heroes.

That's your promise.
Lies!

We live and die like cattle,
work as your slaves.

You say you are France,
but if you truly were...

...you'd know our suffering.

You'd feel it in your bones
and you'd take the pain away.

Others feel our pain, Sire...

...and they are more than worth
our loyalty.

Come on, soldier.

Don't be a fool.

The king makes fools of us all.

You will come down here at once!

You wish me to descend, Sire?

Very well!

As your brother commands!

No!
Don't!

The man believed
he and his fellow soldiers...

...have not been given the honour
and respect...

...they earned on the field
of battle.

They were soldiers.
Do they not now take their orders?

Their grievances are many, Sire.

Many suffer from injuries
sustained at their work...

...that are as yet untreated.

- How many have joined the stoppage?
- So far, 2,000.

2,000, Sire.

And unless they return to work,
construction cannot continue.

The rooms on the second floor
are not yet complete...

...and winter is fast approaching.

And with no lodgings yet
to house them...

...I fear our new arrivals
might soon depart.

Order them back to work.

And in the meantime, the rest
of the builders will continue.

I fear not, Sire.

Currently, they too are refusing
to work.

Why?

They claim that working conditions
are too harsh.

Not enough attention
is paid to their safety.

Is this true?

We lose half a dozen men per week,
Sire.

Many more injured.
We have a reckoning of compensation.

- What will this man's family receive?
- Nothing, Sire.

- His injuries were self-inflicted.
- Pay them anyway.

That may assuage their grief, Sire,
but not the anger of the men.

By the age of 30,
Alexander the Great...

...created an empire stretching
from Greece to India.

But without his men beside him...

...King Darius would have driven him
into the sea.

Last year,
we retook the Spanish Netherlands.

Soon, we shall turn our eyes
to Holland.

We profit from our trade
with the lands of King Annaba...

...even as the Duc de Cassel
bows his head.

I will not be pushed into the sea
by a builder on a scaffold.

I am sure the king will be delighted
to see you here.

It's an honour to accede
to His Majesty's wishes...

...although I fear my resources
are not sufficient...

...to maintain myself in the style
to which he is accustomed.

The king has extended
to all nobles...

...a financial inducement.

Those who wish to build a house at
the periphery of the grounds...

...will be forgiven
all outstanding debts.

Then I shall begin my planning
at once.

In the meantime,
we shall do our best...

...to make you comfortable
within the palace.

Ah, Cassel!
The black sheep returns.

I'm so sorry to hear
about your castle.

- I understand it burnt down.
- It did.

- Any idea how that happened?
- An accident, no doubt.

Yes!

Well, they do happen, sometimes,
don't they?

Please, follow me.

It's no bigger than
a broom cupboard.

As a matter of fact,
I believe it was a broom cupboard.

Welcome to Versailles.

You, at least,
do not withhold your labour.

- But I am not a builder, Sire.
- But you were a soldier.

When you fought for me, did you ever
encounter rebellion in the ranks?

Occasionally, Sire.

How did you come by your scar?

War, Sire.

- And the other one?
- Rebellion.

How did the generals react?

That depended on what kind of men
they were, Sire.

But I can tell you one thing:

The king that brings soldiers
to face down soldiers...

...rarely stays king for long.

I can see no resolution.

There is one man to whom
they might listen to, Sire.

He has their respect.
He fought alongside them.

Brothers can disagree
with each other...

...without opposing one another,
Sire.

You were clearly an only child.

Why do they behave this way?

All men lash out, Sire,
when they are in pain.

You will go to them and address them
soldier to soldier.

Offer nothing.
This is a parlay.

There is another more qualified
than I, Sire.

But I'm choosing you.

The winter will soon bring frost
and the ground will harden.

If we are to build,
we must have foundations.

If we are to have foundations,
they must be dug.

Now!

- Send for Bruand, the architect.
- Yes, Sire.

And what is the name of my director
of bullion?

- Leclerc, Sire, of the Royal Mint.
- I want to see him too.

- You tend to these men?
- I do.

What do they suffer from?

Gastric fever, gangrene,
crushed limbs that cannot heal.

I would not advise you
to approach them, My Lord.

Why not?

There may be a miasma,
a pollution in the air.

These are brothers in arms.
I shall take the risk.

Drummer Brebant?

Unless I am much mistaken, we took
the town of Rochefort together.

Lord Rohan...

Are you in pain?

All of France feels your suffering.

And the king?

The king too feels your pain.

You wished to see me.

Here I am.

Your horses are being fed extra
grain, Mademoiselle de la Vallière.

Are you planning a journey?

She yearns for release, My King.

- From what?
- From torture.

You only torture yourself, it seems.

She desires a cloistered life
in a convent.

Do not stand in her way.
She's suffered enough.

It appears no one is content
with what they've been given.

I loved you, Sire.

And I you once upon a time...

...but all stories must come
to an end.

Then I may go.

You may not.

What harm can it do?
She's no longer in your favour.

This is your home, Mademoiselle.
This is everyone's home.

I will not permit it.

Our son, Louis de Bourbon,
he's taken care of?

In Paris.

My promise to you remains the same.
A child of France, no matter what.

You get it.

Have you heard about the builders?

I try not to hear anything
about builders.

One died right in front of us;
The others downing their tools.

Now my good friend Pascal
de Saint-Martin is here...

...but has no rooms.

If I were him, I'd ride straight
back to Paris.

If you were him, you'd be three
inches taller and twice as handsome.

Well, I fancy some air.
Join me?

- I thought you hated the outdoors.
- I do, but not today.

Come!

I know I vex you from time to time,
and I admit...

...I am vain, lazy and excessively
fond of frivolity...

...but a quick turn around
the garden before dinner...

...is good for the soul
and everyone should do it.

What is it?

You are not yourself today.

We should do this more often.

We spend far too much time indoors.

Your Highness?

We need your help, Your Highness.

I recognize you.
Who are you?

A sergeant in His Majesty's army.

So what could you want from me?

We may not be on the battlefield...

...but we are all of us
in loyal service...

...and we insist on fair treatment.

We ask you to speak to His Majesty
about our demands:

Respect, our wounds tended,
decent lodging...

...fair pay and compensation as
befits the soldiers of the king.

And why should I plead
on your behalf?

You could count on our support...

...in the event of a change
in circumstances.

I don't understand your meaning.
What change?

If your brother were no longer king.

Do you realize I could have you
hanged for talking like this?

I do.

The sun is setting.

What did he want?

He wanted me to speak to my brother.

Madame de Clermont, you informed me
some time ago...

...that your papers would soon
arrive from your estate...

...many months past, in fact.

Yes, they will arrive presently.

You know how they can be
in the south.

Yes, indeed.

Though, naturally, we would not
wish you, of all people...

...to be obliged to leave.

Oh, that is most considerate of you,
Mr. Colbert.

- I shall do my best.
- Indeed.

Gentlemen!

- I trust your lodgings are adequate?
- Yes.

Wonderful!

The king!

Your Majesty.

Mmm, I'm starving.

I notice your friend,
Pascal de Saint-Martin...

...has come to Versailles.

He came of his own accord, but now
he has nowhere to sleep tonight.

He will be accommodated
in due course.

Your builders are unhappy.

Let me talk to them.

I will not discuss politics at
dinner and certainly not with you.

I fought with many of them.
They followed me into battle.

Perhaps they might follow me
back to work.

We will go hunting tomorrow!

- You ignore my offer.
- I do, Brother.

I'm glad you noticed.

Why, then, are you keeping me here?

My own house is ten miles away.

If I have no function for you...

...if I have no position
of which you deem worthy...

...but that of a brother,
why am I still here?

I can go to Saint-Cloud
and be your brother...

...in the comfort of my own bed.

If you wish to see me,
you can send up a firework.

You are here because I want you
to be here...

...and that should be reason enough.

Henriette, you must eat.

If I didn't eat...

...I'd have no energy for the other
great pleasures in life.

Here, have a lobster and some wine
for Her Highness, please!

Really, I'm quite all right.
Thank you, Athénaïs.

Henriette, I know you.

If you don't eat,
you'll shrivel up and disappear.

Would you wish to give this up?

I wish to know a thread of who I am.

A thread of truth is enough
to hang you, my dear.

And our cousin?

Or was our family a lie as well?

The Chevalier believes only
what is in front of his nose.

So long as he feels
he might profit...

...he will be our friend and
maintain our position at court.

At least, that was the case until
the king demanded his proof.

And what if we cannot convince him?
What happens then?

We do whatever it takes to survive.

You are looking very comely
this evening.

Why, Monsieur Marchal,
you're most kind.

I said to him: Fine!

You can call me that
if you want to...

...but I am an exciseman...

...and if the king is losing revenue
to bandits on the roads...

...well, I cannot be held
for responsible.

There is not a carriage from here
to Paris that is not vulnerable.

Now, if the king's police cannot
control the roads...

...then he cannot expect a king's
tax man to ride on them.

Let alone arrive with full coffers.

It sounds like you gentlemen
might need some help.

Oh, we have no need of help,
so...

No, what you have need of
is protection.

So, there we were lost
in the forest...

with no idea whatever
how to get back.

We happened to pass
by a small hut...

...and stopped to seek food
and directions.

Two sisters...

If you would join me in the bedroom
tonight, Sire...

...I assure you I'd broaden
your smile.

You ask for nothing.
Why?

Well, I have all I need.

You see?
I told you I'd make you smile.

I spoke to the builders
this morning.

They are tired, hungry;...

...I do not think harsh measures
will work against them.

Then I will address them.

And I would be grateful
if you keep your voice down.

If I may be so bold, Sire, it will
only diminish their respect for you.

Soldiers understand orders
and nothing more.

Now, perhaps, if a military man were
to approach them, reason with them?

You are right.
I will send Louvois.

Forgive me, Your Majesty.
I am feeling faint and will retire.

What on earth is the matter
with you this evening?

You have nothing to say
for yourself.

You used to be the brightest light
in the room.

Now you're... absent.

My apologies, Sire.

Did I not satisfy my king?

Well, allow me to rectify
the situation.

I will return.

Perhaps I can help you
with something?

You can start by not asking
so many questions.

Very well.
Then I will wait.

Hurry back.

- What are you doing?
- Looking for my brother.

I thought he might be there.

Oh, I know where he is.

- Your Majesty...
- I was concerned about you.

I am tired, Sire.
That is all.

And yet your eyes tell
a different story.

He does this, doesn't he?

Waits until you're tired
to have the big talk.

I mean, he's always done it
to me...

...but it's reassuring to know
he does it to you too.

- What are you doing up so late?
- Me?

Oh, I've only just gotten out
of bed.

Some privacy, Brother.

I think you forget where you are.

I think you forget
who addresses you.

Louvois will not help you.
You know that, don't you?

Brother, not now!

They have no respect
for the hilltop general.

A warrior only trusts the man
who stands beside him.

Take care, Brother, with your words.

You defend yourself!
Always!

But from what?

How is it possible that you are
blind to those who want to help you?

What you propose is not help!

Not everyone is trying
to knock you down.

If you stopped attacking
for a moment, you might see it.

Let others aid you
in your decisions.

You cannot do it all.

The business of government
is no business of yours.

It could be if you let it!

Please stop!

But you will never do that.
I know that now.

You think I oppose you.

- You think the world opposes you.
- Husband!

- But you are mistaken!
- Stop!

Oh, for heaven's sake,
eat something!

- What on earth is the matter?
- I am expecting a child!

I have a proposition for you.
I'd rather you paid your share.

It is here, My Lord.

I have not forgotten.

I will not go back on the roads
with a musket.

There are too many police.

We have friends among the police,
as you well know.

Not enough.

So I decided on a new plan for us:

To offer protection
to the excise men.

Bring me money.
I no longer care how you come by it.

The king's builders
have downed tools.

They share our frustrations
with his plans.

The king will simply find more.

Most of these builders are soldiers.

They fought for the king.

The army has dissent among
its ranks.

Let's see what we can do
to encourage that.

The king will simply stop
any insurrection...

...with the rest of his army.

If he has any left by then.

His Majesty understands...

...that you do not feel
that you have been shown...

...the respect you merit.

You are mistaken.

Without you, France would not exist.

But you are its servants,
just as he is.

There will be other battles to be
fought, other wars to be won.

But just as you stood side-by-side
on the fields of Flanders...

...the king asks you now...

...to stand by side again
here in Versailles.

Who is your leader?

We have no leader.

We... we speak with one voice.

If you do not return to work,
I shall have you hanged!

Kill me and two more
shall take my place.

I understand your complaints.

Tell the king that we will fight
for him again...

...build for him again...

...show trust and loyalty again...

...but first the king must show us
all...

...that he is a man who will honour
his promises.

I was at Cambrai and at Compiègne...

- Need new locks on these windows.
- Have you lost your mind?

What are you doing here?

I could fix it for you, of course,
but I'm withholding labour so...

You cannot be seen!
You have to leave!

And yet, here I am.

Funny how it works, isn't it?

Have you been ignoring me?
I've sent you like a dozen notes.

- Stop following me!
- Do you not remember who I am?

Only too well do I remember!

You are more thorn than rose,
do you know that?

- Enough!
- Is it mine?

- You've got to go!
- I cannot say!

- Cannot or will not?
- Abandon me, if you wish!

My lady is back.
You have to go!

I don't want anything bad
to happen to you.

I can do neither,
as you know so well.

Even as I feel betrayed by you,
by him, by myself...

It already has.

Do you hate me?

How much more straightforward
if I did.

He will use this.
You will see.

In what way?

- To get what he wants.
- I do not believe it.

Oh, I can assure you of it.

It'll be his child on a Monday,
mine on a Tuesday...

...depending on his mood,
his needs...

...his whim, his health...

...his breakfast or whichever way
the wind is blowing.

You have not given him a child.

You have given him a club
for him to beat us with.

Your money!

And now you say...

Oh, uh... Never!

- You would rather die?
- Oh, uh... Never!

What happens now?
I forgot!

- Do I give you...
- You give me half, you take half.

- And th... th... Then I hit you.
- I hit you.

- The driver, remember?
- Oh, yes, of course!

What do you expect me to tell you?
This all ends happily?

I am a feather in the wind.
Shush!

- I don't know who I am...
- Shush! Shush!

...because my mother
will not tell me.

Keep your voice down!

Come here.

Sixteen years ago, you were born...

...and I loved you,
and I cared for you...

...and kept you safe in any way
I could.

Where was I born?
Pau?

La Rochelle.

And my father?
A noble?

A very good man.

An architect crushed
by the strictures of the king.

Why would the king crush my father?

Because of who he was.

What?
A criminal?

A traitor?

Worse.

A Protestant.

Flowers!

How lovely!

- I thought they were for you.
- No.

- Who are they from?
- I have no idea.

Mariette!

Where's the bloody girl?

Mariette!

We cannot continue as we have done.

I understand.

- Do you?
- You are the king, Sire.

We are yours to own and discard
as you see fit.

I have never done either
so far as you are concerned.

His Majesty is hiding behind words,
but his sense is clear.

The child you carry
is a symbol of doubt...

...a doubt I do not myself
wish to bear.

Would you want me to own you
to the exclusion of all others...

...to the exclusion
of my own brother?

I cannot answer that question, Sire.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Hello!
What a pleasant surprise.

You're fond of your books,
aren't you?

Yes.

At present, I am reading a treatise
on espionage in the Roman Empire.

I like a man who reads.

Do you enjoy your work?

Enjoy is not the word I would use.

- What word would you use?
- Satisfaction.

Does it pain you to see people
suffer?

I do not consider such matters.

Do you look them in the eye
when you punish them?

Always.

I've never been with a woman
like you before.

Oh my stars!
You have so much to learn.

Oh, gently!

Gentle!

Gently!

Many thanks and congratulations!
We are ready.

- I want you to bring them here.
- Sire?

- The soldiers who refuse to work.
- The soldiers, Sire?

- Here in the palace?
- Yes.

I want to talk to them,
and I want it to be in here.

Tell them I have a proposal
to make...

...which I believe will satisfy
their demands.

She went to the whorehouse
and spoke to the apothecary...

...ordered two bottles of arsenic.

That's a fine cure for a toothache.

I use it myself from time to time.

And one bottle of eros, to aid
the vigour of amorous coupling.

But I think, perhaps,
you already know that.

I pay you to spy on others,
not to spy on me.

Right.

This way!

Don't touch!

- Is that me?
- Come!

God, I'm ugly.

I need you.

Good morning, gentlemen.

It is an honour for me
to welcome you here.

I live here,
but this is not my home.

This is a home for France
and her aspirations.

I wanted to thank you for showing me
the error in my thinking.

You were right to down your tools
and refuse to work.

It was I that was in the wrong.

I've invited you here today
to ask for your forgiveness...

...and to try to renew your faith
and trust in me.

You are, all of you,
an army in the service of your king.

Wherever it is, on the field
or on the scaffolding...

...now it is time for France to give
you something in return.

A home.

It shall be known as Les Invalides.

It will host the finest medical
facilities, refectory...

...dormitories, church.

It will be located in Paris close
to the river.

Every soldier wounded fighting
for France...

...will be taken there
to be treated...

...and every soldier who is unable
to return to their village...

...will be able to live there
for the rest of their life...

...in comfort and free of charge.

I have also struck a medal
made of gold...

...in honour of our recent
victories...

...and I wish to give one
to each of you.

- Hurrah for the king!
- Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

You said you wouldn't come.

You really believed everything
you said there, didn't you?

Hurrah for the king!

But the first to receive it is
the man to whom I owe the most.

A brave soldier known to you all...

...Philippe, Duke of Orléans...

...who I am also honoured to call
my brother.

France thanks you.

France thanks you.

France thanks you.

France thanks you.

Your Majesty,
the enemy is closer than you think.

Sire!

The enemy is closer than you think!

The poor fellow is sick.

Let him be tended to.

Sire?

I'm fine.

Get up!
We're leaving!

- What are you doing?
- We're going to Saint-Cloud.

- We're going home.
- Why?

I refuse to stay here
another minute.

Philippe, please!
Stop!

Explain yourself.

I just realised we have a choice.

We don't have to do
everything he tells us.

We have been cowards.

We are free to leave.

It merely requires the courage
for us to resist him.

I don't understand.

- What do you really want?
- Well...

To come with me or to remain
here...

...waiting day and night
for his knock at your door?

I don't care
if the baby is mine or his.

It will be ours.

But our lives are here.

You are brother to the king.
You cannot leave.

This place is who you are,
who we are.

If that is true,
then we are already rotten inside.

The cipher has been broken?
Are you sure?

- I am.
- Then we must form a new codex.

This will take some time.

Until then,
we will need to meet in person.

I do not like the risk.

They demand my papers.
Do you have the seal?

I have it.

Now, our first priority
must be the cipher.

If they can read the cipher,
they can read our thoughts.

However, they do not know
that we know...

...which now means
we also have an opportunity.

What are you doing?

I'm very sorry
that it had to turn out this way...

...but you just wouldn't listen.

You forgot to make your peace
with God.

My brother?
Where is he?

And Henriette?

They're fine.
They're sleeping.

Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, you are sick!

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