All language subtitles for The Rise of Louis XIV 1966-2

But I could cite one case
among a thousand other frauds,

of old bank notes
unpaid from savings

then resold at three or
four percent of their face value

reassigned to good funds
and reimbursed in full.

In another case,
I know from a good source

that he had Belle-Île
and Nantes fortified.

Mr. Fouquet's heart
is with the Fronde.

We must not act too quickly.

Besides, my mother is very friendly
with the superintendent.

Mr. Fouquet often has bags of gold
brought to Her Majesty the Queen Mother

intended for her good works.

I don't want to jeopardize
the returns from this year's taxes

by scaring off
the farmers-general too soon.

So until further notice, Mr. Fouquet
remains part of the council.

And Her Majesty the Queen Mother?

My mother?

His Eminence removed her
from the council.

Will you bring her back in?

No.

Your debauched behavior
is unworthy of a Christian king.

I'm not against pleasure,

but you don't take
precautions anymore.

When you stay at Fontainebleau,

you bathe naked in the river
with your mistress every day.

And you've asked Mignard
to paint you both.

You as Apollo and she
as a shepherdess at your side,

as if the queen didn't exist.

I understand why you don't
want me in your council.

You're afraid
I'll condemn your behavior.

Have you lost
all respect for yourself,

all affection
for your spouse and for me?

You cannot imagine
the grief you cause me.

Pushed away by Mazarin,
a man whose fortune I made,

and now by my own son.

Since you're acting
as if you had no mother,

I'll withdraw to the convent
in Val-de-Grâce.

Val-de-Grâce, you understand?

Forgive me, Mother.

Forgive me.

Sire, please forgive me,

but I must remind Your Majesty
that a decision must be taken

regarding membership
in the high council.

What decision?

What has Your Majesty decided?

- I believe the Queen Mother -
- Nothing has changed.

Neither my brother nor my mother
will attend the council.

It's started.
The dogs are calling.

Do you like hunting?

Yes. It makes private meetings easier.

The king is quite an enthusiast.

It will be easy to control him

as long as he has something
to keep him entertained,

just as I predicted.

All of your speeches begin or end
with "just as I predicted"

or "wasn't I right?"

Do you never tire
of always being right?

Besides, you may be letting
your imagination run away with you.

As far as I know, the king
diligently presides over the council

as he'd declared he would.

He takes interest in all matters.

This fine zeal is merely
a flash in the pan.

Within a month,
I'll be prime minister.

If that's how it is,
you should get rid of Colbert.

He's a man to be feared.

You really think I should be worried
about that petit bourgeois from Reims?

It's this young woman, Mlle. De la Vallière,
who is going to be important.

Really?

You don't know her?

Yes, I know her.

Madame calls her
"the little dressmaker from Tours."

She's the daughter
of a poor gentleman.

She was raised at the court of
Mr. Gaston, brother of the late king.

Evidently, she's not used to money.

We'll easily win her over.

How beautiful, madame.

- Louise, aren't you playing?
- No, Sire.

I'll put in 10 pistoles for you.

Seventeen. You lose.

How are you faring, madame?

I don't care about the game.

- When will you stop torturing me?
- 102.

What do you mean?
I don't understand.

- You understand very well.
- Not so loud.

Aren’t you interested in the game?

No, I always lose.

I have a word for you
from Mr. Fouquet.

The superintendent is struck
with your beauty and your modesty.

You can count on his support.

While awaiting a pledge
of his friendship,

Mr. Fouquet would ask you
to accept a gift.

- A gift?
- Yes.

Twenty thousand pistoles.

Tell Mr. Fouquet I won't make
a false step for 20,000 pistoles.

Why are you shaking?

I'm shaking with rage.

Madame du Plessis
just offered me money.

Money?

Twenty thousand pistoles
from Mr. Fouquet.

I've noticed that my first impressions
are usually correct.

And this step forces me
not to postpone any further

what I both want and fear to do.

You've done very well
to advise me, Louise.

Madame, I've decided that the next Council
of Ministers will take place in Nantes.

I want the whole court
to depart within three days.

I'll see you there.

Good night, madame.

Nantes? The king
is quite sure of himself.

Why this sudden decision?

At the last council,
the king didn't utter a word of this.

I'm afraid this may conceal
some kind of plot.

- Your spies haven't said anything?
- About what?

If I were you,
I'd start fearing the worst.

You're dreaming.

I saw the king smile at you
as he left the room.

No. His Majesty is young

and the temptation to display
his new power is too strong.

You amuse me, always imagining
the worst catastrophes.

If the king has decided
to visit my estate,

it must be to pay homage
to the foremost servant of the crown.

Don't lose your head.

I'm happy to see you.

Sire, when I learned
that Your Majesty

deigned to honor our city of Nantes
with your presence,

I could not fail to pay
my respects to you.

You must rest
to recover your health.

I'd like to take the opportunity
while you're alone, Sire,

to submit a petition to you.

I'll read it later.

Here comes my mother.

I have to tell you something.

What?

I wanted you to be informed.

I've decided to have Mr. Fouquet
arrested by my captain of the guard.

I've brought the council to Nantes
to give this action greater impact.

But Louis...

have you lost your mind?

Why, madame?
When the treasury is empty,

revenue is consumed
two years in advance,

the harvest is bad and the people
are menaced with a new famine,

the superintendent is rich enough

to spend in one day
more money than I possess

and to corrupt
my close associates.

This represents years of plundering,
extortion and trafficking

at the kingdom's expense.

And Mr. Fouquet is not even afraid
to give me proof of it.

Mr. Fouquet is
completely devoted to you.

My decision has been made.

Arresting Mr. Fouquet
in his own province.

Be careful, my son.

You might reawaken
the troubles of the Fronde.

Then I will know who is for me
and who is against me.

And I will know
where to carry out justice.

You scare me.

I've never seen
a more wretched place.

You're always complaining.
It's not bad to be in the field.

Against whom? As far as I know,
the Spanish aren't in Nantes.

You can ask Mr. D'Artagnan.

- Bread, musketeers? Fresh bread.
- Ask for my cured ham. Fresh sausage.

Gentlemen.

In Paris, we have barracks
at each of the king's castles.

- You see the king every day?
- Every day we ride before his carriage.

Mr. D'Artagnan!

His Majesty would see you right away.

Do you know why?

His Majesty would like to discuss
the role of your musketeers.

I'll follow you.

Water bearer!

Water bearer!

Sire, Mr. D'Artagnan is here.

Let him in.

Mr. D'Artagnan,
the mission I'm assigning you

must be kept secret
until you have carried it out.

Following that, I want to call
as much attention to it as possible.

I'm greatly honored by the confidence
Your Majesty has placed in me.

- I can assure you that I'm -
- You will arrest Mr. Fouquet

when he comes out of the council.

Mr. Colbert will give you
the details of my instructions.

Farewell, Mr. D'Artagnan.

Here are written orders
signed by His Majesty.

Do not let Mr. Fouquet out of your sight
from the moment he's arrested

so he's not able
to conceal any documents.

The prisoner will be transported
to Angers via Oudon and Ingrandes.

At Oudon, you will ask him
for a letter with his signature

ordering the commander at Belle-Île
to return the site to the king's hands.

You will read the rest.

Very well, sir.

You may assure the king that his orders
will be carried out diligently.

The next council
will take place in Vincennes.

You are excused.

Mr. Fouquet.

I have something to say to you.

No.

It will wait for another time.

I do not know what
Mr. Fouquet's fate will be.

It's up to my courts to decide.

In any case,
I don't want another superintendent.

The king, Mr. Colbert,

should be the unique
soul of the state.

To prevent the Fronde
from returning to power,

it's not enough to rely on those
who are more loyal than others.

Everyone in the kingdom must derive
all things from the monarch,

as nature derives
all things from the sun.

The people must be assured
work and bread,

so that poverty will not drive them
into the arms of new rebels.

We'll see to it that
taxes are lowered.

As for the nobility, they as well
shall derive all things from the king:

Privileges, honors, money.

Therefore, we will have them
continually in our presence,

separated from the bourgeoisie.

We'll make sure that being far from us
will be worse than exile for them.

Be careful, Sire, that expenses
do not become great.

Expenses, Mr. Colbert,
will be sources of activity and profit.

The merchants,
artisans and the bourgeois

will see that it's in their interest
to build ties to the king,

the animator of all enterprises.

All of our decisions -
great works,

the establishment of industries,
the conquest of new lands -

will provide opportunities
for immense profit.

This is the outline of my policy.
Are you prepared to serve it?

With all my heart, Sire.

In your view,
what are the means to this end?

Your Majesty has said it.

France must be endowed
with the industries it lacks.

It must produce arms,
mirrors, tapestries.

France must be given a fleet
and an empire beyond the sea,

to liberate us from Holland, which
has a monopoly on maritime traffic.

Domestically, charity
must be replaced by work,

for the idle are easy prey
for troublemakers.

We must dig canals, open roads,
develop stables for military service,

take measures to avoid famine
and develop agriculture.

We must reduce the taxes
that are crushing the peasants

and offset this loss of revenue

by raising indirect taxes
which will affect all classes -

financing, granting, salt,
tobacco and stamped paper.

This system will allow,
as His Majesty wishes,

a reduction in charges
on the lower classes.

However, to increase income,

it's best to reduce the remittances
and profits of tax collectors

and have them closely watched,

to investigate sharply the traders

and to reduce
and refinance allowances.

That's all very well.

We will be certain
to take these measures.

In addition, Mr. Colbert,

upon my return to the Louvre,
I want you to summon the master tailor.

Do not neglect this order.
It's of the highest importance.

We have scrupulously followed
Your Majesty's commands.

There isn't enough
ribbon and lace.

Does Your Majesty
prefer it like this?

That's better.

Mr. Fouquet had adopted
those German fashions.

We'll take the most
luxurious part from it.

Mr. Fouquet saw in it no more
than an instrument of glory.

We'll make political use of it

so that the nobles won't be able
to think of anything but their doublet.

A suit like this one, Mr. Colbert,

should represent a year's income
for a gentleman of the court.

Mr. Binet, try the wig on him.

My scissors.

With that dark wig,
the mustache needs to match.

Add ribbons to the shoes
and lengthen the lace at the heel.

Mr. Fouquet understood that minds
are governed more by appearances

than by the true nature of things.

Does the suit meet
Your Majesty's wishes now?

No, it's too cheap.

It's better to start over.

You see, Mr. Colbert,
I'll be the first to dress this way.

For the nobility must follow
the king in every regard.

I've decided to keep them
far away from Paris

and far away from the parliament
who was their ally during the Fronde.

To that end, I'll move into the castle
that my father built at Versailles.

Until the present, leaders have paid
their own expenses while staying at court.

Henceforth, the crown will pay the expense
of furnishing and lodging them year round.

Nevertheless, Sire,

Your Majesty's generosity will not prevent
the nobles from going into debt.

Far from their land, solicited by
a thousand opportunities to spend,

they'll take out loans.

Let them.

I'll cover their worst debts
to bind them more closely to me.

As for those nobles who wish
to have lodgings built at Versailles,

I will declare their lodgings
privileged from seizure

and not to be sold by the courts.

That will not fail
to attract them to the court.

They will no longer be indebted
to the bourgeois for their finances,

but to myself alone.

My father's castle will become
the temple of the monarchy.

All the artists in the kingdom
will work on its embellishment.

Well, Mr. Le Vau,
how are things progressing?

Sire, I had to address
the most urgent matters first.

Where do the works stand?

The masonry of
the middle wing is complete,

the plumbing and the roofing
will soon be done

and shortly, Your Majesty
will see the woodwork under way.

On the other hand, Your Majesty
can already judge the effect produced

by the balusters,
vases and trophies.

Have you seen, Mr. Le Vau,

the paintings which will adorn
the seven rooms of the large apartment?

Yes, Sire.

Nothing signals more clearly a prince's
greatness of spirit than his buildings.

Posterity judges him by the measure
of the structures he's built.

After me, Versailles will remain
the palace of my dynasty.

Keep this in your mind and spare
no embellishment that might enrich it.

Mr. Colbert, based on these plans,

have you estimated how many
people the palace could house?

Yes, Sire.
13,000 people.

I would like the plans
enlarged to 15,000.

When foreign lords
and sovereigns come to visit us,

the immensity and novelty
of the palace's layout

will show them the extent
of France's power.

Mr. Le Vau, you must continue
those open archways

that you have erected
to support the terrace.

We will plant here,
with the good exposure to the sun,

the largest and most beautiful
orangery in the world.

The king!

Mr. De Vardes.

I greet you, madame.

I am quite well.

Mr. De Vardes,
I've summoned you.

I am pleased to see you.

My Lord, Sire, by summoning me,
you've brought me back to life.

This is Mr. De la Motte, who's
just returned from the country.

I salute you, sir.

Another foolish remark.

Aren't you aware that you mustn't
salute anyone in my presence?

Sire, I'd completely forgotten.

Your Majesty will have to
forgive me 30 foolish remarks.

I will. Twenty-nine remain.

But tell me, Vardes,
what's this doublet you're wearing?

Have you just returned
from China or the Americas?

Sire, when we're so unfortunate
as to be distant from you,

we're not only unhappy,
but ridiculous as well.

Stand up, Mr. De Vardes,
and remain in my friendship.

Are they cooked perfectly?

Careful. His Majesty hates hard-boiled
eggs that aren't perfectly cooked.

His Majesty has begun
the eighth setting.

Garnish the chicken.

Prepare the fruit baskets.

Garnish it with spinach.

Don't forget to stud it
with roast bread

and to sprinkle the edge
of the plate with grated bread.

And the peas.

Peas.

Master of greens.

Did you remember the lettuce?

Go, go, go.

The suckling pig.

Very good.

Very good.

Garnish the fruit baskets.

The lids.

A little more sauce.

A bit more generous
with the garnish.

Did you let the crepe batter rest?

Prepare 12 marmalade crepes,
24 chocolate and 24 vanilla.

The napkin, please, brother.

The bread.

Music, please, brother.

The king's music.

The king's music.

The king isn't familiar
with the use of a fork?

Yes, but he disapproves of them.

The other day, His Majesty
went into a terrible rage

when he learned that his highness
the Dauphin had used one.

I'm thirsty.

Drink for the king.

Mr. De Lorraine.

I would like you to come
with me after I've dined.

We will go to the kennel
and feed the dogs.

I will be there, Sire.

I'll be pleased to see you tomorrow
for the hunt in the Marly forest.

Go to the kitchen
for the other plates.

The king has begun
the 14th setting.

The king has begun
the 14th setting.

The king has begun
the 14th setting.

Form the procession.

Meat for the king.

Meat for the king.

I formally advise Your Majesty
against the pork.

Fine.

Bring hard-boiled eggs.

Hard-boiled eggs.

Have a seat, my brother.

Mr. De Gesvres, I wish
to remain alone and at rest.

"There is a loftiness that
does not come from fortune.

It's a certain air of superiority
which seems to destine us for greatness.

It's a prize that we give
to ourselves imperceptibly.

It's by virtue of this quality that
we usurp the deference of other men,

and it is this quality
which places us above them

more than birth,
dignity or even merit."

More than birth,
dignity or even merit.

"Neither the sun nor death
can be gazed upon fixedly."

Neither the sun nor death
can be gazed upon fixedly.