Original subtitles

Translation: Mohammed Ali El-Sebaiey Sayed-Ahmed

Isabelle Adjani

The King's Favorite (Diane de Poitiers)

June 26, 1547 (Palace of Tu in Reims)

Emerald stones

.amazing

Amazing

Impressive

Amazing

Great

.worthy of a queen

The earth is crying out to you in joy, and the sky is sharing the joy now

.Okay

As if the whole universe is happy!

.except me

.I don't understand

.I know that

It's supposed to be the most beautiful day of my life, right?

But this is not the case

Henry, you're scaring me.

You are so beautiful

.and charming

.and elegant

You are perfect!

.I am yours and my service

But you have to hide this idealism

..I am forced to shine without you

In this Reims Cathedral

.You can't come with me

Night of belief in ghosts!

...Speaking of ghosts

.I know why you're here, ma'am

But the people around me don't know why

So go ahead and explain to them why you are in front of me

My lord, if that is what you want

.It might be my pleasure too

Even if you judge me to be somewhat deviant

..perverted

Weren't you like that before me? -No, my lord, I don't think so.

truly? There are many people present here tonight who can attest to that

Do you want to hear them? - No, my lord, there is no need for that.

In this case, we are all ears

..Well, I - You? -

I have come to publicly hand over to you all the jewels and possessions which His Majesty Francis I has bestowed upon me.

I am pleased to return it in turn to Her Majesty the Duchess of Valentinois

Know, my lady, that at the moment I declare you Duchess of Valentinois

I will withdraw from Anne de Beslot the title of Duchess of Etampes

(Gabriel Antoine Lokamo) President of the Fur Traders Association

Please, ma'am

May I make you consider this fur, imported from the last expedition

In faraway Canada, which our house has just acquired

This fur that you are touching is the fur of the glutton! They call it there, too, the morsel

This fur reminds me of reform advocates

Decorations suitable for funerals

Madam, the king is dead, so these gentlemen are wearing this fur to mourn him

These gentlemen? Do you mean "those heretics"?

Excuse me, Madam, but why do you describe as “heretics” people with good intentions?

Good intentions? Any good intentions? Harmful intentions, yes!

Protestants talk about the Reformation as if it were a useful purification campaign, but in reality it is poison

A deadly poison for France, and Henry II will fight it personally

How can you speak ill of the new religion when your repeated scandals have harmed France's reputation?

No, ma'am! Do not confuse your fish and your rubbish with the great and sacred things of true religion

A follower of our Lord (Jesus) Christ - miserable!

You are insulting the Duchess of Valentinois!

Are you...are you one of these infidels?

“My lord, I reject the word “infidel.”

And yes, I am a follower of the religion preached by Mr. Luther and Mr. Calvin

Scott!

Let's silence this heretic! Let him be tried immediately!

And let it be burned on the same day

.Take him

I want you to watch this show. It's dedicated to you, Diane

As compensation for the insult this bastard, Lucamo, directed at you

This poor man did not mean to insult me. I provoked him, I spoke without thinking

Who are we that we got here?

Who are we?

I am the king and you are my mistress, which makes us a man and a woman superior to all men and women

We can't help him

.It was God's will

You can't deter the smell of burning human flesh

You know what, Barthelemy? Your eyes are like a frog's eyes

I recently saw a frog with golden, wet eyes

Should I kiss him, maybe so he could turn into a prince?

Why do you need a prince, my lady, if you have a king?

Who is sitting in this chair? - (Diane de Poitiers) -

But her chair will remain empty

The Duchess insisted a lot on the King to be accepted into the council

..but - but? -

But she made sure that His Highness the King would reject her request

You have to know how to cut the claws of a kitten that wants to climb a tree high

I just left the council. No decision has been made

Because I was not convinced by any of the suggestions

What was the council to decide?

Concerning Mary Stuart

The youngest queen of all time

It's as if she ascended the throne of Scotland a few days ago

She is 6 years old now

What happens with this little angel?

The kings of England dream of annexing Scotland to them...but the Scots

They refuse to let their young queen marry a Protestant

.Good

.I have an idea

.a little bold

But the stories of chivalry that are dear to your heart are worthy

Send a navy to Scotland

Win little Stuart. Bring her to France

He announced her engagement to your son (François) before the English could do anything

Which would most likely cause a war between France and England

Will you tell them about my plan?

About little Stuart?

Not only will I not tell them about it, I will reject it

It's a bit of a crazy strategy. It could lead us to a new Hundred Years' War

But it's worth the effort

I am not saying that the idea is bad, Your Majesty

But it seems that the timing you chose is not appropriate

After the defeat that the French army had just suffered in Saint-Cantin

What about other issues?

Six thousand men are still held captive in the East

Will you kidnap the little Scottish miss?

Unfortunately, it's not that simple anymore

Especially after our defeat in Saint-Cantin

I entrust this mission to Officer Montmorency. He will succeed in accomplishing it with only a few men

.He has been captured

What do you think of the Duke of Guise?

He's in Italy

So what? Tell him to come back

A great lover and a great strategist

A real woman is not devoid of both qualities

Henry?)

I want to show you something - What's going on? -

Latest post. Seems like all of Paris is talking about it

"Reformist brothers and sisters"

"Diane is the one who burns you."

Because they're lighting the pyre with the fire of her sexy ass

!amazing

.You can throw it away

It is spread everywhere

These leaflets were distributed free of charge near the crematoriums

No longer a fan of Diane? Don't be naive, Henry.

I never loved this woman

When I arrived in France...I needed someone to...

Why?

To pave the way for you?

This is true, because she knows some secrets

She made me one of the most fertile queens of France

But now that she has told me everything, she is nothing more than an exploitative woman in my eyes

As far as this post... it reeks of old hatred

As much as we will have the joy of welcoming and celebrating the queen

The youngest queen but I bet she will be one of the greatest queens

Thanks to France and Diane de Poitiers

So take my word for it, they'll forget about her ass

I have a surprise for you

Close your eyes

I don't want to get to know you, miss

But I am sorry to see that you are so rude

A child like you should respect a woman like me

Without a doubt, I am Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland.

You were the one who advised me to send a fleet to Scotland

See? I followed your advice as if it were the advice of a queen

Teacher, a boy came to visit you

This is in exchange for preparing that thing

Where did you get this jewelry?

These are not jewellery, Master. They are very precious jewellery

My lady bought it

Quick, pour me a cup

What is this ? - Donkey's milk, ma'am.

Recommended by teacher Nostradamus personally.

Contemplate this purity and this bright whiteness

But where's my gold drink? Pure gold?

With all due respect to you, my lady, I will not offer you anything from him anymore

You won't. No, this matter is over.

And fortunately too! You could have killed yourself with this poison

Poison? Golden?

This insidious poison that is slowly and surely destroying you because of the jewelry that scammers make for you

Gold, beautiful duchess." "Give me the gold and I will make you an elixir

It will prevent you from aging and preserve your beauty

!shameless ! Arrogant boy

But who do you think you are to lecture me?

I am a person who loves you!

What did you say ? - I said I love you and I will repeat myself!

I will repeat what I have said all my life because it is the truth

You can kill me, you can throw me in a cell, you can beat me

But you will never stop me from expressing my love to you

Yes, that's the truth, I love you!

I love the anger in your eyes!

And that little voice in which you say to me, “I think I'm cold, I'll drink a little.”

How dare you?! Get out now

!go to hell

!go to hell

I don't want to see you at all for the rest of my life!

I think I'm cold! I'll drink a little! Okay

Yes, I think I'm cold

I told you on my last visit, I felt inexplicable anguish

I used to feel it at night at first, but now it starts to happen at any time of the day

I want to know if despite this unbearable feeling

Are the stars in my favor?

I already predicted your horoscope for you about money, yes, but I came to see my horoscope.

But the king loves you

Despite the chaos that may happen, he loves you

No, ma'am, don't worry -...but I don't know, I -

I feel like everyone...I don't know...I don't know the word

Scared? Yes, yes, yes.

Who is King Louis?

This is ridiculous, isn't it?

I have a hunch that for some reason I might lose hope

..(King (Henry II)..

..about to

Close his life page!

Why do you insist on telling me that?

..yes but

I don't see the importance of knowing that

The king is young

Despite this, death may knock on his doors

The death of beauty, even though you strive to preserve it through various means

For example, drinking gold whose particles have been dissolved

..I cannot judge the effectiveness of this, however

I have prepared an elixir for you

It may protect you from the hell that you fear will disappear

..Youth? My youth

No, this is too expensive

Tough but always young

My lord

This is the first time you will ride this horse, but you will never find anything like its beauty

Sure, I find it wonderful. It is true that it is wonderful

Mr. Commander

Come and take a look at my horse, which I will ride before you tonight in the fight

My Lord, although I am pleased to face our king, please wait a while

(Fiavel)

Montgomery performs every task I have assigned him with complete skill

And I chose him for this reason to be my competitor

I'm honored, Your Honor

See you this evening, Montgomery

Your Majesty, it is Your Highness's seat. I cannot

The king is on horseback. And believe me, he has no objection to that

But not you, right?

Henry brilliantly won his first duel against Montgomery

Then he demanded a second duel

At the end of it, it was declared a draw between him and Montgomery

..And now he wants to involve himself in a third duel to achieve a resounding victory.

Can you convince the king to withdraw from this third duel?

Oh my God, ma'am! I really tried, but in vain

Please sir! Try again

My lady, you must shout, "Long live the king!"

I, Mary Stuart, don't agree to that

I hope Montgomery wins

As Commander of the Scots Guards, he represents my home country

It's too late, Your Majesty. They've sounded the horns

The duel will begin

What happened ?

I'm afraid, ma'am, that we need a new competition

The two duelists smashed their spears without causing each other to fall

Then this match will never end!

I see they brought a new spear to Your Majesty

But Count Montgomery kept his old spear, even though it was partly broken

Why didn't he change his spear? - Out of politeness -

The game is over!

Victory from Henry II's ally

In fact, ma'am, did I tell you what the name of the horse that the king rides is?

His name is (Taesa). Why are you telling me that now?

I hope this is not a bad omen

For God's sake, ma'am! I tell you this so that you can chant his name if necessary

Here they go!

"My lord!"

"(Henry)!"

"Henry!" - Ma'am, come with me.

Come with me. You don't have to stay here

Come on - Henry!

(Henry)

Can I get you some drink?

Cold water perhaps?

With some crushed mint leaves. It is very soothing to the nerves

This will make you feel much better

I would rather die than live a fateful day like this

Do you know what happened?

Mr. Fiveville!

It appears, ma'am, that Commander Montgomery's spear rather than struck the king's shield

He pierced the helmet and lifted the mask

A large piece of shrapnel pierced the left eye, then lodged in the brain

The surgeon (Ambrose Barré) and his assistant tried to remove this fragment, but to no avail

So they asked 4 prisoners sentenced to death to inflict wounds on their faces similar to the king’s wound.

Were we able to rescue these prisoners?

...at least one of them

So as not to give up hope

We still don't know anything now. We have to be patient, ma'am

And supplication

Who are you ?

I hardly see you

Why...why are you covered in fog?

I'm Ambroise Barré, your primary physician

And I am not in the fog, my lord

This fog is inside your head, Your Majesty

..Your name - Yes? -

..your name

Looks familiar

.I don't know

I don't remember anymore

..will

..it happens

.All the money you want

I did not become a doctor for money, Your Majesty

Before I became Your Majesty's physician, I treated the poor

The poor? - .Okay -

.This is good ! This is good

Her Majesty

Can you care for the king more than you care for the poor?

This is impossible, Your Majesty. Why? -

Because I have always taken care of the poor as if they were kings

The other two are dead. And that's not the best.

And the king? - He is still alive, thanks to God!

But he is unconscious

This is better. Let him escape from his terrible pain

Yes, let me see carefully

.both

We'll know before tonight if the fourth has a chance of surviving

The suffering we caused this man to save the king

It exceeds what a human being can endure

"So I would like to say to the Duchess of Valentinois."

"...that is best for King Henry, without a doubt."

.I want him to live

.must live

I must go and see the Duchess Valentinois

The Duchess of Valentinois is Diane de Poitiers?

- That's right - I want to see her too.

It is said that she is extremely beautiful

Yes, but tonight we will not face beauty, but death

!my lady

Didn't I advise you not to get up?

.Know

This palace is as quiet as graves

I want to know the truth. - You're so pale.

Do you want me to ask for help?

Would you assist me ? - This is my duty as a doctor -

Help me die then!

- Immediately - No, I can't do that -

..I have learned - For God's sake, sir -

You couldn't help my king stay alive because he was dead, right?

If he helped his mistress to die, at least

Take these emeralds. They could adorn a crown

.It was studded in my heart

Should I give it to your daughters? - .both -

My daughters are very far from me. For a long time

Give it to Margot, Henry's daughter

The daughter I could have had with him

Is this the end?

It is one of the endings. The end of the first chapter of your life

Where dream blends with reality

The reality wasn't so bad. Time wasn't a problem

For this reason, without a doubt, I have been on this earth for so long

I hope the dream will be this beautiful too

I'm sure it will be really beautiful

Didn't you see yourself sleeping? .I saw you sleeping

Did you know that you smile while you sleep?

To whom do you think I am smiling in my dreams?

To the angels, this is clear

Do you believe in angels?

I always believed in myself and Henry used to say I was an angel

So I believe in angels. This is called a syllogism

You know a lot of things!

I feel sleepy. - Close your eyes then.

And go to the world of dreams

But before that, I must tell you my last wishes

I brought something to write on

.I have all the time

.I planned everything

.down to the smallest details

Emerald stones to Princess Margot

..The legacy of my charitable work

The number of bells that ring

.Weight of candles

...the quality of incense

This grave is empty. It is a deception.

The real body of Diane de Poitiers is under your feet in a secret crypt.

The body was exhumed a few years ago and later buried after scientists analyzed its bones and some hair strands.

They found enough gold in it to eventually cause Diane's death

In the far reaches of alchemy, magic, and medicine, gold was known to make those who drew it immutable.

So she was drinking it, and as she got older, the dose increased

Diane died from her desire to stay young forever.

Of course, beauty has no price.

Translation: Mohammed Ali El-Sebaiey Sayed-Ahmed