1 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:29,559 Once upon a time, 2 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:34,000 a beautiful young girl grew up hidden away in a con vent 3 00:00:34,079 --> 00:00:36,240 by the edge of the sea. 4 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:37,600 Marie-Josephe! 5 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,119 Marie-Josephe! 6 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,799 Her very existence was a secret, 7 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,760 for she was the King's daughter. 8 00:00:49,199 --> 00:00:50,399 Marie-Josephe! 9 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:55,160 From a very early age, she was drawn to the water, 10 00:00:55,239 --> 00:00:58,040 much to the dismay of the con vent's strict nuns 11 00:00:58,119 --> 00:01:01,720 who did their best to shelter her from the world. 12 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:05,479 How often have you been warned not to swim in the sea? 13 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,559 Very often. 14 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,919 And my previous punishments... 15 00:01:09,999 --> 00:01:13,800 RevoKing your riding privileges, burning your beloved cello... 16 00:01:13,879 --> 00:01:15,799 None were enough to deter you. 17 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:19,799 It is Satan's voice which calls you to the unholy sea. 18 00:01:21,039 --> 00:01:23,119 Abbess, it is a simple joy of nature. 19 00:01:23,199 --> 00:01:24,279 - Silence. - It is. 20 00:01:24,359 --> 00:01:25,679 Silence, I said. 21 00:01:31,799 --> 00:01:34,959 Mean while, at the palace of Versailles, 22 00:01:35,039 --> 00:01:39,679 Marie-Josephe's father, King Louis XIV, King of France, 23 00:01:39,759 --> 00:01:41,359 had recently returned victorious 24 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:45,159 from an expensive war that had dragged on for years. 25 00:01:46,279 --> 00:01:50,919 Our troops have been fighting with exceptional skill and courage. 26 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:55,999 It has been the greatest honor for me 27 00:01:56,879 --> 00:01:58,599 to stand beside each... 28 00:02:03,719 --> 00:02:05,958 - France still had enemies. - My King. 29 00:02:06,039 --> 00:02:09,879 And that night, the man also known as the sun King 30 00:02:09,959 --> 00:02:13,358 learned that even he would not live forever. 31 00:02:25,119 --> 00:02:27,519 Now, where was I? 32 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,518 A few inches to the right, 33 00:02:34,799 --> 00:02:36,199 would have found your heart. 34 00:02:36,278 --> 00:02:38,239 If France loses you, 35 00:02:39,318 --> 00:02:40,678 it will be catastrophic, 36 00:02:40,759 --> 00:02:42,878 not to mention lonely for me. 37 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:45,038 - Mmm. - There is a possible solution. 38 00:02:46,278 --> 00:02:49,278 I've been investigating certain properties 39 00:02:50,118 --> 00:02:52,038 of an organ in a legendary sea creature. 40 00:02:52,119 --> 00:02:53,398 A fish? 41 00:02:54,319 --> 00:02:55,478 That's your solution? 42 00:02:57,359 --> 00:02:59,438 If the question is the King's mortality... 43 00:03:00,838 --> 00:03:02,518 This creature could hold the key. 44 00:03:05,758 --> 00:03:09,518 And with that, the sun King commissioned a risky expedition 45 00:03:09,598 --> 00:03:13,038 to find the underwater lost city of a Atlantis 46 00:03:13,119 --> 00:03:15,039 and its fabled mermaids, 47 00:03:15,958 --> 00:03:19,318 belie vying they held the key to life everlasting. 48 00:03:22,238 --> 00:03:24,198 For this dangerous mission, 49 00:03:24,278 --> 00:03:29,198 a courageous captain was sent to search the far reaches of the seas. 50 00:03:42,158 --> 00:03:44,758 I think I saw it. Due north. 51 00:03:46,398 --> 00:03:47,358 Are you sure? 52 00:03:47,998 --> 00:03:50,238 Only if you believe in the unbelievable. 53 00:03:51,438 --> 00:03:53,438 Ready the barrels! 54 00:03:54,438 --> 00:03:55,798 Ready the barrels! 55 00:04:00,798 --> 00:04:03,238 - Lower the nets! 56 00:04:03,958 --> 00:04:05,878 Drop them both now! 57 00:04:07,238 --> 00:04:09,118 Fire! 58 00:04:09,198 --> 00:04:10,598 Fire! 59 00:04:16,998 --> 00:04:19,397 - Heave! - Pull! 60 00:04:19,478 --> 00:04:21,958 - Heave! 61 00:04:23,637 --> 00:04:25,798 - Heave! 62 00:04:35,958 --> 00:04:38,877 - Get a hook into it! 63 00:04:38,958 --> 00:04:40,278 They're gonna kill us all! 64 00:04:44,678 --> 00:04:47,637 - We only need the female. 65 00:04:47,718 --> 00:04:49,717 Let the male go. 66 00:04:56,678 --> 00:05:01,757 80, captain Yves De La Croix sent word of the amazing capture 67 00:05:01,838 --> 00:05:03,758 back to Versailles 68 00:05:03,837 --> 00:05:06,118 on the wings of the royal carrier pigeons. 69 00:05:18,517 --> 00:05:20,717 Fantastic news, your majesty. 70 00:05:20,798 --> 00:05:23,237 De la Croix's ship sails for home 71 00:05:24,078 --> 00:05:27,157 in possession of the miraculous cargo. 72 00:05:27,238 --> 00:05:29,517 The coming eclipse is perfect timing. 73 00:05:29,597 --> 00:05:31,638 The books are clear about these matters 74 00:05:31,717 --> 00:05:34,037 and specify that the creature must be sacrificed 75 00:05:34,118 --> 00:05:36,077 right as the moon passes in front of the sun 76 00:05:36,157 --> 00:05:39,157 in order to transfer its gift of eternal life. 77 00:05:39,237 --> 00:05:41,717 Perhaps we should withhold our glee, Dr. Labarthe, 78 00:05:41,798 --> 00:05:44,678 until we have proof that your books are not just fiction. 79 00:05:44,757 --> 00:05:46,117 Relax, father. 80 00:05:46,197 --> 00:05:51,317 Surely, the doctor wouldn't be risKing his reputation on this outlandish claim 81 00:05:51,957 --> 00:05:54,557 unless he was feeling very confident. 82 00:05:59,997 --> 00:06:02,317 Port Le Havre dead ahead, captain! 83 00:06:07,837 --> 00:06:11,357 The King's closest minister had serious doubts 84 00:06:11,436 --> 00:06:13,797 about the doctor's plan for the mermaid 85 00:06:13,877 --> 00:06:17,037 and, as fate would have it, he had just requested 86 00:06:17,117 --> 00:06:20,277 that the King's daughter attend the royal celebration 87 00:06:20,356 --> 00:06:22,517 of the coming solar eclipse. 88 00:06:22,597 --> 00:06:26,236 Father, a response from the convent De St. Helene. 89 00:06:26,317 --> 00:06:27,717 Give me the girl's files. 90 00:06:33,116 --> 00:06:36,157 It seems the abbess can't wait to Grant us our request. 91 00:06:39,436 --> 00:06:41,317 And on the next day, 92 00:06:41,397 --> 00:06:44,916 father la chaise went to retrieve the King is long-lost daughter, 93 00:06:44,997 --> 00:06:48,356 thus starting ll/larie-Josephe is great adventure. 94 00:06:49,237 --> 00:06:53,156 She's become incurably defiant immune to all disc/pl/ne. 95 00:06:53,237 --> 00:06:57,037 Your reports over the years have told of a prodigious musical talent, 96 00:06:57,116 --> 00:06:59,476 a soul poised in devotion to god. 97 00:06:59,557 --> 00:07:02,356 Throughout her childhood, yes. But she's become... 98 00:07:02,437 --> 00:07:04,037 Dear Abbess, 99 00:07:04,116 --> 00:07:09,277 I need to know whether her talents might be welcomed in court. 100 00:07:23,196 --> 00:07:25,317 You are leaving us, Marie-Josephe. 101 00:07:29,876 --> 00:07:30,996 Where am I going? 102 00:07:31,077 --> 00:07:33,636 To a lavish and glimmering hell 103 00:07:34,797 --> 00:07:37,556 where you will no doubt thrive. 104 00:07:54,116 --> 00:07:55,596 Do you serve the King? 105 00:07:55,676 --> 00:07:58,396 No, I work for the King. 106 00:08:00,396 --> 00:08:01,676 I serve god. 107 00:08:03,076 --> 00:08:05,196 Are you taking me to meet the King or God? 108 00:08:17,595 --> 00:08:19,196 I'd always heard the tales of Versailles. 109 00:08:21,276 --> 00:08:23,596 I never imagined it would be quite so... 110 00:08:23,676 --> 00:08:24,956 Magnificent? 111 00:08:25,516 --> 00:08:26,836 The stuff of dreams. 112 00:08:40,476 --> 00:08:41,595 Magali. Please. 113 00:08:48,276 --> 00:08:51,795 Marie-Josephe D'Alembert. 114 00:08:52,796 --> 00:08:54,156 This is Magali. 115 00:08:54,235 --> 00:08:57,036 - Bonjour. - Please show her to her room. 116 00:08:58,635 --> 00:09:00,476 No. We're not in the chateau. 117 00:09:01,395 --> 00:09:02,516 This way, mademoiselle. 118 00:09:06,475 --> 00:09:08,876 Sire, it is the hour. 119 00:09:14,955 --> 00:09:17,356 Boring! 120 00:09:17,435 --> 00:09:20,195 I can write better music than that. 121 00:09:20,275 --> 00:09:23,595 Maybe you should compose your own music, majesty. 122 00:09:23,676 --> 00:09:25,596 Maybe I should be my own priest. 123 00:09:25,675 --> 00:09:29,036 Find me a composer who's fresh, exciting. 124 00:09:31,315 --> 00:09:33,795 - No hurry. - No hurry, meaning... 125 00:09:34,315 --> 00:09:35,275 Immediately. 126 00:09:40,276 --> 00:09:42,235 Shall we start our day? 127 00:09:48,155 --> 00:09:50,395 Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. 128 00:09:50,475 --> 00:09:54,315 I shared my bed last night with Madame Scarron. 129 00:09:55,115 --> 00:09:57,075 - Devereaux. - Hmm? 130 00:09:57,156 --> 00:09:58,555 That was Madame Devereaux. 131 00:09:59,195 --> 00:10:02,035 I don't think so. Devereaux is an intellectual. 132 00:10:02,595 --> 00:10:04,435 She's also a brunette. 133 00:10:07,635 --> 00:10:09,835 Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. 134 00:10:09,915 --> 00:10:12,715 I shared my bed last night with Madame Devereaux. 135 00:10:12,794 --> 00:10:15,075 Mmm. You shall be forgiven. 136 00:10:18,955 --> 00:10:22,035 To have earned private quarters so quickly is a magnificent feat. 137 00:10:22,515 --> 00:10:25,195 - I doubt I've earned anything. 138 00:10:25,274 --> 00:10:28,034 Humility will get you nowhere at court, mademoiselle. 139 00:10:28,115 --> 00:10:30,395 Color and bravado are the order of the day. 140 00:10:32,195 --> 00:10:34,555 Look at those girls. I don't fit in here. 141 00:10:35,755 --> 00:10:37,634 It's my job to see that you will. 142 00:10:56,034 --> 00:10:59,275 All ladies' chambers face east 143 00:10:59,355 --> 00:11:02,275 so that each awakens with a ray of the King on her cheek. 144 00:11:04,435 --> 00:11:08,035 It's the last piece she wrote at the convent, majesty. 145 00:11:08,114 --> 00:11:11,475 I am not the one to judge whether or not her skills are good enough. 146 00:11:12,035 --> 00:11:13,434 She's not without talent. 147 00:11:14,434 --> 00:11:17,274 And remember, she has no formal training. 148 00:11:17,355 --> 00:11:19,955 I'm speaking of talent. The stuff one is made of. 149 00:11:20,994 --> 00:11:22,194 I will meet her tomorrow. 150 00:11:22,275 --> 00:11:26,114 And remember, no one must know she's my daughter. 151 00:11:32,435 --> 00:11:34,674 So how long were you at the convent? 152 00:11:34,754 --> 00:11:35,714 Since birth. 153 00:11:35,794 --> 00:11:37,554 I never knew my parents. 154 00:11:37,634 --> 00:11:40,634 Were you taken from them like I was from mine? 155 00:11:42,914 --> 00:11:44,274 I was left there. 156 00:11:45,075 --> 00:11:46,634 How poetic. 157 00:11:46,715 --> 00:11:51,674 Trauma at the start of life often inspires greatness. 158 00:11:53,234 --> 00:11:56,594 Sometimes I think the trauma was greater for the abbess than it was for me. 159 00:12:02,434 --> 00:12:04,835 His Majesty's first honor this morning is bestowed 160 00:12:04,914 --> 00:12:06,834 on monsieur Jean-Michel Llintillac, 161 00:12:06,914 --> 00:12:10,754 son of the lace and export baron Pierre Lintillac. 162 00:12:12,834 --> 00:12:15,594 I feel a sense of awe standing here in the light of the sun King. 163 00:12:15,674 --> 00:12:18,234 A light cast for all France. 164 00:12:18,314 --> 00:12:19,394 For all France! 165 00:12:19,474 --> 00:12:21,074 I come to show my gratitude, 166 00:12:21,634 --> 00:12:24,514 our nation's gratitude, for your recent military triumph. 167 00:12:24,593 --> 00:12:26,434 It is god's triumph. 168 00:12:27,234 --> 00:12:30,834 And our brave soldiers'. 169 00:12:30,914 --> 00:12:34,154 In honor of your upcoming birthday, Majesty, let me offer this gift. 170 00:12:34,873 --> 00:12:36,793 My father's dearest possession... 171 00:12:36,874 --> 00:12:37,994 Mmm. 172 00:12:38,074 --> 00:12:40,554 Forged from rare Chinese diamonds. 173 00:12:41,514 --> 00:12:44,234 How I dislike birthdays. 174 00:12:44,314 --> 00:12:46,393 They remind me of mortality. 175 00:12:46,474 --> 00:12:50,194 They also remind you of your soul's immortality, majesty. 176 00:12:50,274 --> 00:12:53,074 I'm not worried about my soul. Well, not just yet. 177 00:12:53,833 --> 00:12:56,754 So, tell me, how is your dear father? 178 00:12:56,833 --> 00:12:58,674 He's ready to pass from this world to the next. 179 00:12:59,514 --> 00:13:01,034 I see. 180 00:13:03,114 --> 00:13:05,994 Perhaps there is more to do with the boy. 181 00:13:07,513 --> 00:13:10,514 - Meaning? - This war has depleted the treasury. 182 00:13:10,594 --> 00:13:14,354 Why don't we just turn the boy upside-down and see what falls from his pockets? 183 00:13:14,433 --> 00:13:16,234 He stands to inherit a fortune. 184 00:13:16,313 --> 00:13:18,233 You're being secretive and enigmatic. 185 00:13:18,314 --> 00:13:21,354 Inappropriate behavior for anyone but me. 186 00:13:22,714 --> 00:13:24,673 Do you believe in coincidence... 187 00:13:26,154 --> 00:13:27,794 Or fate? 188 00:13:30,674 --> 00:13:32,714 Why is everyone staring? 189 00:13:32,793 --> 00:13:34,193 Appearance is everything. 190 00:13:34,953 --> 00:13:36,411 - Appearance? 191 00:13:36,434 --> 00:13:38,153 Yes, Mademoiselle. 192 00:13:38,233 --> 00:13:40,313 They'd rather gossip about you 193 00:13:40,394 --> 00:13:43,113 than reflect on the emptiness of their own lives. 194 00:13:43,193 --> 00:13:46,553 Being kicked out of a convent is hardly the maKing of a fairy tale. 195 00:13:47,113 --> 00:13:48,073 Perhaps. 196 00:13:48,153 --> 00:13:51,394 But the fact that the King had you brought here 197 00:13:51,473 --> 00:13:53,513 makes you an object of intrigue, 198 00:13:53,593 --> 00:13:56,633 second only to some secret surprise he has planned 199 00:13:56,713 --> 00:13:58,433 for the coming solar eclipse. 200 00:13:58,913 --> 00:14:01,193 The King owns the eclipse too, does he? 201 00:14:02,593 --> 00:14:04,473 I guess when one rules over the moon and the sun, 202 00:14:04,554 --> 00:14:07,113 he's entitled to schedule their rendezvous. 203 00:14:17,313 --> 00:14:19,116 Do you have a favorite fountain? 204 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:21,393 Yes. The fountain flora. 205 00:14:21,473 --> 00:14:22,793 It's right over there. 206 00:14:34,192 --> 00:14:36,073 Isn't she beautiful? 207 00:14:45,193 --> 00:14:46,392 Mademoiselle, be careful. 208 00:14:50,392 --> 00:14:51,953 - Mademoiselle. 209 00:14:53,433 --> 00:14:54,792 The King! 210 00:15:09,752 --> 00:15:11,512 Allow me, mademoiselle. 211 00:15:15,433 --> 00:15:16,673 Are you okay? 212 00:15:19,513 --> 00:15:21,112 Marie-Josephe. 213 00:15:21,193 --> 00:15:24,552 Present yourself before the King, if you please. 214 00:15:38,112 --> 00:15:41,752 Might we remove that shock from your face and offer a smile? 215 00:15:53,872 --> 00:15:55,592 Do you have a genuine smile... 216 00:15:57,112 --> 00:15:58,272 Hidden somewhere? 217 00:16:00,472 --> 00:16:01,792 No regrets, mademoiselle. 218 00:16:01,872 --> 00:16:06,312 That statue is of a woman who has caused many to lose their balance. 219 00:16:08,912 --> 00:16:10,313 Although, 220 00:16:10,992 --> 00:16:11,952 mostly men. 221 00:16:19,072 --> 00:16:21,952 No need to bother, Mademoiselle. I have another one. 222 00:16:24,272 --> 00:16:27,512 Move her to quarters befitting my new composer. 223 00:16:40,432 --> 00:16:43,152 Have we died and gone to heaven? 224 00:16:43,232 --> 00:16:45,752 I think so. 225 00:16:45,832 --> 00:16:48,672 We are now in the chateau, 226 00:16:48,752 --> 00:16:51,071 among the truly privileged. 227 00:16:52,392 --> 00:16:55,072 And I've been appointed your lady-in-waiting. 228 00:16:57,192 --> 00:16:59,912 It's all so magnificent. 229 00:17:04,312 --> 00:17:06,311 If you could choose only one, 230 00:17:06,392 --> 00:17:07,712 which would it be? 231 00:17:10,192 --> 00:17:12,112 They're all so beautiful. 232 00:17:13,512 --> 00:17:14,671 But... 233 00:17:16,072 --> 00:17:17,551 I choose my cello. 234 00:17:18,752 --> 00:17:20,112 My freedom. 235 00:17:53,951 --> 00:17:55,151 - Steady. - Hold it! 236 00:18:08,631 --> 00:18:10,751 The King built all this 237 00:18:11,311 --> 00:18:13,791 to bring water to Versailles from the ocean via the seine. 238 00:18:14,391 --> 00:18:17,751 Those are a system of valves that regulate the various fountains. 239 00:18:18,311 --> 00:18:20,471 There is the path to the underground river. 240 00:18:21,071 --> 00:18:22,671 Brings all the water here. 241 00:18:23,831 --> 00:18:26,311 "After the male was returned to the sea, 242 00:18:26,391 --> 00:18:30,271 the female fell into a dark and lethargic trance." 243 00:18:30,351 --> 00:18:33,111 A seaman's drunken commentary. 244 00:18:34,031 --> 00:18:35,551 There were two of them? 245 00:18:35,631 --> 00:18:39,631 Yes, Majesty. But the male is useless for our purpose. 246 00:18:39,711 --> 00:18:42,231 Only the female possesses the infinite light source. 247 00:18:42,311 --> 00:18:45,671 What you propose, doctor, is sacrilegious. 248 00:18:45,751 --> 00:18:49,391 - What I'm proposing is revolutionary. - Stop the bickering. Stop it. 249 00:18:52,551 --> 00:18:54,951 I want to see the creature as soon as possible. 250 00:18:55,030 --> 00:18:56,191 Yes, Majesty. 251 00:19:03,150 --> 00:19:06,951 If this is real, we need it, which means we need him. 252 00:19:08,510 --> 00:19:10,237 Why are you so anxious to make him your enemy? 253 00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:12,590 - Self-respect, perhaps? 254 00:19:12,671 --> 00:19:16,190 My immortality secures the future of France. 255 00:19:16,271 --> 00:19:20,671 The only thing god gives you as immortal is your soul 256 00:19:20,751 --> 00:19:24,191 and you only have one of those to lose. 257 00:19:28,390 --> 00:19:30,550 There must be something you will eat. 258 00:19:30,631 --> 00:19:32,670 - Captain. 259 00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:37,590 - Bring up the creature. - That's easier said than done, sire. 260 00:19:37,671 --> 00:19:40,990 She remains on the bottom, weakened and traumatized from her journey. 261 00:19:41,990 --> 00:19:44,070 You speak as if it were human. 262 00:19:44,150 --> 00:19:45,990 I cannot speak to such things, father. 263 00:19:46,070 --> 00:19:49,110 I only meant she behaves like a human. She's rebellious, she won't eat. 264 00:19:49,191 --> 00:19:51,030 It's as if she's lost the will to live. 265 00:19:51,111 --> 00:19:53,750 - Interesting. 266 00:19:53,831 --> 00:19:55,950 You think it chooses to die? 267 00:19:56,031 --> 00:19:59,270 Nonsense. The creature's condition is unacceptable. 268 00:19:59,350 --> 00:20:01,430 It must be brought to health at once. 269 00:20:01,510 --> 00:20:02,830 Well, you're the doctor. 270 00:20:02,911 --> 00:20:04,271 I'm a sailor. 271 00:20:04,350 --> 00:20:07,550 Perhaps you should remember that before you speak with such insolence. 272 00:20:07,630 --> 00:20:08,950 Captain Yves, 273 00:20:09,030 --> 00:20:12,710 you understand the creature is the centerpiece of the celebration? 274 00:20:13,471 --> 00:20:15,190 - Yes, sire. - Good. 275 00:20:15,270 --> 00:20:19,110 Then see to its full and robust recovery in time for the eclipse. 276 00:20:19,190 --> 00:20:22,750 And in return, you shall receive a royal pardon. 277 00:20:22,830 --> 00:20:23,790 Majesty. 278 00:20:23,870 --> 00:20:25,110 However, 279 00:20:26,070 --> 00:20:27,470 you fail me, 280 00:20:28,310 --> 00:20:31,190 then a dark cell will seem like a paradise. 281 00:20:31,990 --> 00:20:33,430 I promise. 282 00:22:30,909 --> 00:22:33,349 What are you doing? No one is allowed in here. 283 00:22:33,429 --> 00:22:35,989 - What is that... - I ask the questions, not you. 284 00:22:36,069 --> 00:22:38,269 - Now answer me. - It called me here. 285 00:22:38,909 --> 00:22:40,429 Who called you? 286 00:22:40,509 --> 00:22:42,789 - The creature in the water. 287 00:22:42,869 --> 00:22:44,429 - She called you? - Yes. 288 00:22:44,509 --> 00:22:46,589 With her music. 289 00:22:46,668 --> 00:22:47,909 Can't you hear it? 290 00:22:47,989 --> 00:22:52,029 I heard a noise like a dolphin or a whale, but certainly not music. 291 00:22:59,029 --> 00:23:02,469 I want to use her song in my music 292 00:23:02,549 --> 00:23:05,949 so that the King and the whole world can hear in it what I do. 293 00:23:06,029 --> 00:23:09,749 I'm not sure which one of you is the more peculiar. 294 00:23:46,388 --> 00:23:49,189 She has green eyes, hair almost like ours, 295 00:23:49,268 --> 00:23:51,349 and she called me from my chamber. 296 00:23:51,909 --> 00:23:54,789 A beautiful, hairy fish called you from your chamber? 297 00:23:54,868 --> 00:23:56,748 No. No, not a fish. 298 00:23:57,348 --> 00:24:00,149 I think she's a mermaid, like in the books. 299 00:24:00,228 --> 00:24:01,949 Her music inspired this. 300 00:24:02,028 --> 00:24:04,708 Don't fret, messieurs. 301 00:24:04,788 --> 00:24:07,549 A woman's soul is as musical as a man's. 302 00:24:08,389 --> 00:24:12,548 With perhaps a touch more vibrato. 303 00:24:23,628 --> 00:24:26,108 Sire, it is the hour. 304 00:24:31,068 --> 00:24:32,268 Hmm. 305 00:24:32,948 --> 00:24:34,308 A touch of melancholy. 306 00:24:42,108 --> 00:24:44,308 Like nothing I've ever heard before. 307 00:24:44,388 --> 00:24:46,788 It seems both of this world and another. 308 00:24:47,508 --> 00:24:50,028 Invite our young composer to the ball. 309 00:24:55,268 --> 00:24:57,868 Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. 310 00:25:04,268 --> 00:25:05,228 Yes? 311 00:25:06,588 --> 00:25:10,788 I can't remember the exact details of what happened last night. 312 00:25:13,788 --> 00:25:15,948 I understand. You're forgiven. 313 00:25:21,148 --> 00:25:24,508 At the convent we used to pretend to put on makeup for an imaginary grand ball. 314 00:25:24,588 --> 00:25:28,188 Shh, mademoiselle. You'll spoil things. Don't speak. 315 00:25:29,347 --> 00:25:32,028 Now... 316 00:25:32,747 --> 00:25:35,507 Prepare to dazzle, hmm? 317 00:25:41,027 --> 00:25:42,347 Magali. 318 00:25:42,428 --> 00:25:44,587 - What's wrong? 319 00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:45,947 I look like a clown. 320 00:25:46,028 --> 00:25:49,387 Nonsense. That's how all the ladies will be painted. 321 00:25:49,468 --> 00:25:51,508 Well, then maybe I'd rather look like a man. 322 00:25:51,587 --> 00:25:53,828 That's also how the men will look. 323 00:26:28,467 --> 00:26:29,667 Majesty, 324 00:26:30,427 --> 00:26:34,467 may I present a somewhat different version of Mademoiselle D'Alembert. 325 00:26:35,627 --> 00:26:38,667 I like this unique look of yours. 326 00:26:39,587 --> 00:26:42,147 - Perhaps others will follow. - Oh, I doubt it. 327 00:26:42,227 --> 00:26:46,107 You are something they can never be. An individual. 328 00:26:46,787 --> 00:26:49,827 In all things, I suspect. 329 00:26:50,667 --> 00:26:52,027 Including your music. 330 00:26:53,027 --> 00:26:54,307 I need your help. 331 00:26:54,907 --> 00:26:56,267 Excuse me, mademoiselle. 332 00:26:58,507 --> 00:27:02,547 I need a brilliant suite for the celebration of the eclipse. 333 00:27:02,627 --> 00:27:05,747 Something regal, something spiritual. 334 00:27:05,827 --> 00:27:07,827 Something befitting Apollo. 335 00:27:07,907 --> 00:27:09,227 And the Sun King. 336 00:27:10,067 --> 00:27:12,907 Ah. Monsieur Llintillac. 337 00:27:12,987 --> 00:27:16,146 Perhaps you can offer to dance with this young mademoiselle. 338 00:27:16,227 --> 00:27:19,507 - I would be honored. - The two newest members of the court. 339 00:27:19,586 --> 00:27:23,706 One a dashing son of France's wealthiest merchant... 340 00:27:23,787 --> 00:27:25,346 And an orphan, 341 00:27:25,427 --> 00:27:29,107 recently freed from a convent defined by humility and chastity. 342 00:27:29,186 --> 00:27:30,426 Then I must humbly ask 343 00:27:30,507 --> 00:27:33,026 whether such a virtuous young lady would even know how to dance. 344 00:27:35,827 --> 00:27:38,946 I'm afraid, majesty, I wouldn't know where to begin. 345 00:27:39,027 --> 00:27:42,587 Well then, mademoiselle, allow me to take the lead. 346 00:27:43,346 --> 00:27:44,627 A minuet. 347 00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:46,226 Three-quarter time. 348 00:27:47,186 --> 00:27:49,946 - And... 349 00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:57,507 Down, up, down, up. 350 00:27:57,586 --> 00:27:58,866 Down. 351 00:28:00,547 --> 00:28:03,466 Now kick. That's it. Beautiful. 352 00:28:03,547 --> 00:28:05,227 And away. Yes, to me. 353 00:28:05,306 --> 00:28:06,786 Now spin. 354 00:28:07,466 --> 00:28:09,546 Beautiful. And kick. 355 00:28:11,426 --> 00:28:13,106 And kick. 356 00:28:17,546 --> 00:28:20,146 And up and turn. 357 00:28:20,786 --> 00:28:22,787 Good. And arm. 358 00:28:22,866 --> 00:28:24,987 That's it. Back. 359 00:28:25,066 --> 00:28:27,946 And down. Down. 360 00:28:28,026 --> 00:28:29,106 Away. 361 00:28:30,586 --> 00:28:31,626 To me. 362 00:28:33,146 --> 00:28:34,386 And ready? 363 00:28:41,826 --> 00:28:43,146 That's it. 364 00:28:51,026 --> 00:28:52,746 I am so sorry. 365 00:28:53,746 --> 00:28:55,106 You did fine, my dear. 366 00:28:57,146 --> 00:28:58,706 She's very beautiful. 367 00:28:59,986 --> 00:29:01,745 What she is, is an opportunity. 368 00:29:04,186 --> 00:29:06,026 Just one I don't fully understand yet. 369 00:29:08,026 --> 00:29:10,786 Everyone, come and enjoy the fireworks. 370 00:29:27,186 --> 00:29:29,786 - It was so amazing. 371 00:29:29,865 --> 00:29:32,225 The King is the most graceful dancer. 372 00:29:32,306 --> 00:29:34,986 You would have loved the fireworks. 373 00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:36,745 It was so spectacular. 374 00:29:43,546 --> 00:29:45,225 Something about you scares her. 375 00:29:46,865 --> 00:29:49,505 Perhaps it's because you're feeding her dead fish. 376 00:29:50,506 --> 00:29:53,706 - She told you that? - Of course. Who else? 377 00:29:57,025 --> 00:29:58,186 Who else, indeed. 378 00:30:00,106 --> 00:30:03,345 This place is so beautiful. I love the water. 379 00:30:04,865 --> 00:30:06,665 You don't seem to be afraid of it. 380 00:30:08,226 --> 00:30:10,105 You don't seem to be afraid of anything. 381 00:30:10,185 --> 00:30:12,785 Definitely not water. I grew up by the sea. 382 00:30:13,825 --> 00:30:16,945 It was the only place I could go to escape the prison of my convent. 383 00:30:17,026 --> 00:30:19,066 I feel the same way about Versailles. 384 00:30:19,945 --> 00:30:23,305 Out there, beyond that gate, is a sailor's favorite sight... 385 00:30:23,866 --> 00:30:26,265 The shoreline disappearing in the distance. 386 00:30:26,785 --> 00:30:29,786 Not knowing what's coming next other than grand adventure. 387 00:30:30,385 --> 00:30:31,585 Sounds wonderful. 388 00:30:34,385 --> 00:30:37,866 - Have you ever been to sea? - Only in my dreams. 389 00:30:37,945 --> 00:30:39,945 The abbess considered even swimming a crime. 390 00:30:40,025 --> 00:30:42,225 - A crime? 391 00:30:42,305 --> 00:30:45,225 - Against who? - Against god. 392 00:30:47,665 --> 00:30:50,345 The life force has been confirmed. 393 00:30:51,065 --> 00:30:54,265 As I predicted, it emanates from the heart. 394 00:30:56,865 --> 00:30:58,425 Once the water has been drained, 395 00:30:58,505 --> 00:31:01,185 the creature will be killed and the organelle removed, 396 00:31:02,425 --> 00:31:04,665 placing the life force into our hands. 397 00:31:10,825 --> 00:31:12,545 That's a lovely dress. 398 00:31:12,625 --> 00:31:14,585 Interesting with your eyes. 399 00:31:17,625 --> 00:31:19,265 Never seen anything like it. 400 00:31:19,864 --> 00:31:22,305 It's wonderful to be here with someone again. 401 00:31:23,704 --> 00:31:25,904 A completely different experience. 402 00:31:27,625 --> 00:31:30,905 I understand you have company here from time to time. 403 00:31:31,825 --> 00:31:32,785 A rumor. 404 00:31:33,945 --> 00:31:37,585 Odd, in a court so devoid of gossip. 405 00:31:38,384 --> 00:31:39,545 Doesn't make it false. 406 00:31:42,104 --> 00:31:45,145 The statue in the fountain where you fell in, 407 00:31:46,105 --> 00:31:49,145 that was the last woman who was here with me in the garden. 408 00:31:49,224 --> 00:31:51,385 - Who is she? - I used to draw her. 409 00:31:52,465 --> 00:31:53,744 I'm not very good. 410 00:31:55,185 --> 00:31:57,304 Her name was Louise De la Valliere. 411 00:31:58,544 --> 00:31:59,865 Do I remind you of her? 412 00:32:00,705 --> 00:32:02,025 No one reminds me of her... 413 00:32:03,624 --> 00:32:04,704 Until you. 414 00:32:07,064 --> 00:32:10,624 I'm afraid I've abused my authority. 415 00:32:10,705 --> 00:32:13,305 I questioned some of the nuns at your convent. 416 00:32:13,384 --> 00:32:14,864 The ones you liked. 417 00:32:14,945 --> 00:32:18,904 - Not that there's such a thing as privacy. - I shouldn't think so. 418 00:32:18,984 --> 00:32:20,664 They tell me that you like to ride 419 00:32:20,744 --> 00:32:23,824 and are fascinated by spiders, which is strange, 420 00:32:23,904 --> 00:32:27,585 because they terrified you as a young girl after one bit you on the leg. 421 00:32:27,664 --> 00:32:28,945 You can't possibly know that. 422 00:32:29,864 --> 00:32:31,344 I'm a King, you know. 423 00:32:32,304 --> 00:32:35,424 And Kings have a way of knowing absolutely everything. 424 00:32:45,504 --> 00:32:48,904 You have made a pledge of two million books. 425 00:32:49,504 --> 00:32:52,224 It's a hefty sum, sir, even for a duchy. 426 00:32:52,304 --> 00:32:55,504 No cost is too great to honor my father's life. 427 00:32:55,584 --> 00:32:58,984 I see no reason to place the duchy into the ground with your father. 428 00:32:59,824 --> 00:33:02,224 The title Duke De Lintillac 429 00:33:02,904 --> 00:33:04,264 shall remain alive... 430 00:33:06,104 --> 00:33:07,264 As yours. 431 00:33:08,664 --> 00:33:11,984 I am touched beyond words, majesty. 432 00:33:24,464 --> 00:33:26,384 You didn't tell me the fishermen were so... 433 00:33:28,984 --> 00:33:31,184 - Handsome? - Exactly. 434 00:33:34,383 --> 00:33:36,944 The creature seems to have recovered, your majesty. 435 00:33:37,504 --> 00:33:39,664 It'll be in perfect health for the ceremony. 436 00:33:48,224 --> 00:33:49,824 Good servants of France, 437 00:33:49,903 --> 00:33:53,984 in the memory of the export baron Pierre Lintillac, 438 00:33:54,664 --> 00:33:58,184 who has found safe passage to the Kingdom of heaven, 439 00:33:58,263 --> 00:34:03,463 I present to you his son, the future Duke De Llintillac, 440 00:34:03,544 --> 00:34:06,343 whose title shall be bestowed by me 441 00:34:07,023 --> 00:34:11,143 in my supreme celebration of the solar eclipse. 442 00:34:12,143 --> 00:34:13,503 For all France. 443 00:34:13,584 --> 00:34:15,543 For all France! 444 00:34:17,743 --> 00:34:20,783 One barracuda is gruesome enough. 445 00:34:20,864 --> 00:34:23,543 Ten will curdle your toes. 446 00:34:23,623 --> 00:34:27,144 We hit a pod of 300 big ones, 447 00:34:27,223 --> 00:34:30,783 meaner than a slam boon of drunken musketeers. 448 00:34:32,143 --> 00:34:36,423 They were ramming the hull... bang! Forcing us onto the rocks. 449 00:34:36,504 --> 00:34:39,823 And just as they were about to tear through the planks... 450 00:34:39,903 --> 00:34:43,224 How frightening. Now you'll be telling us you tore them apart with your bare teeth. 451 00:34:44,543 --> 00:34:46,784 We turned sail and beat them with the wind. 452 00:34:47,663 --> 00:34:49,023 The easy way out. 453 00:34:49,543 --> 00:34:51,543 I think it's the clever way out. 454 00:34:52,463 --> 00:34:55,543 A man who fails to kill his prey is either a weakling or a coward. 455 00:34:55,623 --> 00:34:58,303 And a man who sees only two choices is a fool. 456 00:34:59,823 --> 00:35:02,583 - You're a worthless commoner. - And you merely behave like one. 457 00:35:02,663 --> 00:35:05,042 - That's enough. 458 00:35:05,983 --> 00:35:07,223 Calm. 459 00:35:09,903 --> 00:35:10,863 Majesty. 460 00:35:11,463 --> 00:35:13,303 Forgive me, Majesty. It was all my fault. 461 00:35:14,222 --> 00:35:16,423 Serve the sixth course. Play on. 462 00:36:34,222 --> 00:36:37,102 - Marie-Josephe! 463 00:36:42,542 --> 00:36:44,183 You should not be swimming in there. 464 00:36:45,143 --> 00:36:47,063 Her tail is sharp enough to cut through stone. 465 00:36:47,142 --> 00:36:49,142 Luckily, I'm not made of stone. 466 00:36:56,663 --> 00:36:58,222 No, I suppose you're not. 467 00:37:02,902 --> 00:37:05,542 - Good shot. 468 00:37:09,022 --> 00:37:10,782 Why do you hate him so much? 469 00:37:11,982 --> 00:37:14,102 I used to sail lace to China for his father. 470 00:37:14,182 --> 00:37:17,101 On our last voyage, the Chinese refused to pay for half, 471 00:37:17,182 --> 00:37:20,462 so our soon-to-be Duke accused me of stealing it and had me arrested. 472 00:37:21,222 --> 00:37:23,942 Shame, isn't it, when lies obscure the truth. 473 00:37:24,022 --> 00:37:25,902 It seems to be the way things work around here. 474 00:37:25,982 --> 00:37:27,302 Not with you. 475 00:37:28,022 --> 00:37:30,622 - You say what you think. - As do you. 476 00:37:31,542 --> 00:37:33,462 Yes. And it gets me in trouble. 477 00:37:35,221 --> 00:37:36,861 - Hyah! 478 00:37:38,381 --> 00:37:39,702 Hyah! 479 00:37:52,062 --> 00:37:53,061 So, you can ride. 480 00:37:53,662 --> 00:37:55,902 Perhaps better than you. 481 00:38:03,061 --> 00:38:04,021 Hyah! 482 00:38:06,061 --> 00:38:07,461 Huh? 483 00:38:30,901 --> 00:38:33,221 - The arm is badly broken. 484 00:38:34,582 --> 00:38:37,022 I'm afraid we're going to have to amputate. 485 00:38:38,142 --> 00:38:40,159 The bone will not heal itself, mademoiselle. 486 00:38:40,182 --> 00:38:42,141 This is the prescribed procedure. 487 00:38:42,782 --> 00:38:44,982 Father, please, 488 00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:46,902 don't let him take my arm. 489 00:38:47,541 --> 00:38:49,821 God will protect me. 490 00:38:50,381 --> 00:38:53,861 Put her arm back in a sling, doctor, and review her condition in the morning. 491 00:38:53,941 --> 00:38:55,198 You are out of your element here. 492 00:38:55,221 --> 00:38:59,141 If we don't act, infection will result in the loss of life. 493 00:38:59,221 --> 00:39:00,222 Act how? 494 00:39:02,301 --> 00:39:03,261 Majesty. 495 00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,261 He wants to take my arm. 496 00:39:05,901 --> 00:39:08,221 Surely we can review this situation in the morning 497 00:39:08,301 --> 00:39:09,861 before taKing such drastic action. 498 00:39:09,941 --> 00:39:11,701 - I'm not sure... - Hold your silence. 499 00:39:19,661 --> 00:39:20,941 May I? 500 00:39:28,141 --> 00:39:30,981 life is filled with suffering, my child. 501 00:39:32,101 --> 00:39:34,341 And you have suffered with such grace. 502 00:39:35,541 --> 00:39:36,501 Just rest. 503 00:39:39,301 --> 00:39:40,261 There, there. 504 00:39:51,381 --> 00:39:52,900 God is with her. 505 00:39:53,541 --> 00:39:55,701 Even better than science. 506 00:40:36,980 --> 00:40:38,220 Monsieur Yves. 507 00:40:41,780 --> 00:40:43,100 She's not well. 508 00:40:44,981 --> 00:40:46,101 The Mermaid. 509 00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:47,780 She wants to help. 510 00:40:48,460 --> 00:40:49,420 She told you? 511 00:40:50,300 --> 00:40:51,380 Who else? 512 00:40:52,821 --> 00:40:55,220 The fish also speaks to you? 513 00:40:55,300 --> 00:40:57,741 Well, in a manner of speaking, yes. 514 00:41:03,381 --> 00:41:04,420 If anything happens... 515 00:41:05,701 --> 00:41:07,020 I'll never forgive myself. 516 00:41:08,260 --> 00:41:09,900 Imagine how I would feel. 517 00:42:16,659 --> 00:42:18,979 Could she possibly have healed so quickly? 518 00:42:20,499 --> 00:42:22,379 Apparently, she's capable of anything. 519 00:42:24,339 --> 00:42:26,900 She produced a golden light, Majesty. 520 00:42:27,459 --> 00:42:29,180 And I could breathe underwater. 521 00:42:29,259 --> 00:42:31,619 Incontrovertible proof, majesty. 522 00:42:31,700 --> 00:42:33,099 Proof? 523 00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:36,139 I assume, mademoiselle, you have heard 524 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:38,820 of the extraordinary powers of the creature. 525 00:42:38,899 --> 00:42:41,980 I Grant that something has occurred here, but what is not yet clear. 526 00:42:42,059 --> 00:42:45,339 - You are speaKing of fables. - Everything's a fable until proven true. 527 00:42:46,060 --> 00:42:48,219 And now the creature has chosen you 528 00:42:48,299 --> 00:42:50,900 as the first to experience her healing powers. 529 00:42:50,979 --> 00:42:52,699 Don't call her a creature. 530 00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:55,779 She has a soul, just the same as you. 531 00:42:55,859 --> 00:42:58,099 Nonsense. She is a creature. 532 00:42:58,179 --> 00:43:00,139 And her purpose is to serve the court. 533 00:43:01,300 --> 00:43:04,379 Is that why she's here? Are you ill and in need of a cure? 534 00:43:04,460 --> 00:43:06,739 - I must be excused... - Sit, father. 535 00:43:09,979 --> 00:43:11,299 No one's ill, child. 536 00:43:12,339 --> 00:43:15,019 Your new friend is here to herald a brand-new day 537 00:43:15,099 --> 00:43:16,499 for all the servants of France. 538 00:43:18,979 --> 00:43:22,019 You are the most wonderful and generous monarch. 539 00:43:30,059 --> 00:43:33,739 By using the mermaid's power to heal the common people of France... 540 00:43:35,299 --> 00:43:37,499 You have earned your place in eternity. 541 00:43:39,219 --> 00:43:43,099 Well... As long as it's earned. 542 00:43:43,179 --> 00:43:46,339 And once she has completed this wonderful task, 543 00:43:47,059 --> 00:43:48,259 will you then set her free? 544 00:43:51,459 --> 00:43:53,899 Her life shall be what god intends. 545 00:43:54,899 --> 00:43:57,459 The Mermaid was brought here for the King, not for France, 546 00:43:57,539 --> 00:43:59,379 just as I was and just as you were. 547 00:44:00,099 --> 00:44:02,498 I have more faith in him than you do. 548 00:44:02,579 --> 00:44:04,858 Perhaps. But you are too naive. 549 00:44:04,939 --> 00:44:06,179 And you are too cynical. 550 00:44:07,858 --> 00:44:10,338 With all due respect, mademoiselle, 551 00:44:10,419 --> 00:44:11,876 what do you know of the world that you've not seen 552 00:44:11,899 --> 00:44:13,058 from the window of a convent? 553 00:44:14,578 --> 00:44:18,339 Please do not assume that because I haven't lived as broadly as you 554 00:44:18,418 --> 00:44:19,938 that I have not lived as deeply. 555 00:44:20,819 --> 00:44:24,019 Besides, one day I will see the world. 556 00:44:25,418 --> 00:44:26,619 I believe you will. 557 00:44:27,699 --> 00:44:28,659 I meant no offense. 558 00:44:41,858 --> 00:44:44,699 I thought you were going to show me a different side of Versailles. 559 00:44:44,778 --> 00:44:46,339 I am. Look. 560 00:44:50,619 --> 00:44:53,298 What are people saying about the mystery of the King's common girl? 561 00:44:54,258 --> 00:44:56,258 Well, common girl, maybe. 562 00:44:57,858 --> 00:45:00,018 Rumor has it, she has ties to the King. 563 00:45:00,778 --> 00:45:02,058 What kind of ties? 564 00:45:02,898 --> 00:45:04,418 That's still a mystery. 565 00:45:10,698 --> 00:45:11,658 Mademoiselle. 566 00:45:21,578 --> 00:45:24,098 that's the fisherman's house, where be no it and I live. 567 00:45:24,178 --> 00:45:25,329 It's so sweet. 568 00:45:25,978 --> 00:45:26,938 "Sweet"? 569 00:45:28,138 --> 00:45:30,378 "Sweet" is not a word used for fishermen. 570 00:45:31,138 --> 00:45:33,538 Dashing, courageous, fearless. 571 00:45:34,098 --> 00:45:35,298 Not sweet. 572 00:45:39,538 --> 00:45:41,658 - You have a lighthouse. - Afraid so. 573 00:45:41,738 --> 00:45:43,795 - It's only a few more steps. 574 00:45:49,498 --> 00:45:51,138 Versailles is so beautiful. 575 00:45:54,178 --> 00:45:56,938 Yes, but out there, beyond the horizon, 576 00:45:57,017 --> 00:45:59,818 where the river meets the sea, that's where every... 577 00:45:59,897 --> 00:46:02,497 Every sailor gets his last look at France. 578 00:46:07,658 --> 00:46:10,617 I can see you now, at the helm of your ship, 579 00:46:11,137 --> 00:46:12,738 sailing into the sunset. 580 00:46:14,898 --> 00:46:16,298 That's my dream. 581 00:46:17,057 --> 00:46:18,817 To sail away from all this. 582 00:46:21,938 --> 00:46:23,058 And what's your dream? 583 00:46:25,697 --> 00:46:27,777 I want The Mermaid to return to her home. 584 00:46:28,338 --> 00:46:30,858 - She is certainly not of this world. - Nor am I. 585 00:46:32,017 --> 00:46:33,097 I want to go with her. 586 00:46:34,497 --> 00:46:35,498 To go with her? 587 00:46:37,777 --> 00:46:39,017 Not really, but... 588 00:46:39,618 --> 00:46:43,458 I could swim in her light and I'd outrun the fastest ship. 589 00:46:45,457 --> 00:46:48,018 One day, I will have you on the bow of my ship. 590 00:46:49,817 --> 00:46:52,897 We will race the mermaid and see who's fastest. 591 00:47:03,218 --> 00:47:05,337 come. There's... there's more to see. 592 00:47:16,417 --> 00:47:18,337 This is amazing. What is it? 593 00:47:18,417 --> 00:47:20,697 It's called the temple of love. 594 00:47:22,737 --> 00:47:24,657 Built in honor of a woman unnamed. 595 00:47:28,057 --> 00:47:29,417 The rumor is that... 596 00:47:41,937 --> 00:47:43,657 thank you for receiving me, majesty. 597 00:47:43,737 --> 00:47:47,257 There is something I must ask for humbly, respectfully. 598 00:47:47,337 --> 00:47:51,337 But first, permit me to ask something of you. 599 00:47:51,417 --> 00:47:53,176 Something for France. 600 00:47:53,257 --> 00:47:55,297 Anything, majesty. Even my life. 601 00:47:55,977 --> 00:47:58,777 It's something a little less drastic. 602 00:47:59,896 --> 00:48:02,177 I want you to accept the hand 603 00:48:02,257 --> 00:48:05,457 of my daughter, Marie-Josephe, in marriage. 604 00:48:08,577 --> 00:48:09,657 I'm overwhelmed. 605 00:48:10,657 --> 00:48:12,897 This would be an honor. 606 00:48:13,857 --> 00:48:14,817 Good. 607 00:48:15,577 --> 00:48:19,297 Well, since you obviously weren't listening at the door, 608 00:48:19,376 --> 00:48:20,977 you must be completely in the dark. 609 00:48:21,057 --> 00:48:22,097 Utterly. 610 00:48:24,777 --> 00:48:27,257 - What do you think? - Does she love Llintillac? 611 00:48:28,416 --> 00:48:30,857 Does it actually matter to you? 612 00:48:32,737 --> 00:48:33,816 Also... 613 00:48:34,736 --> 00:48:37,457 Endlessly and infinitely self-centered? 614 00:48:37,537 --> 00:48:38,937 It's worse. 615 00:48:39,497 --> 00:48:41,616 Your power is so complete, 616 00:48:42,657 --> 00:48:45,456 you're never allowed to care about anyone. 617 00:48:47,177 --> 00:48:49,056 And it's rather terrible. 618 00:48:52,296 --> 00:48:53,696 What are you doing? 619 00:48:53,777 --> 00:48:54,928 She called me. 620 00:49:48,816 --> 00:49:51,376 I never knew I could feel like this. 621 00:49:51,456 --> 00:49:54,736 Mademoiselle, stars in your eyes become you. 622 00:49:55,896 --> 00:49:59,576 Father, something amazing has happened. I was just coming to tell you. 623 00:49:59,656 --> 00:50:00,936 Later, little one. 624 00:50:01,696 --> 00:50:03,455 The King has asked to see you. 625 00:50:05,095 --> 00:50:06,856 You will step fonrd slowly... 626 00:50:08,376 --> 00:50:09,616 And quietly. 627 00:50:15,535 --> 00:50:18,015 Do you recall our conversation in the garden? 628 00:50:18,896 --> 00:50:21,496 - About the woman of the fountain? - Yes, of course. 629 00:50:21,575 --> 00:50:22,976 The only woman... 630 00:50:24,536 --> 00:50:26,736 You remind me so much of her. 631 00:50:27,656 --> 00:50:30,016 At times I think you are her. 632 00:50:31,776 --> 00:50:32,896 You are... 633 00:50:33,935 --> 00:50:35,975 The very spirit of your mother. 634 00:50:38,735 --> 00:50:40,736 - My mother? - 635 00:50:41,536 --> 00:50:44,215 She had a mind and spirit all her own. 636 00:50:46,056 --> 00:50:47,895 She was an individual. 637 00:50:51,016 --> 00:50:52,855 She was not made for court life... 638 00:50:54,815 --> 00:50:56,376 Any more than you are. 639 00:51:01,775 --> 00:51:05,175 She left for the convent before I knew she was with child. 640 00:51:08,576 --> 00:51:10,935 She died giving birth. 641 00:51:17,855 --> 00:51:20,376 - You're my father. - Yes. 642 00:51:24,496 --> 00:51:26,295 But I am a terrible man. 643 00:51:27,015 --> 00:51:29,215 A very selfish man. 644 00:51:30,256 --> 00:51:34,135 I've cared more for France than about you or even her. 645 00:51:37,135 --> 00:51:38,375 Why are you telling me this? 646 00:51:38,455 --> 00:51:43,055 Because there are sacrifices you must make for France. 647 00:51:44,175 --> 00:51:45,575 Sacrifices? 648 00:51:45,655 --> 00:51:47,695 Our country's treasury is empty. 649 00:51:48,255 --> 00:51:50,015 Enemies surround us. 650 00:51:50,095 --> 00:51:51,375 Lies, treachery. 651 00:51:52,215 --> 00:51:54,135 We need money, child. 652 00:51:54,215 --> 00:51:58,535 The young Duke, Lintillac, his money. 653 00:51:58,615 --> 00:52:00,935 - When you marry him... - No.No. 654 00:52:01,015 --> 00:52:03,215 I won't marry that man. I won't. 655 00:52:03,295 --> 00:52:05,535 You don't have to agree, child. 656 00:52:08,615 --> 00:52:10,495 You have to obey. 657 00:52:17,375 --> 00:52:18,335 Of course... 658 00:52:20,375 --> 00:52:21,694 Majesty. 659 00:52:33,855 --> 00:52:35,134 For all France. 660 00:53:11,934 --> 00:53:15,174 I prayed every night as a little girl 661 00:53:15,894 --> 00:53:17,294 for a mother and father... 662 00:53:18,814 --> 00:53:21,694 And now I wish my prayers had never been answered. 663 00:53:23,535 --> 00:53:26,494 You must stop hoping for a perfect world... 664 00:53:28,055 --> 00:53:29,734 When we live in this one. 665 00:54:43,694 --> 00:54:46,054 You understand things, don't you? 666 00:54:53,133 --> 00:54:55,013 I have experienced something. 667 00:54:55,094 --> 00:54:57,854 The Mermaid has touched the very fabric of my being. 668 00:54:59,853 --> 00:55:02,453 Only god can Grant us immortality, 669 00:55:02,534 --> 00:55:06,413 unless you believe that he has bestowed that power on you. 670 00:55:06,494 --> 00:55:10,173 I believe he's bestowed on me the power to discover. 671 00:55:10,253 --> 00:55:12,134 I'm speaKing of the soul! 672 00:55:12,213 --> 00:55:13,733 I love the King! 673 00:55:14,373 --> 00:55:17,133 By murdering an intelligent being in his name, 674 00:55:17,214 --> 00:55:19,934 you are committing him to eternal damnation! 675 00:55:23,094 --> 00:55:25,014 Go back to your monastery, priest. 676 00:55:27,413 --> 00:55:29,414 Worry about your own soul, 677 00:55:29,493 --> 00:55:31,413 and stay out of my way. 678 00:56:18,093 --> 00:56:19,733 I'm no more free than you are. 679 00:57:00,972 --> 00:57:02,612 Heave! 680 00:57:11,053 --> 00:57:14,012 - No! 681 00:57:30,012 --> 00:57:32,652 Everything is in order, majesty. 682 00:57:32,732 --> 00:57:35,053 The creature is in peak condition for the procedure. 683 00:57:35,132 --> 00:57:36,732 Good. Talk me through. 684 00:57:36,813 --> 00:57:38,372 - Yes. - Majesty. 685 00:57:39,892 --> 00:57:42,492 I can no longer keep silent. 686 00:57:42,572 --> 00:57:43,932 How unlike you. 687 00:57:44,012 --> 00:57:46,372 Sit, father. 688 00:57:48,972 --> 00:57:50,532 I know your feelings. 689 00:57:50,612 --> 00:57:54,892 You are contemplating the greatest mortal sin. 690 00:57:54,972 --> 00:57:57,972 This is not about sin, it's about science. 691 00:57:58,052 --> 00:58:01,292 Science is not absolute, majesty. 692 00:58:01,372 --> 00:58:04,412 He who searches the hearts of men 693 00:58:04,492 --> 00:58:06,932 will know the mind of the spirit. 694 00:58:07,012 --> 00:58:08,931 Thank you for your nice line of scripture, 695 00:58:09,012 --> 00:58:12,572 but unless you've talked to god, I don't believe you know his will. 696 00:58:12,652 --> 00:58:17,292 Perhaps not, but I do know that immortality is the province of god alone. 697 00:58:17,372 --> 00:58:20,652 Then who placed the mermaid in the sea for us to capture? 698 00:58:21,332 --> 00:58:25,212 Who called upon me to carry out his vision of a supreme France? 699 00:58:25,292 --> 00:58:28,372 Do not confuse divine right and divine guidance. 700 00:58:28,452 --> 00:58:31,571 Then let him decide matters. 701 00:58:34,252 --> 00:58:37,331 Command me, o heavenly father. 702 00:58:38,812 --> 00:58:41,252 Strike me down here and now 703 00:58:41,812 --> 00:58:46,131 if I am about to commit a mortal sin. 704 00:58:53,531 --> 00:58:54,932 Now, father, 705 00:58:55,011 --> 00:58:58,731 if my communion with the creature gives me eternal life, 706 00:58:59,971 --> 00:59:01,252 it will be god's will. 707 00:59:23,731 --> 00:59:25,771 - Carry on. 708 01:00:49,851 --> 01:00:51,170 Benoit. 709 01:00:54,851 --> 01:00:56,491 They're going to kill her. 710 01:00:58,011 --> 01:00:59,690 I need to warn Marie-Josephe. 711 01:01:11,330 --> 01:01:14,410 Tomorrow a new age will dawn for all but us. 712 01:01:22,811 --> 01:01:24,570 You need to make a diversion. 713 01:01:24,650 --> 01:01:25,770 I do. 714 01:01:25,851 --> 01:01:26,890 I do? 715 01:01:28,090 --> 01:01:29,210 I do. 716 01:01:35,851 --> 01:01:37,170 Good sir. 717 01:01:38,930 --> 01:01:40,890 Halt! Come back here. 718 01:02:00,610 --> 01:02:03,730 - Doctor, I was hoping... - Save your breath, De la Croix. 719 01:02:08,450 --> 01:02:09,690 You were in enough trouble, 720 01:02:10,450 --> 01:02:13,530 but sneaKing around the room of the King's daughter, 721 01:02:13,610 --> 01:02:15,170 well, that's a capital offense. 722 01:02:17,450 --> 01:02:18,810 Lock him up for the night. 723 01:02:20,530 --> 01:02:22,250 Come on. Keep going. 724 01:02:57,769 --> 01:03:00,649 There will be no music this morning. Leave your instruments. 725 01:03:04,649 --> 01:03:06,730 - It is the hour, sire. 726 01:03:14,529 --> 01:03:17,330 You cannot kill the mermaid. I won't let you. 727 01:03:18,209 --> 01:03:19,690 You won't let me? 728 01:03:19,770 --> 01:03:21,850 Didn't the abbess teach you any manners? 729 01:03:21,929 --> 01:03:23,329 Here is my offer. 730 01:03:23,409 --> 01:03:26,650 You return her to the sea and I will consent to this marriage. 731 01:03:26,729 --> 01:03:29,609 You can't haggle with your King like some shopkeeper. 732 01:03:30,409 --> 01:03:34,129 I can scarcely believe I was so blind as not to see this moment coming. 733 01:03:34,210 --> 01:03:37,449 You swim with her. You commune with her. She is your pet. 734 01:03:37,529 --> 01:03:40,209 No! She is all but human. 735 01:03:40,289 --> 01:03:43,289 - She feels her life just as we feel ours. - Maybe so. 736 01:03:44,529 --> 01:03:47,889 But you are the one who has proven the doctor right. 737 01:03:49,570 --> 01:03:51,929 You think I want this for my own immortality? 738 01:03:52,009 --> 01:03:54,449 France needs a leader who can protect her. 739 01:03:54,529 --> 01:03:56,649 This is ridiculous. This is murder! 740 01:03:56,729 --> 01:03:59,129 - Silence! - Silence to you, father! 741 01:04:11,369 --> 01:04:13,129 Your wedding is today. 742 01:04:14,569 --> 01:04:15,929 Be ready. 743 01:04:20,249 --> 01:04:21,329 Musketeers. 744 01:04:34,529 --> 01:04:35,889 Who's getting married today? 745 01:04:35,969 --> 01:04:38,449 Mademoiselle D'Alembert is to marry monsieur Llintillac. 746 01:04:39,689 --> 01:04:41,689 Marie-Josephe? 747 01:04:53,409 --> 01:04:57,569 Mademoiselle, you must calm down and prepare for the wedding. 748 01:05:04,169 --> 01:05:07,889 Magali, please go call Pere La Chaise to come hear my confession. 749 01:05:12,809 --> 01:05:15,249 You will do exactly as you've been ordered, 750 01:05:16,168 --> 01:05:17,849 or you shall forfeit your life. 751 01:05:19,728 --> 01:05:20,968 Drain the water. 752 01:05:33,488 --> 01:05:36,728 Killing the mermaid will damn his soul rather than save it. 753 01:05:37,688 --> 01:05:39,728 You're the only one who can stop him. 754 01:05:39,809 --> 01:05:41,489 - I can't. - Yes, you can. 755 01:05:41,568 --> 01:05:44,128 No, I'm sorry. I... I've tried. 756 01:05:44,769 --> 01:05:46,409 The King has ruled for so long, 757 01:05:46,488 --> 01:05:50,048 he believes he has been given permission by the almighty. 758 01:05:50,129 --> 01:05:52,928 Then free me from this chamber so I may bid the mermaid farewell. 759 01:05:53,009 --> 01:05:56,208 - The King has forbidden further contact. 760 01:05:56,289 --> 01:05:58,328 Which is why I'm asking you. 761 01:05:58,408 --> 01:06:00,288 No, I'm begging you, father. 762 01:06:00,808 --> 01:06:02,488 Please help me. 763 01:06:03,808 --> 01:06:05,288 Forget what's proper, 764 01:06:05,968 --> 01:06:07,368 and do what's right. 765 01:06:14,928 --> 01:06:16,848 My reasons may be different from yours... 766 01:06:19,808 --> 01:06:21,888 But The Mermaid must escape the King. 767 01:06:29,168 --> 01:06:31,728 No one will believe you're going to a wedding... 768 01:06:33,248 --> 01:06:34,408 Dressed like that. 769 01:06:43,848 --> 01:06:46,408 My dearest Magali... 770 01:06:48,567 --> 01:06:50,408 You have been a true friend. 771 01:06:51,848 --> 01:06:53,328 I will miss you greatly. 772 01:06:54,248 --> 01:06:55,728 I am frightened for you. 773 01:06:58,088 --> 01:06:59,848 Weren't you the one who taught me 774 01:07:00,888 --> 01:07:03,608 that a little trauma can inspire greatness? 775 01:07:06,608 --> 01:07:07,927 I was just kidding. 776 01:07:20,168 --> 01:07:22,047 I'm taking the girl to confession. 777 01:07:22,128 --> 01:07:24,208 I have orders to hold her here until the wedding. 778 01:07:25,008 --> 01:07:26,447 And you dare... 779 01:07:27,208 --> 01:07:30,007 Challenge me? 780 01:08:25,687 --> 01:08:28,527 This is a kiss I always thought I'd give to my father. 781 01:08:35,127 --> 01:08:37,127 God has graced you with wings. 782 01:08:39,607 --> 01:08:41,767 I only hope you know how to fly. 783 01:09:05,367 --> 01:09:06,727 - Secure the rope. - Aye. 784 01:09:07,407 --> 01:09:08,606 Hoist the net. 785 01:09:13,047 --> 01:09:15,166 What? We haven't got all day. 786 01:09:16,126 --> 01:09:17,085 Benoit. 787 01:09:25,287 --> 01:09:26,807 You can't possibly be doing this. 788 01:09:26,887 --> 01:09:28,526 We do what he says. 789 01:09:28,606 --> 01:09:30,686 Whether we end up in the Bastille or married for money, 790 01:09:30,767 --> 01:09:31,727 we do as we are told. 791 01:09:31,806 --> 01:09:34,846 I would never let him sentence me. Why would you? 792 01:09:36,166 --> 01:09:37,607 I swam with her last night. 793 01:09:37,686 --> 01:09:40,686 She conveyed to me that you were her captor. 794 01:09:41,327 --> 01:09:43,687 Did you know you took her from her child? 795 01:09:44,806 --> 01:09:48,047 - But you knew of her mate. - Yes. And we set him free. 796 01:09:48,126 --> 01:09:51,446 Then you owe her the right to return to whatever family she has left. 797 01:09:51,526 --> 01:09:53,046 And have my men face the gallows? 798 01:09:53,127 --> 01:09:54,566 I'm not asKing them. 799 01:09:55,806 --> 01:09:57,367 I'm asKing you. 800 01:09:57,446 --> 01:09:59,246 What makes your desire to sail the sea 801 01:09:59,326 --> 01:10:01,526 more important than her right to live there? 802 01:10:02,126 --> 01:10:03,567 The King justifies everything. 803 01:10:03,646 --> 01:10:05,086 You mean your father. 804 01:10:06,206 --> 01:10:07,407 I mean the King. 805 01:10:08,726 --> 01:10:10,166 Are you no better than him? 806 01:10:11,166 --> 01:10:14,566 You said, "the King can't sentence me." 807 01:10:16,286 --> 01:10:17,566 Did you mean... 808 01:10:18,966 --> 01:10:22,087 I could never marry a man I do not love. 809 01:10:27,686 --> 01:10:29,686 Everybody out. Take the men. 810 01:10:29,766 --> 01:10:32,486 Head for the ships and set sail at once for the cliffs of Le Havre. 811 01:10:33,046 --> 01:10:34,486 What about you two? 812 01:10:35,206 --> 01:10:37,006 Well, god willing, we will see you there. 813 01:10:42,486 --> 01:10:43,526 Let's go, men. 814 01:10:43,606 --> 01:10:45,886 You heard the captain. Let's move. 815 01:10:47,966 --> 01:10:49,726 We are going to need to cross the bridge. 816 01:10:51,165 --> 01:10:52,965 You'll ruin your dress. 817 01:10:56,446 --> 01:10:57,446 So I will. 818 01:10:59,766 --> 01:11:01,646 - You will follow the directions I gave. - Doctor? 819 01:11:02,086 --> 01:11:03,125 Yes? 820 01:11:04,085 --> 01:11:06,206 It's the girl. She's escaped. 821 01:11:17,125 --> 01:11:19,845 Her only chance is to go through the underground river. 822 01:11:19,926 --> 01:11:21,686 At least it's swimming to her freedom. 823 01:11:31,085 --> 01:11:34,046 The water level is too low for her to jump the retaining wall. 824 01:11:35,046 --> 01:11:37,285 Can't you drain the water from the chateau into the pool? 825 01:11:37,845 --> 01:11:40,886 If we drain the canal and the fountains all at once, it might work, but... 826 01:11:40,965 --> 01:11:42,166 But what? 827 01:11:42,245 --> 01:11:43,965 The pipes might not hold. 828 01:11:45,805 --> 01:11:46,764 But if they do? 829 01:11:46,806 --> 01:11:50,325 There's a tributary before Le Havre which will give safe harbor to the sea. 830 01:11:50,406 --> 01:11:51,925 Can you communicate that to her? 831 01:11:53,286 --> 01:11:54,805 She understands everything. 832 01:12:14,565 --> 01:12:15,645 We should get moving. 833 01:12:24,565 --> 01:12:26,245 We need to reverse the water pressure. 834 01:12:58,405 --> 01:12:59,965 Stop them! 835 01:13:00,045 --> 01:13:03,125 The creature, it must not escape! 836 01:13:05,765 --> 01:13:07,285 We need it alive. 837 01:13:15,125 --> 01:13:16,365 - Yves! 838 01:13:16,445 --> 01:13:17,765 Oh, god. 839 01:13:18,405 --> 01:13:19,364 Oh, god. 840 01:13:26,365 --> 01:13:29,564 - You need to jump the wall. 841 01:13:38,565 --> 01:13:41,045 - Labanhe! 842 01:13:53,405 --> 01:13:54,365 Yves! 843 01:13:56,165 --> 01:13:57,204 Yves. 844 01:14:11,044 --> 01:14:12,524 You've interfered enough. 845 01:14:19,284 --> 01:14:21,364 - Take Yves and go! 846 01:14:22,444 --> 01:14:23,804 Now! 847 01:15:18,244 --> 01:15:20,884 See you there, god willing. 848 01:15:26,084 --> 01:15:27,164 Hyah! 849 01:15:37,843 --> 01:15:39,877 The caverns below the grotto of theist have collapsed. 850 01:15:40,443 --> 01:15:41,701 And what of the girl? 851 01:15:41,724 --> 01:15:44,403 She was seen riding off the grounds, your majesty. 852 01:16:12,523 --> 01:16:15,563 - This way to Le Havre. - Order out the ships so there's no escape. 853 01:16:59,883 --> 01:17:01,563 Mama. A Mermaid! 854 01:17:05,403 --> 01:17:08,843 You must have seen a fish. Mermaids don't exist. Come on. 855 01:18:12,603 --> 01:18:13,762 Marie-Josephe. 856 01:18:14,842 --> 01:18:17,202 - Stop. - Stay, stay, stay. 857 01:18:18,083 --> 01:18:19,203 I'll jump. 858 01:18:21,002 --> 01:18:22,242 You can't mean that. 859 01:18:23,482 --> 01:18:25,322 You're angry. I understand. 860 01:18:25,402 --> 01:18:26,603 - But life is so precious. - No. 861 01:18:26,682 --> 01:18:28,602 You think you understand. 862 01:18:29,682 --> 01:18:30,922 You don't. 863 01:18:31,842 --> 01:18:32,802 Then tell me. 864 01:18:35,762 --> 01:18:38,682 The only opportunity I've ever wanted 865 01:18:40,002 --> 01:18:41,602 was to belong to someone. 866 01:18:43,762 --> 01:18:45,123 I came here... 867 01:18:46,642 --> 01:18:47,722 Fell in love. 868 01:18:49,082 --> 01:18:53,442 I met a mermaid who has become the greatest friend. 869 01:18:56,002 --> 01:18:57,242 And I found you... 870 01:18:58,882 --> 01:19:00,362 Father. 871 01:19:04,482 --> 01:19:06,482 You don't care about me. 872 01:19:06,562 --> 01:19:07,522 Don't say that. 873 01:19:07,602 --> 01:19:09,842 You don't care about anyone but yourself. 874 01:19:13,762 --> 01:19:15,922 Give me the chance to prove you wrong. 875 01:19:16,802 --> 01:19:18,562 How could that ever be? 876 01:19:39,082 --> 01:19:40,242 Musketeers... 877 01:19:41,401 --> 01:19:42,562 Mark your target. 878 01:19:50,882 --> 01:19:51,921 It's simple. 879 01:19:52,641 --> 01:19:55,081 You take the mermaid, and she gives you life. 880 01:19:56,761 --> 01:19:58,082 You let her live... 881 01:19:59,481 --> 01:20:00,561 She saves mine. 882 01:20:06,122 --> 01:20:07,561 Who's your choice? 883 01:20:13,041 --> 01:20:14,122 Come get me. 884 01:20:45,721 --> 01:20:47,881 I have a clean shot, majesty. 885 01:20:49,641 --> 01:20:51,001 We're running out of time. 886 01:21:01,001 --> 01:21:02,321 Stand down. 887 01:21:48,201 --> 01:21:49,241 You all right? 888 01:21:49,320 --> 01:21:50,921 Yes. Are you? 889 01:21:52,480 --> 01:21:55,001 She saved me. Us. 890 01:22:06,681 --> 01:22:08,920 You've always been a great King. 891 01:22:09,480 --> 01:22:12,481 Now you've become a great man. 892 01:22:14,440 --> 01:22:16,128 Signal the ships to retreat. 893 01:22:32,160 --> 01:22:33,480 You were right. 894 01:22:34,040 --> 01:22:35,521 It's something terrible... 895 01:22:37,800 --> 01:22:38,920 To care for someone. 896 01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:47,760 Bless me, father, for I have sinned. 897 01:22:49,480 --> 01:22:53,680 In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. 898 01:22:56,400 --> 01:22:57,360 Amen. 899 01:23:09,920 --> 01:23:11,760 You are forgiven. 900 01:23:17,960 --> 01:23:21,040 Only love is immortal, majesty. 901 01:23:22,960 --> 01:23:26,160 80, captain Yves and ll/Llar/e-Josephe 902 01:23:26,240 --> 01:23:29,800 started their life together in search of a Atlantis 903 01:23:29,880 --> 01:23:33,320 and their dear friend, the magical mermaid. 904 01:23:34,239 --> 01:23:35,479 We're close. 905 01:23:35,560 --> 01:23:36,880 I can feel it.