All language subtitles for Marie Antoinette 2022 S01E08 720p WEB-DL HEVC x265 BONE.srt - eng(2)

(crowd) Five, four,
three, two, one.

(crowd cheering) Happy New Year!

(baby crying)

- Happy New Year, Louis.
- Happy New Year, Madam.

- Happy New Year.
- Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

(Yolande) And to you my Queen.

Happy New Year my love.

Happy New Year my friend.

I wish I could have
you all to myself.

I can't imagine what
we'd get up to in my bedchamber.

(Marie Antoinette) Stop it.

Saint-Georges.

(giggles)

Happy New Year.

(Saint-Georges) Happy
New Year, darling.

(chuckles)

Happy New Year, Majesty.

Shall we?

(giggles)

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Princess.

Happy New Year.

Didn't we meet
at a masked ball in Paris?

Count Axel von Fersen, Majesty.

Did we?

You followed me around
the dance floor.

I seem to remember
you followed me.

You asked me to dance.

I think you've got
it the wrong way around.

Do I?

(chuckles)

It was...

Magical.

(Stormont) Happy
New Year, Monsieur.

And to you, Stormont.

Are you aware
that American insurgents

are using French weapons

to mutilate and murder
our soldiers?

Why should I care, Ambassador?

Well who do you think
is supplying

the arms and ammunition?

Are you absolutely certain?

You have your spies,

we have ours.

I urge you to speak
to your brother, Monsieur.

It cannot be
in either of our interests

to go to war,
over a bunch of revolutionaries.

(Maurepas) Ugh.

When you declare your support

for American independence,
we must be prepared for England

to declare war on us.

We will have 32 ships of the line,
seven frigates,

five corvettes and one lugger.

All ready for battle.

(Maurepas) Excellent.

Your Majesty.

(straining) We must have...

naval superiority,

in the English Channel.

(Louis-Auguste) We will.

(Maurepas) Then you will
succeed where

your grandfather failed,

my boy.

(theme music playing)

(panting)

(Marie Antoinette)Flowers
for the Petit Trianon.

Three Sevres vases?

No. Four.

A silk embroidered cover

for the chaise longue
in the salon.

And the stool in my bedchamber.

(exhales heavily)

Why, why don't you take Madame
Royale to the Petit Trianon

when the war starts?

Shouldn't we stay here
with you?

I'll, I'll visit you when,
when I can.

I want you to be happy, Madam.

- What about you?
- I will be happy

when we crush England.

They stole Canada
and Louisiana from us.

And now we are going to take
their American

colonies away from them.

Tomorrow?

I can't wait.

(sighs)

(Theresa)I fear I may not live
to see the event

that will seal our alliance.

Give me a break, Ma.

Can't you see we're trying?

(Theresa)Try harder.

(scoffs)

And next time,
pretend you are enjoying it!

(sighs)

(Maurepas) Are all the ships
ready to be launched?

(Louis-Auguste) I won't make
my announcement until they are.

If we don't win in the Channel, we
can't send our troops to America.

We... we need the momentum

of a victory
to sail across the Atlantic.

(Maurepas) That's the way
to do it.

You've got a good grasp
of strategy, my boy.

We can discuss battle
tactics when England

takes the bait.

Which she will,
the moment we publicly declare

our support for her colonies.

He wants us to move
to the Petit Trianon.

Would you like me to make
the arrangements?

Yes.

Only a Duchess is permitted
to touch the Queen in public.

Have you met
the Countess du Polignac?

Yolande to my friends.

Fersen to mine.

What brings you to Versailles?

I'm a soldier.

I hear that France
may be preparing

for a military engagement
in America.

Where on earth
did you hear that?

I've just arrived from England.

It's the topic of conversation
at the court of St. James's.

I thought they only talked
about me.

(Marie Antoinette
and Yolande giggling)

I can't believe he'd pick
a fight with England. (chuckles)

Nobody takes
on their navy and wins.

Rule Britannia.

- Britannia rule the waves.
- (Victoire and Adelaide laugh)

This is no joke, Mesdames.

I'm deadly serious.

Why don't you speak
to him, Provence?

Does he ever listen to me?

If he doesn't shout
it from the roof tops.

You'll be seen as
a safe pair of hands

when it blows up in his face.

Josephine is right you know.

Say thank you.

Thank you.

You're welcome darling.

Good afternoon.

Sire.

Good afternoon, Monsieur.

I have a simple question

that requires a simple answer.

Why the hell are you preparing
to go to war with England

over her rebel colonies?

- I am not.
- Don't lie to me.

I know that ferret face
too well.

Don't speak to me like that.

Do I need to remind you
how fortunate you are

to be here after your
unforgiveable behaviour?

It had nothing to do with me.

She was responsible
for the libelle.

And you were a co-conspirator.

I am still the heir
to your throne.

Why shouldn't I speak out
about matters

that concern us as a family?

- If you slip up, we will be...
- I won't.

Why do you go out of your way
to make me feel so powerless?

Because you are.

How could she come to France,

Mercy?

Hasn't she heard
the rumours about the war?

It's been ten years, Majesty,

since you left Austria.

She would like to see you.

See me?

Or spy on me?

She hasn't stopped
spying on me since

the day I arrived.

Take your time, to reflect.

If she's missing me so much

why don't you send her
my portrait?

I am her mother.

Her sisters welcomed me
with open arms.

She's only suggesting you go
when she delivers the Dauphin.

When?
Don't you mean if?

That maybe why she's reluctant
to have you, Ma.

She's terrified
that she won't deliver.

I think we can all agree
that she hasn't delivered.

Give her time.

She may have time,
Joseph, I don't.

What is she wearing?

(imperceptible chatter)

Mr Benjamin Franklin,

the American Ambassador
to France.

Welcome to Versailles,
Mr Franklin.

Majesties.

I believe I have the honour

to be the first Monarch

to recognise the United
Provinces of North America.

(applause)

(Benjamin Franklin) Yes, indeed.

You have that honour, Sire.

And may I say,
on behalf of Congress,

- how very...
- (Stormont) And may I say

on behalf of England,
there is no Congress!

There are no United Provinces.

America is a British colony

subject to the rule
of King George

and to the parliament
of Great Britain.

He is not an ambassador.

He's a renegade!

How long before England
declares war on France?

As long as it takes Viscount
Stormont to reach Windsor.

- That long?
- (Victoire) Say something.

My brother has no idea
what he's getting us into.

Your Majesties, if I may?

If all monarchies

were governed
by the same principles

which are in your hearts,

there would be no need
to form republics.

Thank you, Mr Franklin.

It is a pleasure to receive you.

(sighs)

I understand we will be moving
to the Petit Trianon shortly.

Should I start to prepare?

You don't need to lift a finger,

Yolande is organising
everything.

That's my job.

She's only trying to help you.

Is she?

(Marie Antoinette) Her chaps
will be joining us there.

Where are they going to sleep?

In my bed.

In your bed? (chuckles)

Where are you going to sleep?

In the attic.

If that's the arrangement,

I won't be coming.

Please don't be like that.

It's her or me.

You know,

I need you both.

You are my rock.
She's my adventure.

She's thrown me out
of your life, Toinette.

You are lost to me
because of that woman.

Can't you make peace with her?

It would make our lives
so much easier.

(child giggles)

(imperceptible chatter)

(Maurepas groans)

Maurepas please,
please, sit down.

Oh, don't fuss. (chuckles)

(groans)

It's only... old age.

And, uh, you'll have to...

Argh!

You'll have to endure
it yourself one day.

(chuckles)

A bucket of ice please.

While we have a moment,
may I ask for your advice?

Oh isn't that
what I'm here for, my boy?

My wife has requested
250,000 Livres,

from the Privy Purse.

Has she?

Whatever for?

To cover the Polignac's debts.

My inclination
is to refuse but...

I know that Count Jules
is your cousin.

Oh, uh, naturally it's none of
my business.

The Privy Purse is yours

to do whatever you like with.

But...

I think you should give
the Queen a free rein

in her household.

Uh, it will allow you,

a free rein to rule France.

(knocking on door)

Oh, Your Majesty.

Let me help you.

(flinches)

(groans)

(Louis-Auguste) Here.

Thank you.

How in God's name
can we support a revolution?

What sort of an example
is the King setting?

He is giving France
the one thing

we have been yearning for.

The chance to deprive
our oldest enemy

of the jewel in her crown.

(court) Hear, hear.

I am astonished
you want to go to war

with England, Chartres.
Isn't the Prince of Wales

supposed to be your best friend?

When it comes to La Gloire,
Monsieur,

your best friend
instantly becomes

your worst enemy.

Excuse me, gentlemen,
duty calls.

Why only
a Lieutenant Commander, cousin?

Surely you're capable
of grappling

a more senior position?

(Duc de Chartres)
If it was up to me

I'd be Grand Admiral
of the fleet.

I am the most senior
naval officer in this family.

So...

He refused to promote you?

I'm sure he had his reasons.

Perhaps he hasn't forgiven you

for stealing
his wife's affections?

Perhaps.

He's reduced me
to a worthless appendage.

But...

You do realise,

if he screws up,

we will be the first to benefit.

You have a point,

cousin.

Are you leaving us, Princess?

I'm going to a spa, Mercy.

I need to rest.

My nerves can't take any more.

If circumstances change

may I write to you?

I doubt they will.

Take care.

(man) Giddy up! Come on.

(horse neighs)

(knocking on door)

Come in.

(door opens)

Yolande.

(chuckles) What brings you
to Paris?

You have an admirer, Fersen.

Thank you.

Make the most of it.

We do.

(door closes)

(Marie Antoinette)Can I tempt
you to come

to the Petit Trianon
tomorrow night?

Dress warmly.

We love to party
under the stars.

- (woman) Prost!
- (all) Prost!

(all cheering)

- (man) Again, again!
- (all) Again.

One more...

- Prost!
- (all) Prost!

Prost! (glass clinks)

(laughs)

Are we expecting anyone else?

Do you think he'll turn up?

He can't turn down
an invitation from the Queen.

(chuckles)

I want him to come for me.

I tiptoed to come to Paris.

- (laughs)
- Yeah.

(laughs)

Majesty.

(chuckles)

We don't call her
that in private.

So what would
you like me to call you?

Antoinette.

Welcome to our merry circle,
Fersen.

Welcome.

(Yolande) Welcome, Fersen.

(chuckles)

Come on let's play!

Run.

(all cheering and laughing)

No. No!

(squeals)

(man laughing)

- Ah!
- (woman chuckling)

- (grunts)
- (groans)

- (woman screams)
- Oh, my gosh!

You're a maniac.

Sorry. (chuckles)

(Marie Antoinette) Somebody
take that away.

Are you all right?

I'm fine, thank you.

(grunts)

Be careful.
Her husband doesn't like her

cosying up to impossibly
handsome men.

(Fersen coughs)

I'm very sorry.

She's a tricky butterfly
to catch.

You can't catch butterflies.

You can only trap them.

Hmm.

(thuds)

The King.

(imperceptible chatter)

(door closes)

One month ago, we recognised the
United Provinces of America.

We expected England
to retaliate.

And this morning,

an English frigate fired
on the Belle Poule.

(all gasp)

I have therefore instructed

Comte d'Orvilliers
to launch our fleet.

Our Orleans cousin
will command the third squadron.

Ladies and gentlemen,

France and Great Britain
are at war.

(applause)

Am I still your favourite?

Who else could take your place?

Oh, you know who.

Don't let him queer my pitch
while I'm away.

Impossible.

It would take five Fersens
to fill your boots.

Is that all?

I'm relying on you.

(Duc de Chartres) Mmm-hmm.

To deliver the naval victory
we're all praying for.

I will press the petals
of this rose

between the leaves
of my prayer book.

(chuckling) What prayer book?

A kiss for your
departing warrior?

Come back to us safely.

Maurepas.

(imperceptible conversation)

(Yolande) Count Mercy.

What a pleasant surprise.

Is that from the Empress?

- May I speak to the Queen?
- She's resting.

I'm sure she'll be delighted
to talk to you

when she resumes her official
duties at the Chateau.

Shall I give it to her?

Please ask the Queen
to send for me

when she has read it.

Yes, of course.

(Count Mercy)I have been
unable to visit the Queen

at the Petit Trianon,

where she's keeping
unsuitable company.

The Countess has assumed
an iron grip over her.

The boy King,
is making his bid to shine

as brightly as the Sun King.

The war against England

has electrified France.

But no-one
in diplomatic circles,

expects him to succeed.

- (Marie Antoinette) Whoo!
- Hazard!

- That's a foul.
- That's a foul.

Don't be ridiculous.

- (Jules) It's a foul.
- No it's not a foul.

Antoinette.

Countess.

Gentlemen.

I, uh, wasn't expecting you.

Come with me.

Where are they
heading off to I wonder?

Oh, the nearest bush

- by the looks of things.
- (all chuckle)

She doesn't have the balls.

Welcome to the Petit Trianon.

This looks like
an English flower market.

Wait,

are you a closet Anglophile?

Don't tell anyone.

So...

Count Fersen.

How do you like my home?

Isn't that quaint, little
Chateau over there, your home?

That quaint little Chateau
over there is my prison.

This is where I can be me.

Why were you in England?

My father sent me

to sweep an heiress
off her feet.

Engaged or married?

Neither.

And never if I can help it.

You don't want to get married?

When I love a woman
I want to love her freely.

I don't want to be bound by...

Convention?

I think we should
go back inside.

I'm getting cold.

(Louis-Auguste) Are you
spying on me?

(Provence) I was...

merely trying to find out

when our ships are going to get
smashed up in the channel.

Can't you accept
that I might succeed?

There's absolutely
no chance of that.

Would it be too much for you

to admit that Father
was wrong about me?

You know he was right,

brother.

(all laughing)

(Fersen stumbles)

(clatter)

(Fersen chuckling softly)

(clatters)

(Marie Antoinette chuckles)

(breathing heavily)

Well, boys, you will be overjoyed to
hear we have finally

cleared our debts.

What?

Ah!

- We should have asked for more.
- (scoffs)

You're so difficult
to please, Vaudreuil.

I think it's time
we persuaded our hostess

to give us a pension.

The lovely County of Bitche.

Producing a huge annual return.

Leave it to me.
I'll talk to Madam.

You... could persuade a nun to part
with her chastity belt.

(Yolande) Mmm.

(breathing heavily)

(Yolande moaning)

Thank you.

(Joseph) The Polignac
has secured a ridiculous

sum of money
from the Privy Purse.

- How much?
- (Joseph) 250,000 Livres.

A pure madness!

They say Toinette
will make her a Duchess.

How can she be such a fool?

(Joseph) She's not the only one.

Louis has thrust himself
into the war between

England and her colonies.

He should be supporting
us in Bavaria.

Not stirring up
a hornets nest in America.

She has not replied
to my letter.

I must write to her again.

To warn her about her friends.

(coughing)

What's the matter with you, Ma?

I'm cold.

Nonsense! It's boiling
hot in here.

Get out of bed
and breath in some fresh air.

(inhales)

Toinette.

Toinette.

(baby crying)

(shushes)

(softly) Shh, little one.
Mumma's here.

Mumma's here.

(baby continues crying)

Mercy, what are you doing here?

I wanted to make sure
you received this letter.

I see you've left
your telescope behind.

Who told her about Louis's gift
to the Polignacs?

It's not hard to find out.

The story is in every
European newspaper.

I'm not the child she flung out
of the Hofburg ten years ago.

And now that I have
my own daughter

I realise she should
never have sent me away.

She was acting
in your best interests.

(Marie Antoinette) Really?

Because I thought she only
acted in her best interests.

(Count Mercy) Don't be so hard
on your mother.

She won't always
be there for you.

(Marie Antoinette) No-one
is going to tell me who

I can or can't be friends with.

(naval officer) We took
our position here.

(Louis-Auguste) Yes.
West of Ushant.

(naval officer) When
they caught sight of us

they set off in hot pursuit.

We aimed our guns

and prepared to engage.

But...

But what?
What happened?

- They withdrew.
- They withdrew? Why?

They refused to begin
the battle at night.

How much longer
do we have to wait?

A matter of days, Sire.

(Maurepas snores)

(child giggles)

- Higher?
- Yes.

- Whoo!
- (laughs)

(Marie Antoinette chuckles)

Look who it is?

Look who came to visit us.

Good afternoon, Madam.

And good afternoon little Madam.

(chuckles)

Have you been ruling the waves?

Not quite.

Provence thinks
we can't win the war.

Who cares what Provence thinks?

You can always rely on him
to get it wrong.

We're going to win.

I hope so.

You aren't leaving us
already, are you?

(Louis-Auguste chuckles)
I have to go back.

Work.

Can't I tempt you
to a glass of cognac?

I want to thank you
for helping my family.

We are so grateful to you.

(baby crying)

You have
to sleep now, little one.

Sleep tight.

(Louis-Auguste) The first
expedition is nearly ready.

General Rochambeau
has begun to recruit his troops.

May I add my name
to the list, Sire?

(Louis-Auguste) Rochambeau
has been inundated with...

Hey.

(Louis-Auguste) As I was saying,

Rochambeau has been inundated
with applications.

All of our French nobles
want to fight in America.

So it will be difficult

to secure a commission,
Count Fersen.

You know this can't continue.

This is the first time
I've felt free,

since I left Austria.

You know, you and I,

we're both outsiders.

Tonight I was reminded that
you are the Queen of France.

I wish I could,

forget about her.

Your husband is a good,

kind and honourable man.

Yeah.

We won't do anything
to hurt him.

- No.
- Mmm-mmm.

Of course not.

(Yolande) It's like
a bucking broncho.

It goes up..

..and down. (chuckles)

Up... and down.

And up...

Down.

That's what happens
when you fall in love.

It's the worst feeling
in the world.

(Yolande) And the best.

You have a husband

and a lover.

How do you manage
to keep them both... happy?

(both chuckle)

Well whatever they ask me
to do I do.

Hmm.

For instance?

For instance.

They have set their hearts
on the County of Bitche.

Now I know
it's outrageously extravagant,

but I said
I'd mention it to you.

It is outrageous, you are right.

They should be satisfied

with the gift
they have just received

from Louis.

(Vaudreuil)Who helped her
to entertain

the Swede behind
everyone's back?

She owes us big time.

(Jules) She'll come around.

(Vaudreuil) Well,

..if she doesn't,
we will have to pack our bags.

- Get the hell out of here!
- (chuckles)

Isn't this charming little chocolate
box to your taste?

(Vaudreuil) It's making
me feel sick.

Well, don't worry.

If she won't play ball,

I'll go straight to her husband.

(clack)

(clack)

What are you doing here,
Chartres?

I thought this was
Antoinette's bedchamber?

- (Yolande) We swapped.
- Well, where is she?

In the attic. Why, why don't
you come back in the morning?

I have to speak to her now.

- We won.
- We won?

We beat the living daylights
out of them.

- We won!
- (both laugh)

(Marie Antoinette squeals)

- Have you told Louis?
- No, I wanted to tell you first.

- Let's not play any more games.
- No, stop it.

- I can't.
- You must.

I'm mad about you.

- Stop this now.
- Don't you understand?

I'm in love with you.

(chuckles)

- Oh!
- Don't laugh at me.

(gasps)

You belong to me.

(struggling) Let me go.

(breathing heavily)

I will never let you go.

Lamballe was right about him.

(ominous music playing)

- (bang)
- (clatter)

Louis has scored
a dazzling victory over England.

Your advice has proved
to be as useless as you are.

Jump in.

Let's see if you
can give me a tenth

of the pleasure
that she delivers.

(applause)

Please, Maurepas.

(Maurepas) Congratulations,
Your Majesty.

(imperceptible conversation)

Thank you.

(imperceptible conversation)

(Joseph) I take my hat off
to Louis.

The whole of France
is celebrating his triumph

in the English channel.

Has she replied to my letter?

Mercy says she will write
to you, Ma.

She's punishing me.

I have been a bad mother.

You have been a great ruler, Ma.

Where is the King?
I need to speak to him now.

Are you sure about this?

Come and see for yourself.

(d'Orvilliers) The charges
against you are egregious.

Failure to obey my order
to engage the enemy.

I misread your signal.

Fleeing the Saint Esprit
mid-battle.

We had already won.

The King appointed you
to command the last squadron.

Not to quit your post and run
off to Versailles.

I didn't quit.
The battle was over.

I came back
to announce the victory

to the only person who mattered.

If you had stayed, you could have
knocked out their ships at the rear.

And our victory would
not just have been a triumph,

it would have been
crowned in glory.

I can only conclude,

it was a deliberate ploy
on your part.

What do you mean by that?

Comte d'Orvilliers
has reached the conclusion

that you are a traitor, Monseigneur.

(d'Orvilliers) Did your
friendship to England

outweigh your loyalty to France?

Is this about us?

It's got nothing to do with me.

(Duc de Chartres)
Then why are you here?

I wanted to see your face,

when you were accused
of betraying your country.

I'm not the traitor.

I have no choice
but to dismiss you from

the Navy and order you
to leave Versailles.

(Duc de Chartres)
You will both regret this.

(Provence) Will you go to Paris?

(Duc de Chartres) I can't.

He has banned me from coming within
50 miles of the Chateau.

(Provence) His luck can't last.

(Duc de Chartres)
Neither can hers.

I'm glad you've finally seen
the light, cousin.

Keep in touch.

(Duc de Chartres) You too.

(Provence) Oh, I will.

(Louis-Auguste)I have banished
Chartres from Versailles.

I will dispatch Fersen
to America.

Then,
she will come back to me.

Majesties.

I have brought Mr Franklin

to inspect the troops before
you leave for America.

- General Rochambeau.
- (Rochambeau) Mr Franklin.

It's an honour to be fighting

for the United States.

This is Count Fersen,
my aide-de-camp,

thanks to you, Sire.

Thank you, Sire.

Majesty.

I'm sorry to see you go,
Count Fersen.

(Marie Antoinette) Mama.

(crying)

(Marie Antoinette crying) No.

(breathing heavily)

Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com