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THE "ANCIEN RÉGIME" IS COMING TO ITS END

IN PARIS, LOUIS XVI AND HIS WIFE MARIE-ANTOINETTE WERE ARRESTED...

AND LED TO THE DUNGEON OF THE TOUR DU TEMPLE

THE STORY OF THEIR CAPTIVITY IS LOOSELY BASED ON...

ON THE WRITINGS OF CLÉRY, THE KING'S SERVANT TO THE END

Those rights are liberty and property,

security and resistance to oppression...

All people are free and equal and have the right to liberty, property,

security and resistance to oppression...

All people are free and equal...

and have the right to liberty, property...

The right to freedom,

security and resistance to oppression, Social differences...

may only exist for the general interest.

Social differences may only...

exist for the benefit of the general interest. Possession,

security and resistance to oppression...

Majesty,

As public prosecutor of Paris, I am ordered to...

to welcome you here at the Tour du Temple.

Man is born to be free and happy.

All human beings are born free and with equal rights.

And these rights are freedom, property,

security and resistance to oppression.

Social differences may only...

exist...

may only exist for the general interest.

Long live France.

Long live the revolution.

1. THE GODS

In the beginning you will sleep here.

Then you move to the tower, where the rooms are not yet ready.

Here...

But where then?

This is a misunderstanding. We don't see a bed, nothing.

Unfortunately, you will have to arrange this yourself.

In the tower, workers are renewing the paintings. They work 24/7...

to prepare the rooms.

Rooms? I'd call them dungeons.

It's for your comfort, princess.

It's only for a few days.

But for a few days.

Someone has to suffer the consequences.

Here you are safe from the people. We also have to...

in the immediate vicinity. For your safety.

That will do.

Dinner will be served soon.

Maybe we can set up a table here for tonight.

One more thing, please.

Before dinner we want to attend Holy Mass.

You need to eat something. -No.

And? Did you enjoy it?

Absolutely. -I saw it.

Divine.

The fire is extinguished.

By the clear fountain...

I was walking.

I found the water so beautiful that I bathed in it.

I've loved you for a long time.

I will never forget you.

I dried myself under the leaves of an oak tree.

On the highest branch...

sang a nightingale.

I've loved you for a long time.

I will never forget you.

I wonder how much longer I can...

can sustain.

Did you get any sleep last night, Altas?

Move, Loulou.

But that's not why I look like that.

But why then?

My real cell is not within these walls, but is this theatre that never ends.

I cannot kiss him whom I want to hold in my arms.

Your count?

We haven't seen each other for months.

The only thing that keeps me alive,

that makes me happy,

is my desire to touch him.

Touch only.

We'll be having masked balls again soon.

Let's ride horses again.

Look at the crowd admiring you.

That will soon return.

And your life takes its course again.

You came back from London for me.

During times of great danger.

Without you I'd be lost, darling.

But remember that your husband... -My husband is an honest man.

His only mistake is being king.

Come here.

Look at them now.

Look how happy they are.

My husband and his nuns.

They live their dream life here.

My orders are to remove all non-members of the royal family.

The city allows you to be served by one person.

Just one. The rest must go.

Hop, hop...

They have no right, I want her with me.

Why? -To make it easier to monitor you.

With fewer guards. -I want her to stay with me.

Come on now... -It's going to be okay.

Where are they taking her?

To Force prison. They won't harm her.

That's way too loud.

Will you permit me, Your Majesty?

Go ahead.

I...

I'm not really supposed to talk to you, but...

i'm in trouble.

Only you can help me.

I have a friend who is suffering greatly.

He hasn't slept for weeks.

They say that God has given our king the power to make him better.

Is the poor man suffering from a king's disease?

Yes, Your Majesty.

He has...

terrible wounds on his face, neck...

and even below.

On the night of your coronation you treated more than 400 sick people.

Your friend has a good chance of recovery. Don't be afraid.

Do you really want to do it?

It is a gift from God.

I cannot deny it to my people.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be...

and unto the ages of ages.

The king touches you.

You are healed.

I am healed.

I am healed.

It seems fresh air didn't help.

Did something happen?

What's wrong with your father?

We saw a beautiful cat.

So we went after him.

And that cat scratched me.

Are you sad about that?

I saw a similarity,

because this cat...

was identical to yours, like three drops of water.

I was convinced he recognized me.

My cat's name was Axel.

And he died two years ago.

Who knows? Maybe he's not dead.

Maybe he was here all along, waiting for us.

Or he's dead.

And we are all in the kingdom of the dead.

Poor Axel was eaten long ago.

While we...

to live.

We are alive and kicking.

Majesty,

don't get involved with them.

But why not?

He seeks out every accused.

The brats say terrible things.

They go after the dead.

Those are just rumors.

What is?

We allowed in a delegation of citizens.

They think you left Paris.

If they didn't see us go in.

Won't it remove their doubts and calm them down when they see us?

You are not obligated to do anything.

We will protect you and kick them out if you want.

Would you like to join me?

Take it easy, some have been waiting for years to be received by the queen.

Does it have to be a one-off now?

Stubbornness is not Christian.

We must understand that this time belongs to the past.

Did you want to see me? Here I am.

Come closer.

Don't be afraid.

We are human.

Here is our gift.

Here I am.

What's up? Aren't you happy to see me?

Don't look...

While awaiting trial, you will be separated from your family.

You may see each other,

eating together, walking in the garden.

Didn't you say the paintings had been renewed?

Your wife is no longer Marie Antoinette of Austria.

You are no longer Louis XVI in name.

You are no longer the King of France.

You are the commoner Louis Capet.

Do you know why?

Because today, September 22, 1792,

after 13 centuries of obscurantism,

the convention unanimously decided to abolish the monarchy.

The French Republic is born.

Have you nothing to say?

May I ask when we will get clean sheets?

2. THE PEOPLE

Good morning. -Good morning.

How are you this morning? -Good.

Today we have Latin and a dictation on the program.

Your Majesty, they were here early this morning.

To carry our pens and pencils.

You have given us permission to do this.

The curtain is for the Duchess of... -What is this for?

It.

This is not allowed, we will confiscate it.

We do our job.

That too. And that.

We're not taking any risks.

Oh yeah, come on.

The revolutionary army has stopped your foreign friends.

In Spire, Nice en Savoy.

I'm sorry...

Freedom is a gift from heaven.

Every individual has the right to dispose of it,

as he also has reason.

Any other authority is unnatural.

But...

Of ratio.

Your ratio. May I express a doubt?

If someone always wants to rely on his reason,

How does he know for sure...

that his mood or love or even laziness...

doesn't make him act differently?

Doubt is always right.

This allows us to break with old truths and principles.

That's right.

But that does not give you the right to place yourself above pure principle.

That is just an agreement that cannot withstand reason.

It seems right and unassailable because the discussion about it has never been finished.

Today his weakness was already apparent.

One morning?

Will it happen again tomorrow?

Equivalence.

Equivalence?

What is that?

What do you mean?

Equality... Being equal, having the same rights.

To be equal before the law. To be equal in all things.

Don't you understand that?

This equality does not exist in nature.

It never existed.

So far. We are on the right track.

It should be the goal of all people.

I believe...

that the human species has never had that as a goal.

Just like butterflies or roses.

Butterflies?

The butterflies?

Can't it be that if man...

When he stands before God alone and distraught, he becomes afraid?

Absolutely not, we ignore the fear.

I have to go. As a prosecutor, I have to ask you to remove your badges of honor.

The Order of the Holy Spirit, of Saint Louis and of the Golden Fleece.

You are now an ordinary citizen and you will be treated as such.

And tried as such, I hope.

Do you have everything you need?

I don't need anything.

Yes, indeed.

We've been asking for clean linen for a few weeks now.

For me and my family.

Good.

Do you believe that suffering...

That my family's suffering has meaning?

Your family is not flesh and blood.

But it symbolizes centuries of injustice.

A new generation will take your place...

and for that they have to take action.

A sacrifice.

The Lamb of God.

But disaster also befalls those who have looked into the eyes of the Lamb.

After that...

My trial starts in a few days.

I'll have to appear before the Republican Convention.

Cléry managed to get Mercure de France.

M. De Robespierre gave a speech,

in which he says that every king is by definition guilty.

You cannot rule innocently.

Whatever I say will be twisted.

Would you please advise me on what to say at the hearing?

I'm glad you finally wanted to go outside.

Fresh air will do you good.

I would say it was Axel.

Excuse me, this is my last statement.

May my conscience...

In...

May I have nothing on my conscience.

And that my followers...

For the last time...

Maybe for the last time...

My followers did not tell you...

the truth... It's okay...

Maybe...

that my followers have not told... We are going.

You made a party of it.

The night...

Versailles looked like...

a huge white whale.

Through the windows you could...

see thousands of burning candles..

I saw your carriages,

full of men and women...

on the way to the ball.

I walked barefoot and begged.

My son...

ate vermin and drank vinegar.

You were dancing.

While my wife found rat bites all over our child.

Rats as big as dogs.

He is dead.

When he was two years old, he died of starvation.

There is no light burning for you anymore. No more candles.

From now on you must play the Marseillaise.

Do you know the Marseillaise, children?

They will have to learn it.

You must know it. -Why?

Quiet.

Tell them to leave.

Now tell them to leave.

Children...

pray for your father today.

He needs God's help.

Take the Bible and go to the room next door.

Come...

I want to hear my children pray.

Blessed be God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Father of mercies and God of all comfort.

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord...

Jesus Christ, Father of mercies and God of all comfort.

Who comforts us in all our affliction,

so that we can comfort them...

with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Who comforts us in all our affliction,

so that we can comfort them with the comfort...

with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

You leave my children alone...

and treats us with dignity.

We shouldn't do this at night.

Just a few minutes, I promise.

Do you hear me?

It's late, you're probably sleeping,

but I wanted to tell you right away.

I am wrongly accused, but I defend the truth.

I have always wanted the best for France.

For a long time I have...

did not understand the source of their accusations.

But I asked for forgiveness.

I was scared.

My voice was shaking.

And do you know what I did then?

I imagined you were there.

And that gave me courage.

I looked into their eyes.

And I spoke calmly.

I thought about every word...

Before I said it, like you taught me.

Maybe...

Maybe there is some hope.

You are there.

Do you hear me?

Is this for them too?

How did the hearing go?

I think we have presented our case well.

How wonderful. It will take a lot of praying.

Moreover, they say...

that the signals are very positive.

We do everything we can.

You don't have to be afraid.

I think that...

when all is over,

we too can find a place in this new world.

To live, yes,

To live.

And for that new world, I have a surprise for you.

On a cold night with fog...

Stars on the wall? -Hush, Isabelle.

...a group of animals came...

a family of little mice against...

They imprison them in a large castle.

The castle guards were sometimes very strict.

They wanted to punish those they found guilty of all their misery.

One day a wolf came...

accidentally getting his leg caught in a rope.

One of the little mice approached...

and began to gnaw through the rope until the wolf was freed.

The animals understood that we all...

to be able to live together in harmony.

The little mice were released...

and they found a little house.

But the story isn't over yet.

I'm going outside for a moment.

What is it? I want to understand.

Do you want to understand it?

What do you want to understand?

It's much easier to be you.

To ignore everything.

Everything that is scary.

To tell fairy tales.

While the truth is devilish.

There is nothing pure in that.

Nothing.

I can no longer tolerate your idiotic stupidity.

While those thugs torture us.

You're frolicking around.

Like a child.

You can't do anything worse to your family.

Nothing worse.

Do you want to understand it?

But you don't understand anything.

Pull yourself together. Pull yourself together once and for all.

I know who I am.

So try to tolerate me.

That's me.

That's my nature.

I don't know how else.

I'm sorry.

I understand everything.

I see everything.

Two children...

are mine.

I sacrificed my life.

I still remember our first meeting.

I searched for your eyes, you didn't look at me.

You kissed my cheek.

Without emotion.

Some time later...

I secretly looked into your diary that day.

There was only one line.

Appointment with Mme. La Dauphine.

Nothing more.

I was looking for love.

Or at least a man...

to protect me.

I also remember those few days when you loved me.

And the one where you hated me.

And all the others,

where you only felt sorry for me.

We have acted in roles too big for us.

I don't want to act anymore.

Now I'm scared.

And I want you to be afraid with me.

Please...

We both know...

that France never loved me. Never.

But I've always loved you.

Hello, captain.

I'm cleaning them, Captain.

A well-maintained weapon does not make a good revolutionary.

You have to be fair about that.

Captain...

Come here...

Captain...

Your Highness? -Where is my husband?

He is resting.

Sit down.

Sit down.

Do you have a house? -A house?

Yes, of course. -In Paris?

Who gave it to you? -My house?

My father.

Because...

Even if they spare our lives, they will take all our belongings.

I don't know, that's not necessary. -And so,

If they ever release us, we'll have to find a home.

Who should we turn to?

We...

There are many houses for sale, for rent...

There are certainly kings in Europe who would like to help you.

There will be no Cléry.

We need to find a house like yours.

Like mine?

My house is small.

It's not right for you. -We can adapt, but...

what does a woman do in the house?

Tell me, what does...

What does your wife do during the day?

We...

She does the housework.

And she cooks. For me and the children.

Is housework difficult?

And cooking?

More difficult than housework.

But you will see, your highness, everything will be fine.

Your wife...

could teach me to cook.

That will please her, Your Highness.

Where is the cutlery?

Why is this?

May I speak to your captain?

The captain no longer serves here.

But...

We can't eat without cutlery.

We have confiscated everything that could endanger your safety.

Knife, fork, razor.

Ridiculous. None of us will do anything to us.

The voting is about to begin.

This is your last day together. Starting tomorrow you will be separated.

Until the verdict.

What are you saying?

Do you know something?

When will the verdict be passed?

If you know anything, tell us. Please...

Go ahead.

Is it tasty?

Like savages.

This is much better.

Just attack.

Is this better? -Yes, much better.

Much better, huh?

No cutlery required.

We have everything we need.

3. THE DEAD

I hear his hands in the water.

He washes himself.

He is granted mercy.

I saw it in my dreams.

The Archangel Gabriel protects him with his wings. Waiting is a good sign.

If the convention has difficulty making a decision, that is a sign of hope.

He must be sad.

It is up to us to give him hope.

Subject Louis Capet, I am Dominique Gara,

Minister of Justice.

On behalf of the Convention, I inform you of the decision.

Article one.

The Convention finds Louis Capet, last king of France, guilty...

to conspiracy against the nation and endangering the state.

I am advisor Gabot.

Nice to meet you.

Article two.

The Republican Convention declares that Louis Capet will be executed.

He will be beheaded tomorrow morning.

May I speak?

Of course he is allowed to speak.

I...

request a three-day extension.

To me...

to prepare to appear before God.

I also ask...

to see my family privately, without witnesses.

And finally...

I ask for a razor.

The national knife awaits you.

Quiet.

There can be no question of postponement.

When you say goodbye to your family, you do so in front of us.

From now on we can't lose sight of you.

The razor is granted to you. -Thank you.

Don't worry, we'll find a way to see your family. Privately.

A room on the fourth floor has a glass door.

He can still receive them a little bit alone up there.

And we can keep an eye on him.

Wake me up at 5am tomorrow.

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

Why do you want to meet this man?

Is he there?

So it's you.

What is your name?

I know you have been doing this work for a long time.

For over 30 years now.

Since my father's death.

Who himself has done this work for many years.

I understand.

I wanted to see you because I felt...

This is the only way I can prepare in the short time I have left.

You know, nobody tells me anything here.

But since they couldn't deny me a meeting with you,

I seized that chance. Forgive me.

How is my...

In what way...

will you take me with you?

I know that there are 100 mounted policemen in front of my carriage, 100 behind it...

and 1,000 members of the National Guard.

And which streets do we drive through?

Gate of Boulevard du Temple, Saint-Martin and Saint-Honoré.

The adjacent streets are barricaded by soldiers.

And then we arrive at Place Louis XV? -Yes, which is now called Place de la Revolution.

Yes, of course, I forgot.

All shops are closed, as are the windows of houses overlooking the procession.

There will be no carriages, no coaches, and no citizens.

Okay, and how long does the parade last? -About two hours.

And how many soldiers will be in the square?

I heard at least 30,000. -And how many Parisians?

All.

All...

And once we arrive, should I go to you?

I have my two brothers, Charles and Louis, and two assistants with me.

And then?

After that? -Yes, after that?

I'll cut your hair a little.

You must undress.

Be sure to take off your coat, because it is too thick.

And then I have to tie your hands.

That too? -Your Majesty,

Three rules apply for a painless procedure.

The skill of the executioner, the quality of the knife and especially...

in particular the cooperation of the convicted person.

I could ask you not to tie you up, but...

that will certainly not be allowed.

I don't think so either.

You know, I...

I myself advised Mr. Guillotin,

in the development of his invention,

to make a slanted knife, because that is how a knife cuts.

Some scientists say that once the head is detached from the body,

is still conscious for a while.

This is also shown by the research of M. Lavoisier.

No idea, Your Majesty.

Because even though the blood vessels are cut, there is...

in the brain still some oxygen-rich blood. -No idea either, Your Majesty.

I've seen eyes roll at times,

bodies see shocks, but...

those are nervous spasms. I don't believe...

Yeah, I think it's about...

Well, it's highly unlikely that...

you are aware of everything that is happening around you.

Don't you think so?

No idea, Your Majesty.

And after that?

The guns...

Why do we have to go to the fourth floor,

to a place we've never been before?

Everything will be alright, dear Antoinette.

The convention has taken a decision.

I'm being beheaded tomorrow morning.

I'll wait for you outside, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Father Firmont.

We who paved the way for friendship,

no longer have to be friendly themselves.

But when the day comes that humanity comes closer together,

they will think of us with nostalgia.

The king loved my dog ​​very much.

He has caressed him often.

I can't think of anything else right now.

THE FLOOD

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