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[Sophie sobbing]
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A NETFLIX SERIES
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[Sophie sobbing]
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[child giggles]
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-[woman humming]
-[Sophie] Please make it stop,
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Hazy. [sobbing]
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♪ If Satan will devour me ♪
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♪ Oh, let all the angels sing ♪
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♪ This child shall not be harmed ♪
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Today is an important day.
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Come. Rise, Your Highness.
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[theme music playing]
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-[knocking on door]
-[door opens]
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[Theo] Your Majesty, it's the Countess.
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Shall I take care of it?
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No, admit her.
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[door opens]
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[footsteps approaching]
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Your Majesty.
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Countess.
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This is not a good time.
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You left me no choice.
You've ignored all my letters.
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Our situation has been resolved.
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And you think you can just cast me off?
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I made you a generous offer, Countess.
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You said you needed me.
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-[knocking on door]
-[door opens]
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[Theo] Your Majesty?
The Imperial bride will arrive imminently.
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[Franz] It's over.
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[inhales shakily]
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[indistinct chatter]
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[Franz sighs deeply]
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[dramatic music playing]
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Well, the great day is upon us.
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Duchess Elisabeth
will arrive any moment, ladies.
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The entire world
will be watching tomorrow's ceremony.
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And you are here
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to ensure that our future Empress's
every need is satisfied.
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[indistinct chatter]
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What on earth are you thinking?
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We are in Vienna, not in Versailles.
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I always start off
with more of you than I need.
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The next few weeks
will determine who is up to the task.
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She will be given whatever she needs,
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so we in turn, are given what we need.
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A radiant empress.
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I want to know everything.
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What she eats, drinks, thinks.
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And when she bleeds. Everything.
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[door opens]
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The Empress-in-waiting is due presently.
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[bell rings]
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So, my ladies,
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welcome to the Viennese Court.
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[Luzi] Franz wrote her 44 letters.
Can you imagine?
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How it goes remains to be seen.
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How so? They love each other.
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-Don't they?
-[yawns]
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Love on its own is never enough, Luzi.
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Does Franz know that's what you think?
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Well, we all have things that we hide.
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Do we not, Luziwuzi?
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[man] In a line, quickly!
The coaches are arriving.
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She comes!
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[monkey screeches]
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Only the most attractive people
at the front. All must be perfect.
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There will be no surprises, Highness.
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There's no such thing as surprises,
just a lack of foresight.
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-[whip cracks]
-[horse gruffs]
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[man] Elisabeth, a word of advice.
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Here at court,
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do not speak your mind all the time.
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I can look after myself.
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-[inhales deeply]
-And Franz loves me as I am.
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And this here is you?
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[both chuckle]
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[dramatic music playing]
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[horse whinnies]
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-[horse whinnies]
-[charioteer vocalizes]
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[horse gruffs]
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[chuckles]
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Welcome.
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-[Franz inhales sharply]
-[crowd gasps, murmurs]
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[Sophie] At last, you're here.
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Wonderful.
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The pleasure is all mine, Your Highness.
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Come.
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We have an awful lot to do.
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[indistinct chatter, whispers]
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[Franz] Helene.
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Welcome.
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[chuckles]
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[uplifting music playing]
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[indistinct chatter]
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The people can barely wait to see you.
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Tomorrow you will ride to the wedding
in the glass coach. It's tradition.
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In two hours, you'll have
a dancing lesson with the Emperor.
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Johann Strauss
has composed a waltz for you.
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But first, we need to change your attire.
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Here we are.
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Be so kind as to take Their Highnesses
for a walk in our new rose garden.
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[servant] Certainly. This way, please.
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Helene.
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Helene, please wait.
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She will not talk to me.
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Not a single word.
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[Sophie] Only God
could offer us forgiveness, Elisabeth.
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The rest is vanity.
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And a waste of time.
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[bell rings]
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These are your chambers.
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Chief Court Mistress,
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Countess Esterhazy.
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She knows the protocol
and the court better than I.
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She will run your royal household
and see to everything.
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It is my honour, Your Royal Highness.
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May I introduce you to your court ladies?
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Chosen from the best families in the realm
to engage your mind and spirit.
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They will grant your every wish.
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Countess Amalia von Salm-Reifferscheidt.
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She speaks six languages and is skilled
at embroidery and portraiture.
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She has served here for many years.
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It is my great honour,
Your Royal Highness.
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I have greatly longed for this moment.
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[Esterhazy]
Countess Charlotte von Stubenberg.
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-[Charlotte chuckles]
-She is the most exquisite harpist.
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Your Highness!
You're prettier than in your portrait.
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Forgive me, I'm very excited.
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[Esterhazy] Countess Leontine von Apafi.
From the distant land of Siebenbürgen.
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Her French is excellent.
She is most skilled at reading aloud.
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I brought my favourite books for you.
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Do you know Werther?
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[Leontine] Your Highness.
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I'm Elisabeth.
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No! No touching!
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And, please, no first names,
Your Royal Highness.
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Please, if you would.
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[door opens]
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Sophie] These are the latest styles.
Paris, Milan, Saint Petersburg.
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I picked them all out for you myself.
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So many shoes.
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Alas, they're not your size, Leontine.
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An Empress may not wear
the same pair of shoes twice.
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At the end of each day, they're discarded.
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That's such a waste.
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This is Schönbrunn.
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How strange that the chest
with your shoes is still yet to come.
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[Esterhazy] Today, we must try on
your ensemble for the dance,
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tonight's dinner,
and, of course, for the wedding.
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There is much to do,
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but with a little discipline,
we shall succeed.
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[Sophie] Do you like it?
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It has been in our family
for hundreds of years.
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[chuckles softly]
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[chuckles softly]
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-[dramatic music playing]
-[child's giggle echoing]
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-[child] Mama, come here!
-[Sophie chuckling]
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[child] Catch me! [giggles]
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[man] Your Imperial Highness.
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Your Highness,
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the cabinet is waiting for you
in the conference room.
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It's urgent.
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[Sophie gasps]
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Well, then… [exhales]
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I'll leave you for a time. [clears throat]
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[Sophie] I do hope this is important.
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France and England
have entered the war against Russia.
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Since yesterday, the Russian army
has been under fire near Odessa.
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Your Majesty must choose a side,
or else a side will surely choose us.
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[indistinct chatter]
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It is absolutely imperative
we consolidate our forces.
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If I may. [clears throat]
This year's expenses for the military
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have put our budget
under considerable strain.
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Were we to enter this war,
it would leave no funds for anything else.
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-I expected nothing less from you, Bach.
-Von Bach.
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What on earth do you need funds for?
A home for orphaned women? [chuckling]
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Gentlemen!
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Majesty.
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What could be more crucial right now
than the defence of our soil?
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This is not about defence,
it's an offensive.
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I recommend waiting.
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-The situation is far too complicated.
-[Maximilian] Complicated?
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Oh please.
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[Maximilian inhales]
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[sucks teeth] May I?
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Here is the French Navy
with at least ten ships
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with three or four decks.
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Off the Crimean coast, the British.
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Nine steamers,
six gunboats and one frigate.
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And here…
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The grapes, if you would.
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The Russian infantry and fleet.
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[chuckles]
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The Tsar will be destroyed by the French,
no question. With or without us.
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And if you ask me, Majesty,
looking to the West is the way.
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We can learn from the English
and also the French.
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We should not upset Tsar Nicholas.
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Our alliance with Russia
ensures our position in Europe.
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We must take a stand against the West.
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We will not enter this war.
That is the Habsburg stance.
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Getting involved on either side
is a waste of money and lives.
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I have other plans for our empire.
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[man] The ambassadors
from Paris and St. Petersburg
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are here in Vienna for the wedding.
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They will want to know
what side Habsburg will take.
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I ask you to think again, Your Highness.
You must reconsider your stance.
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You have my answer.
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Now excuse me.
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[tense music playing]
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[indistinct chatter]
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Your mother hates me.
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Don't flatter yourself.
You're one of many voices.
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When should we inform the cabinet
and the Archduchess of our plans?
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We will not say a word until all is set.
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Is the meeting in place?
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He can only see you this evening.
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I said it was the night
before your wedding.
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We'll see him.
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[bell tolling in the distance]
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[Esterhazy] Every morning, every evening,
the Empress must have a two-hour bath.
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Her hair must be combed
and braided every day.
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Three hairdressers
are retained around the clock
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expressly for that purpose.
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Maintaining well-groomed
and radiant hair is vital,
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which is why you will bathe exclusively
in a mixture of donkey's milk
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and vital chaste tree,
which incidentally bolsters fertility.
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Please clean
her fingernails thoroughly as well.
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You have such divine skin. Like moonlight.
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I'd wager the Emperor fell in love
with her eyes first.
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Or her lips.
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[lady] I wish I had hair as long as yours.
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Leontine, what means this?
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That's a task for the maids.
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[Leontine] Of course.
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Perhaps all the hair should go,
and we'll see how a wig suits her.
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[water bubbling]
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[Charlotte] What is she doing?
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[gentle music playing]
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[inhales sharply]
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Too tight.
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[gasps]
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[grunts]
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Please stop now. I can't breathe.
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Then it's just right.
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I need to pause.
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I'd like to see Franz, His Majesty.
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It's not time for that yet.
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Continue.
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Then I'll go outside. I…
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I need air.
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Only if dressed in appropriate attire.
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-[women chuckling]
-[classical music playing]
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What's she doing?
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Where she goes, we go.
256
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[Charlotte] Is it true
some of us will be dismissed?
257
00:16:44,958 --> 00:16:46,958
Traditionally,
the Empress has six attendees.
258
00:16:47,666 --> 00:16:49,833
[birds calling in the distance]
259
00:16:49,916 --> 00:16:51,125
There are ten of us.
260
00:16:52,125 --> 00:16:53,625
Some will be weeded out.
261
00:16:54,291 --> 00:16:55,458
Who will stay then?
262
00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:57,750
Indispensable ones.
263
00:17:02,791 --> 00:17:03,875
[bird calls]
264
00:17:07,666 --> 00:17:09,125
[all] Ah!
265
00:17:11,083 --> 00:17:12,250
[murmuring]
266
00:17:13,750 --> 00:17:15,250
What is she doing?
267
00:17:16,833 --> 00:17:18,000
[bird calls]
268
00:17:21,333 --> 00:17:22,166
[bird squawks]
269
00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:28,250
[Elisabeth] Have you ever seen
such a creature?
270
00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:30,583
[Leontine] He's looking at you.
271
00:17:30,666 --> 00:17:32,125
I'm new here.
272
00:17:32,208 --> 00:17:33,500
[bird calls]
273
00:17:33,583 --> 00:17:35,625
Not the bird. The Archduke.
274
00:17:37,583 --> 00:17:38,416
Hmm.
275
00:17:39,083 --> 00:17:40,750
[women chuckle, gasp]
276
00:17:40,833 --> 00:17:43,333
[ladies murmuring]
277
00:17:43,416 --> 00:17:45,958
[lady gasps]
He's terribly good-looking, isn't he?
278
00:17:46,041 --> 00:17:47,916
It is nice to see you again.
279
00:17:49,083 --> 00:17:50,458
Why, thank you.
280
00:17:52,250 --> 00:17:54,625
[indistinct chatter and laughter]
281
00:17:54,708 --> 00:17:56,791
[Maximilian] You've changed
since the engagement.
282
00:17:57,375 --> 00:18:00,458
-You've burst open like a little almond.
-[Elisabeth chuckles]
283
00:18:01,333 --> 00:18:03,000
-How do you do that?
-Do what?
284
00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:05,750
Give a compliment,
which is, in fact, really an insult.
285
00:18:06,250 --> 00:18:09,833
-I'd be pleased to teach you.
-Thank you, but I like insults to be open.
286
00:18:10,916 --> 00:18:12,333
It's divine here.
287
00:18:13,375 --> 00:18:15,000
Well, at first glance, yes.
288
00:18:17,625 --> 00:18:20,416
-Trying to scare me?
-Just giving you the facts.
289
00:18:23,791 --> 00:18:25,750
How is the delightful baroness from Italy?
290
00:18:27,291 --> 00:18:29,916
[chuckles, inhales]
291
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,583
Wonderful, I hear.
292
00:18:31,666 --> 00:18:33,541
She has now got herself engaged.
293
00:18:34,583 --> 00:18:35,583
And you?
294
00:18:36,083 --> 00:18:37,166
And I'm not.
295
00:18:38,208 --> 00:18:39,208
Elisabeth.
296
00:18:41,416 --> 00:18:43,375
If I may offer some advice…
297
00:18:45,708 --> 00:18:47,708
While you're here, stay close to me,
298
00:18:47,791 --> 00:18:49,208
and you'll be all right.
299
00:18:50,916 --> 00:18:53,541
I have a suspicion
that the opposite is true.
300
00:18:54,750 --> 00:18:56,333
[bird calling]
301
00:18:58,083 --> 00:18:59,541
Highness, your dance lesson.
302
00:18:59,625 --> 00:19:00,958
You must excuse me.
303
00:19:08,958 --> 00:19:10,833
[sombre music playing]
304
00:19:22,291 --> 00:19:26,916
"The river with its savage course.
The tempest is my vital force."
305
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:27,958
[inhales]
306
00:19:28,750 --> 00:19:30,875
She's going to be a lot of work.
307
00:19:30,958 --> 00:19:32,875
[Sophie] The poetry's not the problem.
308
00:19:33,958 --> 00:19:35,083
What else is there?
309
00:19:36,041 --> 00:19:38,375
These books are banned in our realm.
310
00:19:39,250 --> 00:19:40,458
I loathe to have to say it,
311
00:19:40,541 --> 00:19:43,333
but the girl lacks
all understanding and discipline.
312
00:19:43,416 --> 00:19:46,958
[sighs] I heard
how she greeted the Emperor.
313
00:19:47,041 --> 00:19:49,166
And just now,
she even abandoned a fitting.
314
00:19:50,375 --> 00:19:51,875
So what to do then?
315
00:19:51,958 --> 00:19:55,291
This young lady needs a hard hand.
Then she will fit in.
316
00:19:56,125 --> 00:19:58,458
-Do not, Countess, scare her off.
-[knocking on door]
317
00:20:01,541 --> 00:20:04,083
Your Imperial Highness. Your husband.
318
00:20:05,458 --> 00:20:06,583
[Sophie] He's here?
319
00:20:09,583 --> 00:20:13,000
-Your highness.
-[Sophie] Karl! How nice.
320
00:20:13,083 --> 00:20:14,291
Here already.
321
00:20:16,875 --> 00:20:18,875
Our son only has one wedding day.
322
00:20:19,583 --> 00:20:21,083
And how is life at Castle Auhof?
323
00:20:21,166 --> 00:20:24,875
Good, good.
In March, I shot a twelve-point stag.
324
00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,916
And we had new stables built.
Even a toilet.
325
00:20:30,750 --> 00:20:31,833
[Sophie] How nice.
326
00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:35,791
[Karl] And here? With you in Vienna?
327
00:20:39,166 --> 00:20:42,625
A little trouble with the Russian war,
but don't let that concern you.
328
00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:44,750
[door shuts]
329
00:20:46,041 --> 00:20:47,833
You'll do what's for the best.
330
00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:52,083
[Sophie] Can I do anything else for you?
331
00:20:53,291 --> 00:20:56,291
I thought that we might spend
some time together tonight.
332
00:20:56,375 --> 00:20:58,375
You will meet the Imperial bride.
333
00:21:00,875 --> 00:21:02,416
I meant later.
334
00:21:05,666 --> 00:21:06,666
Uh-uh.
335
00:21:09,750 --> 00:21:10,875
Let me know then.
336
00:21:12,875 --> 00:21:14,291
I'll get some rest.
337
00:21:15,166 --> 00:21:16,250
[door opens]
338
00:21:17,916 --> 00:21:18,958
[sighs]
339
00:21:23,833 --> 00:21:26,333
[Elisabeth]
Please forgive my tardiness, gentlemen.
340
00:21:27,750 --> 00:21:29,125
[door shuts]
341
00:21:29,791 --> 00:21:33,000
[man] Your Royal Highness,
if I may introduce myself.
342
00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:35,791
Johann Strauss, composer.
343
00:21:37,166 --> 00:21:40,625
I composed a waltz in your honour.
For the dance after the wedding.
344
00:21:53,041 --> 00:21:53,875
[Elisabeth chuckles]
345
00:21:53,958 --> 00:21:57,125
[piano playing]
346
00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:36,791
[Elisabeth chuckles]
347
00:22:37,416 --> 00:22:39,625
Mr. Strauss looks like
he has a stomach ache.
348
00:22:39,708 --> 00:22:40,666
[Franz chuckles]
349
00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:44,875
[both chuckle]
350
00:22:53,291 --> 00:22:54,833
Something's troubling you.
351
00:22:58,166 --> 00:23:00,500
Everyone wants me
to choose a side in the war.
352
00:23:01,541 --> 00:23:03,000
As quickly as possible.
353
00:23:04,333 --> 00:23:05,708
But you don't want to.
354
00:23:07,250 --> 00:23:08,541
I have other plans.
355
00:23:10,375 --> 00:23:12,500
-I'll tell you later.
-[Elisabeth chuckles]
356
00:23:18,291 --> 00:23:19,208
[Franz exhales]
357
00:23:20,041 --> 00:23:22,208
[Elisabeth chuckles]
358
00:23:25,375 --> 00:23:27,875
[both breathing heavily]
359
00:23:27,958 --> 00:23:29,958
[chuckling]
360
00:23:51,041 --> 00:23:52,625
Where does that door lead?
361
00:24:04,166 --> 00:24:06,833
[Franz exhales]
362
00:24:14,333 --> 00:24:16,000
[both chuckle softly]
363
00:24:16,083 --> 00:24:18,083
[piano continues playing]
364
00:24:21,208 --> 00:24:24,375
[both chuckle]
365
00:24:26,791 --> 00:24:27,791
[Elisabeth chuckles]
366
00:24:39,375 --> 00:24:40,375
[door opens]
367
00:24:52,375 --> 00:24:54,208
[Esterhazy] Your Majesty, I… [gasps]
368
00:24:55,458 --> 00:24:56,375
[Esterhazy scoffs]
369
00:24:57,250 --> 00:24:59,416
I beg Your Highness forgiveness.
370
00:25:03,083 --> 00:25:05,625
The Imperial bride
must continue to prepare.
371
00:25:06,583 --> 00:25:07,666
[Franz] Of course.
372
00:25:09,083 --> 00:25:11,041
If you would kindly come with me.
373
00:25:19,041 --> 00:25:21,000
[Franz breathes deeply]
374
00:25:23,666 --> 00:25:26,333
[Franz chuckles]
375
00:25:26,416 --> 00:25:29,000
[bell tolling in the distance]
376
00:25:35,208 --> 00:25:36,500
[Leontine imitates bird chirp]
377
00:25:40,166 --> 00:25:41,083
[exhales]
378
00:25:41,166 --> 00:25:43,000
[water fountain trickling]
379
00:25:49,083 --> 00:25:50,166
[imitates bird chirp]
380
00:25:54,083 --> 00:25:55,500
-Woof!
-[Leontine gasps]
381
00:25:56,250 --> 00:25:57,125
[exhales]
382
00:26:02,208 --> 00:26:03,500
My dear Countess.
383
00:26:07,333 --> 00:26:09,833
-Good day.
-Do you have the shoes with you?
384
00:26:10,666 --> 00:26:13,375
They're hard to come by. It cost.
385
00:26:13,458 --> 00:26:17,416
I need them by tonight at the latest.
Amalia is sticking to me like a fly.
386
00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:18,833
I'll get some for you.
387
00:26:20,250 --> 00:26:21,166
I swear.
388
00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:25,875
What's it like?
389
00:26:27,333 --> 00:26:29,250
They all want to be close to her.
390
00:26:29,333 --> 00:26:32,708
And a place for themselves at court
like a flock of birds.
391
00:26:33,458 --> 00:26:35,875
[bird squawking]
392
00:26:35,958 --> 00:26:36,833
You're cold.
393
00:26:37,375 --> 00:26:38,541
It's so warm.
394
00:26:38,625 --> 00:26:39,666
I have a chill.
395
00:26:40,750 --> 00:26:44,833
They do not wear undergarments here.
How they survive, I have no idea.
396
00:26:54,708 --> 00:26:55,791
They'll all die.
397
00:27:01,208 --> 00:27:03,041
You haven't told me what she's like.
398
00:27:04,041 --> 00:27:05,041
The Empress.
399
00:27:05,666 --> 00:27:07,166
What do you think she is?
400
00:27:08,208 --> 00:27:09,541
She's scum.
401
00:27:09,625 --> 00:27:10,708
Like they all are.
402
00:27:11,583 --> 00:27:14,250
She needs to trust you
more than the others.
403
00:27:15,541 --> 00:27:16,416
She will.
404
00:27:25,875 --> 00:27:27,541
What is still to be done?
405
00:27:27,625 --> 00:27:29,166
[indistinct chatter]
406
00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:30,250
Follow me.
407
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,750
-Wait. You've dropped…
-[Esterhazy] Your Royal Highness.
408
00:27:43,625 --> 00:27:45,041
If you please.
409
00:27:51,708 --> 00:27:54,791
[indistinct chatter]
410
00:27:54,875 --> 00:27:57,708
You can keep the dress on.
This won't take long.
411
00:27:59,625 --> 00:28:01,000
What won't take long?
412
00:28:01,708 --> 00:28:04,333
Dr. Fritsch will confirm
the Imperial bride's purity
413
00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:06,583
and her ability to produce an heir.
414
00:28:07,083 --> 00:28:11,791
-It is my honour, Your Royal Highness.
-The final decision rests with our lord.
415
00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:15,041
He alone decides
who has a seat on the throne.
416
00:28:15,666 --> 00:28:18,458
As of tomorrow,
you are a vessel of His will.
417
00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:21,916
[Esterhazy] His Excellency,
the Archbishop Rauscher.
418
00:28:23,291 --> 00:28:25,666
If you would be kind enough to lie down.
419
00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:49,750
Position her legs.
420
00:29:01,166 --> 00:29:03,041
[Elisabeth exhales]
421
00:29:06,958 --> 00:29:08,791
The doctor is nearly finished.
422
00:29:10,416 --> 00:29:12,250
[Fritsch] Everything looks healthy.
423
00:29:12,333 --> 00:29:15,708
[Rauscher] Evidence of chastity
is the most important thing.
424
00:29:15,791 --> 00:29:17,041
[Elisabeth] Get off me!
425
00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,083
[exhales]
426
00:29:19,791 --> 00:29:21,125
[Elisabeth] I'm unsullied.
427
00:29:22,291 --> 00:29:24,250
The doctor needs to confirm that.
428
00:29:26,416 --> 00:29:27,791
I couldn't see it.
429
00:29:27,875 --> 00:29:29,166
It is there.
430
00:29:30,583 --> 00:29:32,083
You ride, do you not?
431
00:29:35,583 --> 00:29:37,583
Do you understand what that means?
432
00:29:39,750 --> 00:29:44,291
-That is indeed possible.
-No proof of chastity, no marriage.
433
00:29:48,916 --> 00:29:50,000
[exhales]
434
00:29:58,375 --> 00:29:59,583
[inhales]
435
00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,625
[whimpers]
436
00:30:07,166 --> 00:30:11,000
[Elisabeth sobbing]
437
00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:20,625
[Fritsch] I believe in the bride's purity.
438
00:30:21,250 --> 00:30:24,166
Although, her hymen is not fully intact.
439
00:30:30,458 --> 00:30:33,916
[bell tolling in the distance]
440
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,333
May kings issue from your loins
441
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,333
and make all the world your subjects.
442
00:30:41,875 --> 00:30:44,208
[dramatic music plays]
443
00:30:47,833 --> 00:30:49,708
Your Majesty, your brother.
444
00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:51,666
You wanted to see me?
445
00:30:53,416 --> 00:30:55,500
Let me work the diplomats tomorrow.
446
00:30:56,541 --> 00:30:59,750
-They do not know what you're planning.
-Are you an earnest?
447
00:30:59,833 --> 00:31:01,208
[man in distance] Company, left!
448
00:31:01,291 --> 00:31:02,625
What are you saying?
449
00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:05,291
For weeks,
I've been at your side advising you,
450
00:31:05,375 --> 00:31:07,708
but you keep listening
to that weasel von Bach.
451
00:31:07,791 --> 00:31:09,166
[man in distance] And halt!
452
00:31:09,250 --> 00:31:12,875
First Lieutenant Krall gave his arm
to the Empire during the revolution.
453
00:31:17,958 --> 00:31:18,791
How nice.
454
00:31:20,916 --> 00:31:22,291
[Franz] He has two daughters,
455
00:31:22,791 --> 00:31:24,541
Agnes and Emilie.
456
00:31:26,208 --> 00:31:27,583
Agnes was impregnated
457
00:31:27,666 --> 00:31:30,375
by a young man
who had no intention of marrying her.
458
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,458
She died in childbirth.
459
00:31:33,375 --> 00:31:35,875
Emilie fell prey to the same young man.
460
00:31:36,916 --> 00:31:37,958
Overcome with despair,
461
00:31:38,041 --> 00:31:40,958
she fell from her roof
and is now in a sanatorium.
462
00:31:43,791 --> 00:31:46,708
As we don't know the identity
of the young man, all we can do is ensure
463
00:31:46,791 --> 00:31:49,416
the First Lieutenant
and his family are taken care of.
464
00:31:50,791 --> 00:31:52,833
A title and an annual pension.
465
00:31:56,208 --> 00:31:58,250
[Maximilian inhales shakily] Yeah.
466
00:31:59,916 --> 00:32:02,416
That way, the First Lieutenant
can forget all of this.
467
00:32:03,250 --> 00:32:05,916
And no longer feel compelled
to talk about it.
468
00:32:06,583 --> 00:32:08,166
Thank you, Your Majesty.
469
00:32:20,750 --> 00:32:23,583
-Franz, I had no idea they were sisters.
-You must adhere to the rules.
470
00:32:25,708 --> 00:32:27,250
Or you'll destroy us.
471
00:32:30,708 --> 00:32:32,208
[classical music playing]
472
00:32:32,291 --> 00:32:33,791
[indistinct chatter]
473
00:32:33,875 --> 00:32:35,250
[woman chuckles]
474
00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:38,958
[Sophie] There she is.
475
00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:41,708
[gasps]
476
00:32:42,250 --> 00:32:45,125
[indistinct whispers]
477
00:32:47,416 --> 00:32:48,916
You look most enchanting.
478
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,875
We haven't had the pleasure.
Karl, your future father-in-law.
479
00:32:57,958 --> 00:33:00,916
Delighted. It is an honour to meet you.
480
00:33:02,333 --> 00:33:04,666
She only lets me be seen
on certain occasions.
481
00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:06,708
I spend most of my time in the country.
482
00:33:07,208 --> 00:33:08,458
That sounds familiar.
483
00:33:09,166 --> 00:33:11,083
[Mother] You look beautiful.
484
00:33:12,833 --> 00:33:14,000
How was your day?
485
00:33:15,208 --> 00:33:16,541
Helene not here?
486
00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:18,583
She sends her regrets.
487
00:33:20,791 --> 00:33:22,291
I didn't recognize you.
488
00:33:23,791 --> 00:33:25,041
Is that a good thing?
489
00:33:25,916 --> 00:33:27,000
You tell me.
490
00:33:27,750 --> 00:33:30,625
[Sophie] Elisabeth,
why don't you come and join us?
491
00:33:31,166 --> 00:33:34,125
[Rauscher] Well, of course,
war can be quiet meaningful.
492
00:33:34,208 --> 00:33:35,708
And get the rabble off the streets.
493
00:33:35,791 --> 00:33:37,875
War is a last resort, not a distraction.
494
00:33:37,958 --> 00:33:40,958
And we'll give
the people meaning tomorrow, won't we?
495
00:33:41,041 --> 00:33:42,375
[Sophie chuckles]
496
00:33:43,583 --> 00:33:45,875
Have you met the Imperial bride,
Your Excellency?
497
00:33:45,958 --> 00:33:47,791
I've already had the honour.
498
00:33:49,041 --> 00:33:50,041
I had the duty
499
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,916
of assessing the young lady's virtue.
500
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:53,875
[Sophie] Wonderful.
501
00:33:53,958 --> 00:33:56,375
[Rauscher] And it gives me great pleasure
to say, Your Majesty,
502
00:33:56,458 --> 00:33:59,958
when it comes to an heir,
you have nothing to fear.
503
00:34:00,041 --> 00:34:02,291
At least there was one of us
who got some pleasure from it.
504
00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:07,291
Elisabeth,
His Excellency was doing his duty.
505
00:34:07,916 --> 00:34:11,125
I'm sorry that the sacred ritual
made you uncomfortable.
506
00:34:11,208 --> 00:34:12,375
So it was a sacred ritual?
507
00:34:12,458 --> 00:34:14,916
How foolish of me. It felt like two men
looking under my frock.
508
00:34:16,958 --> 00:34:18,833
-[clatters]
-[gasps]
509
00:34:18,916 --> 00:34:21,166
[Maximilian chuckles]
510
00:34:23,333 --> 00:34:25,375
Pardon me, Maman. Sorry.
511
00:34:25,458 --> 00:34:28,000
You seem upset, my child.
512
00:34:28,083 --> 00:34:29,291
I am not at all.
513
00:34:29,375 --> 00:34:31,250
Is everything all right, Elisabeth?
514
00:34:31,833 --> 00:34:33,875
Perhaps the bride needs some rest.
515
00:34:34,666 --> 00:34:36,625
[Franz] I'm sure that's not necessary.
516
00:34:44,708 --> 00:34:45,875
-I…
-[Sophie] Franz.
517
00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:48,375
It's been a long day for her.
518
00:34:48,458 --> 00:34:50,958
And we all want everything to go well,
do we not?
519
00:34:51,625 --> 00:34:53,958
A bit of repose
would do you good, Elisabeth.
520
00:34:54,958 --> 00:34:55,875
No. Please, I--
521
00:34:55,958 --> 00:34:57,666
Perhaps it's better you get your rest.
522
00:34:58,916 --> 00:35:00,458
-But…
-I must insist.
523
00:35:18,125 --> 00:35:20,750
[guests chuckle]
524
00:35:24,833 --> 00:35:25,833
[sobs]
525
00:35:35,666 --> 00:35:37,791
If I may permit myself an observation.
526
00:35:38,291 --> 00:35:40,958
Countess Esterhazy
has left me in charge of your court
527
00:35:41,041 --> 00:35:42,750
as I am particularly adept.
528
00:35:42,833 --> 00:35:45,791
I know the tricks,
what can be said, and to whom.
529
00:35:47,083 --> 00:35:49,083
I will always be here to help you.
530
00:35:50,625 --> 00:35:51,666
I thank you.
531
00:35:54,375 --> 00:35:56,708
Highness, some other ladies at court…
532
00:35:57,375 --> 00:35:59,208
They're only really here
to find a husband.
533
00:36:00,333 --> 00:36:01,416
They come and go.
534
00:36:03,041 --> 00:36:04,833
I live for this life.
535
00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:07,291
I am here purely to serve.
536
00:36:08,250 --> 00:36:10,000
Whatever you need, just say it.
537
00:36:12,791 --> 00:36:14,500
Can you tell me what this is?
538
00:36:16,250 --> 00:36:18,041
I found it on the floor in the palace.
539
00:36:18,625 --> 00:36:20,333
I'm sure it's nothing really.
540
00:36:21,166 --> 00:36:22,541
Shall I dispose of it for you?
541
00:36:22,625 --> 00:36:27,625
[women chuckling, chatting indistinctly]
542
00:36:27,708 --> 00:36:29,458
I'll go and see what's going on.
543
00:36:29,541 --> 00:36:32,000
You really ought to rest now,
Your Royal Highness.
544
00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:37,041
[door opens]
545
00:36:37,916 --> 00:36:41,500
Where I come from,
we set fire to those straw dummies
546
00:36:41,583 --> 00:36:43,291
as symbols of mortality.
547
00:36:44,833 --> 00:36:46,833
So that the Lord will protect them.
548
00:36:48,041 --> 00:36:49,458
[maid] Your Royal Highness,
549
00:36:50,083 --> 00:36:51,083
your teeth.
550
00:36:53,791 --> 00:36:55,250
I'll do it. Thank you.
551
00:36:56,208 --> 00:36:57,791
You shouldn't do that.
552
00:36:57,875 --> 00:36:59,375
It'll lead to more talk.
553
00:36:59,875 --> 00:37:02,166
[women continue chatting indistinctly]
554
00:37:02,250 --> 00:37:03,666
Then you do it, please.
555
00:37:03,750 --> 00:37:07,625
[women continue chatting and laughing]
556
00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:33,583
[Amalia] Definitely not.
557
00:37:33,666 --> 00:37:36,125
The night before the wedding.
It is irresponsible.
558
00:37:36,208 --> 00:37:38,750
[woman] Perhaps we could go anyway.
She's already asleep.
559
00:37:39,333 --> 00:37:40,500
[Elisabeth clears throat]
560
00:37:42,875 --> 00:37:43,958
[door shuts]
561
00:37:44,458 --> 00:37:45,541
What is that?
562
00:37:45,625 --> 00:37:48,125
Archduke Maximilian is having a soirée.
563
00:37:48,916 --> 00:37:49,875
Here's your invitation.
564
00:37:49,958 --> 00:37:52,250
And us. We're invited too. [chuckles]
565
00:37:52,333 --> 00:37:55,041
Countess Esterhazy said
the bride should not leave her chambers
566
00:37:55,125 --> 00:37:57,000
the night before the wedding.
567
00:37:57,583 --> 00:38:00,125
["La Campanella" by Liszt playing]
568
00:38:00,208 --> 00:38:03,583
-[indistinct chatter]
-[laughter]
569
00:38:07,416 --> 00:38:09,666
[guests laughing]
570
00:38:18,125 --> 00:38:19,125
We should leave.
571
00:38:19,875 --> 00:38:21,041
[Charlotte] That's Franz!
572
00:38:21,583 --> 00:38:22,500
Liszt!
573
00:38:23,875 --> 00:38:27,083
They say when he plays,
it's like you're taken to heaven.
574
00:38:27,166 --> 00:38:28,791
[server] Absinthe, milady?
575
00:38:30,875 --> 00:38:31,833
What is this?
576
00:38:33,708 --> 00:38:36,208
Perhaps you'd rather a tea, Your Highness.
577
00:38:40,666 --> 00:38:43,708
["La Campanella" continues]
578
00:38:52,833 --> 00:38:54,041
[Maximilian] Enjoying yourself?
579
00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:00,333
Do not mind.
Rauscher the lech is not lurking.
580
00:39:01,875 --> 00:39:05,166
[all applauding]
581
00:39:05,250 --> 00:39:06,333
[Elisabeth] Is Franz here?
582
00:39:07,708 --> 00:39:09,291
[Maximilian] Not as far as I know.
583
00:39:10,250 --> 00:39:12,583
-Is that a reason to go?
-No.
584
00:39:14,666 --> 00:39:15,500
Good.
585
00:39:16,958 --> 00:39:19,125
I'd like you to meet my good friend.
586
00:39:19,208 --> 00:39:20,916
Just arrived from Weimar.
587
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,416
Maestro, the Empress-in-waiting.
588
00:39:25,916 --> 00:39:27,041
Milady.
589
00:39:34,875 --> 00:39:37,208
For you, Your Highness.
590
00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:40,250
-[indistinct chatter continues]
-[Charlotte gasps]
591
00:39:41,333 --> 00:39:44,083
["Liebesträume No. 3" by Liszt playing]
592
00:39:57,375 --> 00:39:59,208
-Are we too late?
-[bell tolling]
593
00:39:59,291 --> 00:40:01,458
Well, he said he'd be here at midnight.
594
00:40:01,541 --> 00:40:02,833
[man] I am here.
595
00:40:03,416 --> 00:40:05,083
[von Bach scoffs] Mr. Stephenson.
596
00:40:05,875 --> 00:40:07,791
His Majesty, the Emperor.
597
00:40:09,041 --> 00:40:12,708
[bell continues tolling]
598
00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:14,666
It's an honour.
599
00:40:18,666 --> 00:40:20,208
-[door opens]
-[woman] Psst!
600
00:40:29,166 --> 00:40:30,625
[chuckles]
601
00:40:32,041 --> 00:40:34,416
[woman] And get back now
before they notice anything.
602
00:40:38,958 --> 00:40:40,166
Revolution.
603
00:40:43,250 --> 00:40:45,416
I want you to build a major railway.
604
00:40:46,125 --> 00:40:47,958
Like you built in England.
605
00:40:48,041 --> 00:40:50,250
And Egypt,
and the one you're building in Norway.
606
00:40:51,541 --> 00:40:54,041
I want to connect the people of my empire.
607
00:40:54,541 --> 00:40:56,000
Bring prosperity.
608
00:41:00,291 --> 00:41:01,250
This is not enough.
609
00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:03,833
Austria needs this railway.
610
00:41:03,916 --> 00:41:04,958
[chuckles]
611
00:41:05,041 --> 00:41:08,708
The whole wide world needs a railway.
That is sure to cost.
612
00:41:12,791 --> 00:41:16,000
Give me three days.
You'll get the entire sum.
613
00:41:16,083 --> 00:41:20,333
I hear you're planning to get involved
in the war for the Ottoman Empire.
614
00:41:20,416 --> 00:41:22,083
That's sure to be of great cost.
615
00:41:23,166 --> 00:41:24,750
We're not going to war.
616
00:41:26,458 --> 00:41:28,916
I will get more money before you depart.
617
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:32,958
-[chaotic piano music playing]
-[indistinct chatter]
618
00:41:33,041 --> 00:41:35,291
[all laughing]
619
00:41:48,041 --> 00:41:51,083
[Elisabeth chuckles]
620
00:41:51,958 --> 00:41:52,916
Sit down.
621
00:42:00,958 --> 00:42:02,083
Do you like it?
622
00:42:03,541 --> 00:42:05,125
Your mother gave it to me.
623
00:42:06,541 --> 00:42:08,500
It belonged
to my great-aunt Maria Antonia.
624
00:42:08,583 --> 00:42:10,000
Marie Antoinette?
625
00:42:10,541 --> 00:42:13,166
She was still wearing it
when the guillotine cut off her head.
626
00:42:16,416 --> 00:42:19,333
My family has a talent
for using pretty things for ugly purposes.
627
00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:25,541
Why are you still here
if you hate this court so much?
628
00:42:28,041 --> 00:42:29,875
I have often tried to leave.
629
00:42:32,583 --> 00:42:33,583
Elisabeth…
630
00:42:36,750 --> 00:42:40,708
The first time that we met, I thought
a life like this would suit you better.
631
00:42:41,750 --> 00:42:43,791
That I would suit you better.
632
00:42:46,625 --> 00:42:47,750
I marry tomorrow.
633
00:42:49,416 --> 00:42:50,958
It is not too late.
634
00:42:52,583 --> 00:42:53,458
No.
635
00:42:56,416 --> 00:42:59,083
[Maximilian exhales]
You should see your face.
636
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,250
Did you believe that?
637
00:43:02,291 --> 00:43:03,750
[Maximilian chuckles]
638
00:43:04,333 --> 00:43:06,250
You've never been in love, have you?
639
00:43:09,666 --> 00:43:10,958
I love your brother.
640
00:43:11,916 --> 00:43:13,875
And yet somehow you're here.
641
00:43:17,375 --> 00:43:18,333
[Elisabeth exhales]
642
00:43:19,125 --> 00:43:21,958
[piano music continues]
643
00:43:24,541 --> 00:43:25,416
[inhales]
644
00:43:34,458 --> 00:43:36,416
Will you never speak to me again?
645
00:43:42,875 --> 00:43:46,375
How many times must I apologize?
I'm sorry.
646
00:43:47,458 --> 00:43:49,416
-You know I'm sorry.
-You're drunk.
647
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:52,833
I am.
648
00:43:53,333 --> 00:43:55,625
That's not the behaviour
of an empress-to-be.
649
00:43:58,833 --> 00:43:59,875
Helene…
650
00:44:02,125 --> 00:44:03,750
Today has been very hard.
651
00:44:06,333 --> 00:44:09,041
I am sorry that you thought
it would be easier.
652
00:44:17,541 --> 00:44:20,500
You always do this.
When life gets difficult, you run away.
653
00:44:22,583 --> 00:44:24,291
You are a child, Sisi.
654
00:44:26,333 --> 00:44:28,125
Do you know who you've become?
655
00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:30,083
Our mother.
656
00:44:46,583 --> 00:44:50,125
I give their newfound love three months.
What do you think?
657
00:44:54,166 --> 00:44:55,750
I'm not second prize.
658
00:45:06,875 --> 00:45:09,791
[all cheering]
659
00:45:31,500 --> 00:45:33,833
[piano music continues in the distance]
660
00:45:36,583 --> 00:45:38,041
[music ends]
661
00:45:55,375 --> 00:45:56,375
[knocking on door]
662
00:45:57,416 --> 00:45:59,250
[door opens]
663
00:46:00,458 --> 00:46:03,583
[Sophie inhales]
I told my husband I want to be alone.
664
00:46:04,750 --> 00:46:06,041
It is not Karl.
665
00:46:08,666 --> 00:46:11,708
It is a Prince von Vasa?
666
00:46:16,250 --> 00:46:20,125
Your Imperial Highness,
what should I say to him?
667
00:46:20,208 --> 00:46:21,250
Who is he?
668
00:46:25,375 --> 00:46:27,916
[exhales] Tell him to come in.
669
00:46:35,208 --> 00:46:37,083
[door shuts]
670
00:46:37,166 --> 00:46:39,041
[Prince von Vasa] Your Imperial Highness.
671
00:46:41,625 --> 00:46:42,916
[Sophie] Prince von Vasa.
672
00:46:55,500 --> 00:46:57,000
How long has it been? Ten years?
673
00:46:58,708 --> 00:46:59,583
Thirteen.
674
00:47:01,375 --> 00:47:03,375
And you're still wearing that fox.
675
00:47:04,333 --> 00:47:07,000
I do not discard old things
as hastily as you.
676
00:47:08,208 --> 00:47:11,000
The last man who spoke
to me like that was hanged.
677
00:47:12,833 --> 00:47:14,000
Something to drink?
678
00:47:17,041 --> 00:47:18,583
Does he love her?
679
00:47:19,458 --> 00:47:20,416
Franz?
680
00:47:21,500 --> 00:47:23,583
As the sparrow loves daybreak.
681
00:47:24,625 --> 00:47:26,166
A marriage born of love.
682
00:47:26,875 --> 00:47:28,208
Is that allowed?
683
00:47:29,291 --> 00:47:30,916
We're trying something new.
684
00:47:36,625 --> 00:47:38,083
[drink pouring]
685
00:47:39,250 --> 00:47:41,666
So why exactly did you invite me
to this wedding?
686
00:47:43,583 --> 00:47:45,250
The whole of Europe is invited.
687
00:47:45,333 --> 00:47:48,791
Is it perhaps because it's my son
who is to be married in the morning?
688
00:47:57,000 --> 00:47:59,625
So many questions, Prince von Vasa.
689
00:48:01,458 --> 00:48:03,000
You should take a breath.
690
00:48:03,083 --> 00:48:04,583
[gentle music playing]
691
00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:14,541
Your Imperial Highness.
692
00:48:16,625 --> 00:48:17,916
I bid you goodnight.
693
00:48:21,458 --> 00:48:23,125
[Sophie] Will I see you tomorrow?
694
00:48:27,333 --> 00:48:28,750
Will I get an answer?
695
00:48:36,208 --> 00:48:37,458
[door opens]
696
00:48:39,250 --> 00:48:40,166
[door shuts]
697
00:48:41,333 --> 00:48:44,125
-[bell ringing]
-[door opens]
698
00:48:44,208 --> 00:48:47,875
[Esterhazy] What do you mean
she's not in her bed? [exhales]
699
00:48:50,166 --> 00:48:52,208
This is dereliction of duty.
700
00:48:52,708 --> 00:48:53,583
[sighs]
701
00:48:58,416 --> 00:48:59,416
What is that?
702
00:49:00,375 --> 00:49:02,208
No, surely not.
703
00:49:04,125 --> 00:49:05,041
[inhales]
704
00:49:06,333 --> 00:49:07,791
[exhales]
705
00:49:07,875 --> 00:49:09,458
Get her out of here.
706
00:49:15,875 --> 00:49:18,333
-[Helene] They're all waiting.
-I don't care.
707
00:49:19,208 --> 00:49:20,583
[Esterhazy] Good grief.
708
00:49:22,750 --> 00:49:23,958
[Esterhazy exhales]
709
00:49:24,458 --> 00:49:26,541
Please leave us for a moment alone.
710
00:49:29,375 --> 00:49:30,958
[inhales]
711
00:49:43,625 --> 00:49:44,750
[door shuts]
712
00:49:49,833 --> 00:49:51,666
You must be enjoying all this.
713
00:49:54,958 --> 00:49:56,208
I thought I would.
714
00:49:57,750 --> 00:49:58,791
But I don't.
715
00:50:02,083 --> 00:50:04,625
Mmm. You smell like old champagne!
716
00:50:07,541 --> 00:50:08,541
You too.
717
00:50:09,666 --> 00:50:10,625
[chuckles softly]
718
00:50:12,916 --> 00:50:14,708
I like your short hair.
719
00:50:16,291 --> 00:50:17,625
You look gorgeous.
720
00:50:19,041 --> 00:50:20,375
[gentle music playing]
721
00:50:20,458 --> 00:50:21,791
I'm sorry for what I said.
722
00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:23,958
Me too.
723
00:50:25,166 --> 00:50:26,916
Please tell me I'm not like Mother.
724
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:28,916
[chuckles] You're not.
725
00:50:30,625 --> 00:50:32,750
[both chuckle]
726
00:50:45,291 --> 00:50:47,250
[Elisabeth] I hope he's worth all this.
727
00:50:47,833 --> 00:50:49,625
You'll get used to the circus.
728
00:50:51,708 --> 00:50:53,333
I meant losing you.
729
00:50:56,333 --> 00:50:57,791
You have not lost me.
730
00:51:00,583 --> 00:51:01,416
[exhales]
731
00:51:08,500 --> 00:51:10,666
Do you have to return to Bayern?
732
00:51:12,583 --> 00:51:14,958
Will you stay here at court for a while?
733
00:51:17,208 --> 00:51:19,125
I don't know who to trust here.
734
00:51:30,625 --> 00:51:31,750
What is it, Theo?
735
00:51:34,208 --> 00:51:38,041
It would appear that the Imperial bride
had an argument with your brother.
736
00:51:38,125 --> 00:51:39,125
My brother?
737
00:51:42,291 --> 00:51:43,791
She was quite distraught.
738
00:51:45,041 --> 00:51:47,041
[gentle music continues]
739
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:11,833
My ladies, wonderful.
740
00:52:12,416 --> 00:52:13,333
Countess,
741
00:52:13,958 --> 00:52:15,416
my congratulations.
742
00:52:23,833 --> 00:52:28,416
[bells tolling]
743
00:52:46,333 --> 00:52:49,125
[dramatic music playing]
744
00:53:25,708 --> 00:53:28,875
[bells continue tolling]
745
00:53:43,958 --> 00:53:46,625
[intense music playing]
746
00:54:00,875 --> 00:54:04,000
[crowd cheering]
747
00:54:10,541 --> 00:54:12,000
Please, will you take care of her?
748
00:54:15,208 --> 00:54:19,000
[crowd clamouring]
749
00:54:25,583 --> 00:54:28,375
[woman in crowd] Elisabeth! Elisabeth!
750
00:54:36,041 --> 00:54:38,458
[indistinct yelling]
751
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:52,958
[instrumental music playing]
752
00:55:58,875 --> 00:56:00,833
[music fades out]