The Rose of Versailles Episode 10 "A Beautiful Fiend, Jeanne" translated by GinRei edited by Usagi Ninja Team [] = description of the scenes () = alternative translations (feel free to put them or drop them), and sometimes my comments or explanations {} = translation of writing on the screen ********************************************************************** notes on names: Andre should be spelled with "/" accent acute over the "e" Francois should be spelled with a cedilla (like "5") under the "c". ********************************************************************** CHEERS OF CITIZENS Long live the King! (Should it be more French, like "Vive le Roi!") Hurrah! CITIZENS Well, it should be easier to live from now! Louis XVI is a unpretentious person. The price of bread and meat will probably to go down. NARRATION On June 11th, 1775, the coronation ceremony of the new French King, Louis XVI was about to proceed at Reims Cathedral. Following tradition, Louis XVI ascended the 40-step-stairs in the middle all alone and was crowned. [the crown is put on Louis' head] ANTOINETTE in her mind He looks just like an illustration of the successive Kings that I saw in the French history textbooks. How wonderful! LOUIS By divine right, I, Louis XVI, hereby declare myself ruler of France. CITIZENS Long live His Majesty, Louis XVI! Long live (Vive la) France! Hurray! ANTOINETTE in her mind Now, I'm the Queen of France. CITIZENS Long live His Majesty, Louis XVI! Long live France! (Vive la France!) Hooray! [opening title] {Episode 10: A Beautiful Fiend, Jeanne} NARRATION On that day, after the coronation ceremony, the new King and Queen visited the School of Louis Le Grand and heard the congratulatory speech. ROBESPIERRE As I believe that the era of King Louis XVI promises wealth and happiness to His people, I would like to offer our congratulations. LOUIS What's the name of that pale student who just read the congratulatory speech? ATTENDANT Sire, I am honored to inform you that his name is Maximilien Robespierre, from the law department. LOUIS Robespierre... NARRATION Robespierre...later he would become well known as the most progressive leader of the French Revolution. These were the days of his youth. CITIZENS Life will be better from now on. After all, the last King spent all of our tax money on Mme. duBarry. Yeah! Things will be cheaper, too. ROSALIE in her mind It'll be helpful if that's true. Ah! [almost ran over by a carriage. sees Jeanne on the carriage] ROSALIE My sister Jeanne! It can't be! [Rosalie runs after the carriage. The carriage stops in front of a mansion] ROSALIE in her mind Jeanne ran away from home, abandoning Mother and me (her sister). Why does she look as if she lives in that house? Is it someone else? But she looks like her! [Rosalie peeks inside from a window and sees Jeanne] ROSALIE in her mind Ah, it is my sister Jeanne! But I can't talk to her. If her younger sister visits in these filthy (dirty) clothes, it'll be inconvenient for her (my sister). [Rosalie still thinking about Jeanne at home] ROSALIE in her mind Jeanne was always dreaming of the life of a lady, and wanted to get away from home. It's truly a wonder... MOTHER Rosalie? Rosalie! ROSALIE comes back to herself What is it, Mother? MOTHER You were thinking about Jeanne again, weren't you? ROSALIE Yes. Jeanne is too beautiful for a place like this. So it's natural that she left. Since...she's somehow different from me. Almost as if she's the only one who has the noble blood (lineage). MOTHER Wh-what are you saying, Rosalie! Rather than Jeanne, you're really the one... [Mother stops] ROSALIE Mother? You look so serious all the sudden. [Mother coughs] ROSALIE Mother! You have to stay in the bed. I'll warm up some soup now. The woman next door gave me potatoes. [at Brandvillier. Jeanne comes in] MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Oh, Jeanne! The new dress really fits (suits) you well. JEANNE Thank you very much, Marquise Brandvillier. MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Call me "Aunt" in front of the people. JEANNE Yes, Aunt. MARQUISE She's mastered everything from (manner of) speech, complicated etiquette, dance, and piano, all in (such) a short time. TUTOR She learns so fast that I have nothing else to teach her. MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Now she can be accepted as a fine lady anywhere she goes. TUTOR Yes. JEANNE in her mind Of course. Why do you think I worked so hard to pretend to be a lady, without even sleeping at night? Now, I can show my real talents. I'll show you. MAID The tea is ready, Madam. MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Thank you. JEANNE Say, Aunt? When are you taking me to Versailles? MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Jeanne, I think I told you before. We're not allowed to enter the Court yet. Now, let's have some tea. JEANNE in her mind She's a generous woman, but not of good lineage. My goal is much higher! I'll live in Versailles and live like a Queen! I'll do whatever I have to do to reach my goal! Whatever I have to! [Rosalie at a store] ROSALIE Then, Madame, my job from tomorrow...? WOMAN Yes, I'm sorry, but come back again when things get better. ROSALIE in her mind What should I do? I have to find a place to work. ROSALIE I beg you, please give me a job! MAN No, I can't. ROSALIE I'd do anything, like peeling potatoes! WOMAN Sorry but we have more than enough (employees). ROSALIE in her mind I thought it'll be a bit easier when the era of the new King came... Ah, I'm hungry...I need any job! God (Lord), please help me! [chased by a dog, Rosalie almost hit by a carriage] ROSALIE in her mind Jeanne! Please help me and Mother! [Rosalie walking toward Jeanne's mansion] ROSALIE in her mind Jeanne will probably get in trouble if I go there in this miserable outfit. But I have no one else to turn to! JEANNE Rosalie?! MAID Yes, (miss), that's right. [Jeanne looks outside] JEANNE in her mind That's her! What does she want now?! We have guests today! [Jeanne meets Rosalie] ROSALIE Jeanne! JEANNE Rosalie! ROSALIE It really was you, Jeanne! You looked so beautiful (pretty)...I almost didn't recognize you! JEANNE Rosalie! ROSALIE Jeanne! JEANNE I missed you. You've come all the way to see me! ROSALIE I'm glad! I thought you would send me away. Mother's illness is getting worse. So... so I need just a little bit of money. JEANNE I see...poor thing. You don't have to hesitate. Now, come in. LADIES Did you see (have a glimpse of) the New Queen? Yes, it was as if she was shining! [looking at Rosalie] LADY Oh, what kind of girl is she? She's dressed in very filthy clothes. JEANNE She was a maid working at the house in the countryside before. She came to visit me to seek help. LADY Oh, I see. You're kind. JEANNE Now, Rosalie, wait in that room over there. ROSALIE Ah, yes, Lady Jeanne... [Rosalie waiting in a cellar] ROSALIE in her mind She had to... since Jeanne is now a princess. In front of those people, she couldn't say that we are sisters. But that's OK. She shed tears when she saw me. She hasn't changed inside. [the door suddenly opens and Nicolas comes in] ROSALIE Who is it?! NICOLAS I'm Nicolas de la Motte. Jeanne's lover! I'll beat you so that you won't be able to threaten my Jeanne ever again! ROSALIE Threat?! What do you mean?! Wait! I just... (She only utters "I to my sister" in Japanese. Probably "I just came here to see my sister" but the word order of Japanese makes it hard to translate.) NICOLAS Shut up! [Nicolas whips Rosalie] ROSALIE It must be some kind of mistake! NICOLAS You've threatened that you'll tell others that Jeanne used to be a beggar if she doesn't give money! ROSALIE That's a lie! Who would say such a thing!? NICOLAS Jeanne did. Did you think that you could threaten her with such a cheap lie?! ROSALIE Jeanne did?! You're lying!, a lying, a LYING!! NICOLAS What?! [Rosalie screams while whipped] ROSALIE Jeanne would not say such a thing! NICOLAS Damn, it's not a lie! Jeanne told me that she doesn't even care if you die! ROSALIE She did?! THAT'S A LIE!!!! [Rosalie runs out of the house] ROSALIE in her mind Jeanne...tried to kill me! My sister Jeanne! As I thought, I was not welcomed to visit her! JEANNE in her mind Hmph. I have enough troubles without someone like you, who knows about my past, showing up at a crucial time like this! All my efforts will end in vain. Learn your lesson, and never come around again! ROSALIE in her mind Scary! I'm scared, Jeanne! You've already begun to lose a human heart! [Jeanne laughs. Nicolas comes in] NICOLAS I've chased away the begging bitch. JEANNE Don't forget to knock before you enter someone else's (my) room. NICOLAS Who cares if it's between you and me. [Nicolas hugs Jeanne] JEANNE Don't get fresh with me! NICOLAS B-but Jeanne, I want to be helpful to you no matter what. JEANNE in her mind My next plan is to finish that credulous marquise of this mansion. This man is brainless (literally, "blood circulation is poor") but might come in handy. [Rosalie walks absentmindedly] ROSALIE in her mind What should I do after tomorrow? There is no money left in our house to buy even a piece of bread. [bumps into a noble man] MAN Watch out, you idiot! ROSALIE I- I'm sorry, noble Sir! Please forgive me. Please, please forgive me! MAN You're quite a beauty , despite that filthy dress you're wearing. Well, girl! How about coming to my mansion for tonight? I'll give you plenty of money! ROSALIE What do you think you're doing?! [Rosalie slaps the man] MAN Ouch! SERVANT Count Mirabeau-! Count Mirabeau! MAN You're really cruel behind that pretty face. SERVANT Count Mirabeau, please restrain yourself. You were...intimate with the singer of the Opera House last night, too. MAN I know. Well, it's nothing. MAN'S VOICE ECHOES How about coming to my mansion for tonight? I'll give you plenty of money! ROSALIE in her mind For money...money! I...but...but, I...! No, if I can get money! [Rosalie cries] [a carriage passes by] ROSALIE Ah, Master! OSCAR Please stop. [the carriage comes to stop] ROSALIE Uh... Please...please buy me for one night! [Oscar starts to laugh] OSCAR This is hilarious! Hey, hey, don't get me wrong. I'm a woman. Even if it was for free, I won't be able to buy you. [Rosalie starts to cry] OSCAR Well, well. What a cute prostitute. Girl, what's your name? ROSALIE Rosalie... OSCAR Rosalie. Why did you do such a stupid thing? ROSALIE crying My mother is sick, but I can't find a job.... so.... OSCAR handing Rosalie a coin Here, Rosalie. It's not much but take this. And never do such a stupid thing again. OK? [Oscar's carriage leaves] ROSALIE looking at the coin in her hand A gold Livre... It's a lot of money! Tell me your name! Lady in the carriage! [inside the carriage] OSCAR in her mind Such a small girl asking to sell her body? I wasn't aware... What's happening to our society, and the people's lives? [marquise's mansion] JEANNE Nicolas... JEANNE Do you seriously love me? NICOLAS O- of course! [Nicolas kneels before Jeanne] NICOLAS As you see! JEANNE I see...then, do you want to marry me by all means? NICOLAS W-why do you have to ask me that, Jeanne! JEANNE OK, I'll marry you. NICOLAS Ah! You torture me like a devil, beautiful Jeanne! JEANNE How about becoming a servant of a devil and getting the property of the Brandvillier Family for ourselves? NICOLAS Je- Jeanne! JEANNE There's a man named Retaux who is very good at forging other people's handwriting. He's especially good at forging wills, Nicolas. [the mansion on fire] VOICE Fire! The mansion of Marquise Brandvillier is on fire! OSCAR Marquise Brandvillier is my mother's friend! Andre, let's go! [Marquise wondering in the burning mansion] MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Jeanne! Where is Jeanne?! Ah, Jeanne, hurry and escape! [Nicolas is standing. He's holding a torch in his hand] MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Jeanne, what is this?! Wh-what are you doing! Jeanne, have you gone insane?! NICOLAS There! MARQUISE BRANDVILLIER Stop, Nicolas! [Nicolas chokes the marquise] [at church] JEANNE Aunt! My Aunt was so kind to me. How can she die?! OSCAR Who is that woman? ANDRE I heard she's a distant relative of Marquise Brandvillier and a descendant of the Valois Dynasty. Her name is Jeanne. OSCAR Jeanne? ANDRE You didn't know that? [Rohan comes to Jeanne] OSCAR It's Cardinal Rohan. ANDRE That man? OSCAR Yeah. He was the previous Ambassador to Austria. But since he fooled around too much with women, Lady Antoinette's mother, Lady Maria-Theresa, hated him, and was recalled from the post. ANDRE Why would such a man would be here? NICOLAS Hey, Jeanne, that man... JEANNE Yes, I invited him. NICOLAS Wh-what?! Why did you deliberately invite that lecher?! JEANNE Whatever the man may be, he's also the highest-ranking clergy in France. I won't miss such an easy mark. Thank God (for the fact) that man was a friend of Marquise Brandvillier. [Jeanne, Nicolas, and Rohan move to another room] OSCAR If she's really a descendant of the Valois Dynasty, she would probably have a residence in Versailles Palace and should be a Duchess by now. [Jeanne hands an envelope] ROHAN Hm? Th- this is a will from the Marquise! JEANNE Yes, I've been keeping it for quite some time. Please read it (or Please take a look?). ROHAN No doubt about it. I'm sure this is the handwriting of the Marquise. Hmm, Jeanne-Valois, you shall inherit all the property! OSCAR in her mind I don't know exactly what it is, but a woman who has eyes like glowing fire and a depraved (corrupt) priest, Rohan. Such a combination...I sense something evil. [ending title] NEXT EPISODE: The Queen can do anything she wants. But even in a Royal Palace, an illicit love affair is taboo. Anticipating such a situation for Antoinette, Oscar reluctantly had to encourage Fersen to leave France. Next episode on The Rose of Versailles: "Fersen Departs for the Northland". END - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Carlson carlson@indirect.com Phoenix, AZ