May I inquire how Her Imperial Highness deigns to feel this morning? Her Highness feels as...
Something wrong with the clip?
Quote
Count Alexei:
May I inquire how Her Imperial Highness deigns to feel this morning?
Princess Sophia Frederica:
Her Highness feels as well as can be expected... after her romantic marriage. And how is His Excellency?
Count Alexei:
His Excellency is very distressed because you've been avoiding him for an eternity.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
I haven't been avoiding you.
Count Alexei:
You have. I've tried again and again to see you alone and you've made it impossible.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
If you must know, I haven't had enough time to quite recover from the shock of finding my husband a trifle different than you described him.
Count Alexei:
I had a duty to my country and a loyalty to my sovereign. Had I described the grand duke... correctly, you might not have come here.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
I would have obeyed my mother even if you had told the truth.
Count Alexei:
How could I have known of such a degree of filial respect? And anyway, I would have taken no chances, because from the moment I saw you, I wanted you to come to Russia.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
Please, be careful. My husband will be told.
Count Alexei:
Your husband doesn't mean a thing to you.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
He does! I'll always be faithful to him.
Count Alexei:
Don't be absurd. Those ideas are old fashioned. This is the eighteenth century.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
But I'm not a Russian. I'm going now.
Count Alexei:
I told you I wanted to see you alone, and I won't wait any longer. I'll be at the stables tomorrow morning when you go for your ride.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
Maybe I won't care to ride anymore.
Count Alexei:
In any event, I'll be there, and you'd better be there too.
Princess Sophia Frederica:
I will not! And furthermore, I'm going to tell my mother all about you.
Count Alexei:
One moment more, Your Imperial Highness. On the reverse side of this miniature is a diamond. Don't lose the diamond.
Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.067
May I inquire how Her Imperial Highness deigns to feel this morning
00:00:06.999 --> 00:00:09.425
panting Her Highness feels as well as can be expected
00:00:10.968 --> 00:00:13.022
after her romantic marriage
00:00:13.304 --> 00:00:14.068
And how is His Excellency
00:00:14.764 --> 00:00:17.058
His Excellency is very distressed
00:00:17.141 --> 00:00:19.081
because you've been avoiding him for an eternity
00:00:19.894 --> 00:00:22.229
sighs
00:00:23.023 --> 00:00:25.483
I haven't been avoiding you You have
00:00:25.566 --> 00:00:29.904
I've tried again and again to see you alone and you've made it impossible
00:00:29.987 --> 00:00:31.656
If you must know
00:00:31.739 --> 00:00:35.999
I haven't had enough time to quite recover from the shock
00:00:35.117 --> 00:00:38.245
of finding my husband a trifle different
00:00:38.329 --> 00:00:39.956
than you described him
00:00:40.001 --> 00:00:42.959
I had a duty to my country and a loyalty to my sovereign
00:00:43.002 --> 00:00:45.252
Had I described the grand duke
00:00:46.128 --> 00:00:47.213
correctly
00:00:47.296 --> 00:00:48.923
you might not have come here
00:00:49.002 --> 00:00:52.003
I would have obeyed my mother even if you had told the truth
00:00:52.004 --> 00:00:55.388
How could I have known of such a degree of filial respect
00:00:56.347 --> 00:00:58.997
Anyway I would have taken no chances
00:00:58.182 --> 00:01:00.494
because from the moment I saw you I wanted you to come to Russia
00:01:00.518 --> 00:01:03.229
Please be careful My husband will be told
00:01:04.563 --> 00:01:06.998
Your husband doesn't mean a thing to you
Clip duration: 73 seconds
Views: 107
Timestamp in movie: 00h 42m 06s
Uploaded: 24 November, 2022
Genres: drama, history, romance
Summary: A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Comments
Actors
