Sacrilege! To abuse our hospitality
Sacrilege! To think unholy thoughts
Sacrilege! To steal the talismans
Sacrilege! To break your vows
You have heard the charges... You have spoken
- Now it's our turn - No... Please! I beg you!
What is your defense?
Nothing! Punish me! Beat me!
Take away my perfumes! Break my mirrors!
The sentence you already agreed to will now be enforced
No! No! Let me go!
Stand up!
We spurn you! You are no longer one of us
No! Please... Please!
Begone!
No! Let me go! You don't exist...
You are just lifeless ghosts. Your kingdom is not real
It's not real!
Do you hear me? It's not real!
GIRL SLAVES OF MORGANA LE FAY
My first job...
...after art school...
...I want to draw comic strips
With femmes fatales... handsome young heroes
I can imagine!
You dried up old philosopher
It's hard being twenty
Philosophy can be all or nothing
- What are you drawing? - You...
Running...
I'm starting my comic book
You're running through the forest, shouting
Why?
I don't know yet
Look at this place...
Like the MiddleAges!
The place and the people
Like nothing's ever changed
Mulled wine, please
Me too. And could you fill our flask with coffee?
They're horrible, staring at us like that
- What's up? Looking for a husband? - Don't joke. It's scary
Hold on!
Drink and go. Turn back. Don't go through the village
And hurry
Why do you think he said that?
Superstition? Who cares. Here's to holidays!
To holidays
And who knows - to love?
He's gone
Right, we're off
There's no one about
I hope this is the right road
So do I
Taking the back road wasn't so smart
Turn on the radio
Dead. It was working fine a while ago
Just a weak signal round here
Maybe. It's odd
Oh, no, FranÁoise!
- What's up? - Haven't you noticed?
Didn't you check the map?
We've already been along this road
I don't understand
I'm sure this is the right way
What now?
Go to the next cross-roads
Almost out of petrol
I hope we find a garage soon
Anna! Look
Here again?
I don't understand
Dead... Nothing there. This really is the end
Try again!
It's dead
It's cold
Don't start crying
But I'm really cold
And it's so dark and quiet
- I'm here, aren't I? - Yes
Good
We have to spend the night here?
I'll get our stuff. You try to light a fire
Don't bother. It'll choke us
Now we're in the wilds, you eat like a savage?
Yes. We're women of the woods!
I hope it'll be sunny tomorrow
I hope so too
- Anna? - Yes?
What's up?
Nothing
Anna?
What?
Nothing
Well?
Anna?
You're looking for your friend? Come...
So...
...my little slaves are sharing more secrets?
Always complaining
Haven't I told you often enough what I like?
Now that's nice to watch
To watch...
The source of a thousand fleeting pleasures
Yet how deep and intense
Go and join them!
Sit down. Make yourself at home
Thank you. But...
No buts. You've only just arrived
I'm looking for my friend
She's lost in the forest I know she'll be worried about me
- She's like my big sister... - Now you're with me she needn't worry
No harm will come to you here
You're safe from the world
But I must find her
Best to wait here
She'll soon find you
All forest roads lead to the castle
Really?
Perhaps I should go back to that inn ...so gloomy
You're friend isn't here
This place...
I don't know, but...
...since we left that inn and entered the forest it's like a dream...
...one of those dreams that seem to last all night
Oh, you'll think I'm mad
Why so?
So many strange things have happened
Things it's hard to explain
As though everything was suddenly different...
...like we had entered some fourth dimension
The dwarf... the men in the inn. My friend vanishing... the boat
All so strange
Where am I really?
With me
But where?
Isn't that enough?
And the boat? Ls it some trick?
Maybe
And the three women?
Sylviane... Sarah... YaÎI?
You know them well?
- Yes - Who are they?
I said: Sylviane, Sarah, YaÎI
You don't want to tell me?
Perhaps not yet
And the dwarf, you know him too
I know, you do!
You're tired Françoise. You need rest
Come... don't be afraid
You are not happy?
Yet here am I, always at your service
Who is it, each season, seeks out your... guests?
It's Gurth... lt's me
Gurth... poor Gurth...
Your torment will soon be over
Morgane will be yours...
...and Gurth, you will be master!
What is it?
It's strange here
And I'm worried about my friend
You'll soon feel better
I should go
If I help you, will you act like a good little girl?
You know something?
I didn't say that
Oh, that's good
You see... Let yourself relax
You live alone here?
No... with my people
"With my people" ...like the olden days?
Yes. And I have some friends
They live here with you?
They have to live with me
Friendship is a serious matter
Just a moment, I'll be right back
It's for me?
Don't you like it?
Very much. But it's an evening dress
Go on, try it
Yes, but...
But?
It's not really suitable for walking
I have to go through the woods, back to that inn
Why do you have to?
Gurth!
I was sure you knew him
They're ready?
Yes, mistress
May the food please your eyes
May it suit your taste
May it profit you
They are faithful and useful
Chosen for their beauty and loyalty
Don't you agree only beauty and loyalty should rule the heart?
Yes
Intelligence is always relative, whereas beauty, friendship
- Like you andAnna... - Anna?
What's wrong?
You said her name as if you knew it
You told me about her
I never mentioned her name
I must have guessed it
You know something. You must tell me!
Anna! Always Anna!
I'm sorry...
But you have these girls here
You told me they were friends
I said they were useful...
Friendship's nothing to do with usefulness
Gurth, pour the wine
And love?
I like this word. It's warm. It's soft
Why do you smile?
The way we're talking, reminds me of student days
And beauty. Life should belong only to beauty
That's why you should live forever
That's a bit much
No. Because you are beautiful
Now that I know you, I would be sad if one day you should die
You have a cure for death?
Maybe...
What do you think?
She speaks wisely
Her eyes are clear
Her body is young
And you, Gurth?
I asked you a question. Look at her
She is beautiful, mistress
Is that all?
Intelligent too
Is she the one?
No
Liar
Night already?
When we sat down it was mid-day
Here times passes according to our wishes
I wished for night
You wished for night?
Perhaps I have magic powers
I don't understand
I should be showering you with questions
Everything is so strange
Are you afraid?
No, no. I follow logic
That's the worst sickness
Here you can be cured of it
You're already on the road to recovery
I will explain to you the boat...
...the sudden night...
...the forest where you were lost
All the many things that trouble you
Yaël!
Come!
The perfumes of the Orient may supply what logic denies you
Is it a hookah?
- Yes. Have you ever tried one? - Never
Draw gently and hold the smoke
What a strange feeling
A mixture of tobacco and essence of roses
If Anna could see me now
Tomorrow one of my servants will take you to your car
Leave us alone now
Alone with her?
Ought we to?
Go now!
To your rooms
Not going to the party?
One day you'll be sorry
I think he's in love!
- Sad lover who knows no jealousy - Off with you!
How soft your voice is
The air is silky...
Anna sleeps with me in the barn...
I am two... me and another
She is looking at her
She takes her hand
Françoise is in a trance
Morgane loves her lips
She is leaning over her
Will she forget about us?
Gurth!
Take her away
Send the servants to get me ready. Hurry!
Gurth finds good guests
You must be pleased with him, mistress
Hurry up!
Give us time, mistress. We're almost finished
Aren't you happy?
We seem happier than you
Hurry up
We'll soon start the ceremony
All is ready?
All is ready, master Gurth
Gurth!
You know very well you are forbidden to watch
Give me the casket!
Help me! I can't take any more!
They're trying to drive me mad!
What do you want of me?
Have you thought about my proposal?
Do you accept?
No!
Do have another suggestion?
No!
- So, is it really that difficult? - The price is too high
But I give much in return
lmmortality and beauty are not enough?
How many women would already have agreed?
Quick. Speak to her
Do you want to eat... sleep with these crones?
To suffer their jealousy, their hatred of your youth...
The way they torment all newcomers?
Do you want to live with these damned souls?
No! No...
You are afraid?
Do you accept?
No!
No! I don't know...
Please...
Hurry up!
Accept... and you will receive eternal happiness
Death is for the old and ugly
Here you will forget the word exists
From tomorrow an eternal today
Whosoever enters here can never leave
But don't be afraid. No harm will befall you
Don't fear for your soul
We are not devils...
That is something invented by man to scare man
Here you are in another world...
...a world of enchantment
Of magic...
For we do exist...
Morgane, our mistress, gives you a choice
If you refuse you grow old with the other fools who doubted
You will end up as dust
Accept and become one of us
An initiate among initiates
You will be a spirit
I'm thirsty
Listen...
When I have finished you will give your consent
Today I give up my soul...
...so you may continue our magic work down the centuries
I receive in exchange beauty and eternal life
I solemnly promise never to leave your kingdom...
...never again to seek the cold light of reality...
...never again to speak to humans
I agree to all you say, I beg, I implore
Wait! Don't answer in haste
Remember...
...if you lie you will be banished...
Thrown to the old women
I agree
Now let her drink
Today... today is the love feast
If you are here, do not resist its call
You are here because you were born to be
Give me your soul and I will give you light
You come to me, as to the mountain, because you were summoned
Give me your earthly thirst, I will give you inner peace
Give me your strength, I will help you conquer all
For your forgetfulness, I give you a key to the greatest secrets of all
Give me your book of hours, I will open up the gate of spells
You want something, my pretty one?
Now you are one of us...
- Mistress, Françoise has gone! - Françoise is here?
Come... keep her here
Charming little fool, you thought I'd let you go?
Go on, tell me more...
She is looking for the boat
In vain...
They will soon come for me...
The water is deep...
She is still searching...
Now she is at the water's edge
The boat is bewitched
I have to swim across
The water is like ice!
Farewell, Morgane! Once across I shall be free
Exhaust yourself, little siren
My lungs are bursting
My muscles are giving up...
Swimming is hard
All is quiet...
No-one saw me escape
Now she's in the forest...
Leave me now
With all this running, you must be thirsty...
Don't you want to rest a while?
You can't do this! I hate you!
Little bird, if you try to flee the cage...
...you'll hurt your wings
Each tree, each coppice, each log is a bar that guards my domain
How pale you look
You've been running all day long...
...for nothing
Did you think I would let you go?
If you want I will teach you my magic
I will build for you a palace of ice
Show you how to make a rose bloom from a dead log
How to get wherever you want at any time
If you like, I will teach you the language of the birds...
...of the wind...
...of the sea
If you want, I can teach you so many things...
It will soon be night
They are walking slowly
She is almost out of strength
Morgane is talking to her softly
What's she saying?
She is making promises
How her hand strokes the new girl's shoulder
Our mistress is taking too much care
For once her promises may not be lies
What if Morgane replaces one of us?
Over my dead body
She'll never take my place!
We could speak to Gurth...
Yes, that's an idea!
I feel we are stronger now than ever
We can be rid of both Gurth and Françoise
Perhaps it is still too soon
It is time to visit the mistress
Wait in your rooms! Tonight she sees no-one
Why this sudden change?
Come!
Which of us do you want tonight, mistress?
I want to be alone
Are you expecting someone?
Who did you have in mind?
No-one...
Françoise, perhaps
How dare you!
Are you jealous?
We are
What unspeakable audacity!
Get out
- But... - Do it!
I'll speak to him
You seem sad
Leave me alone
That's not like you
Is it Morgane?
We too are sad
We deserve better than this
You have charge of Françoise...
Why not let her escape?
But the talismans?
Everything's changed since she came
Françoise is scared of Morgane
But... we can help
And the talismans?
We could look the other way... Just this once
Don't you think?
Don't scream!
- What do you want? - Do you trust me?
I don't know
Could you?
How? I don't know you!
I'm a prisoner here
Morgane is not evil
No, but she's cruel... and you love her
So what?
She makes fun of you. Humiliates you
You're nothing to her
She is the Mistress now, it's true
But one day I will be Master
Then no-one can steal her love from me...
...not even you!
I'm not interested
I just want to get away
That's why I'm here
You'll help me?
That's my plan
Listen...
Yaël, Sylviane and Sarah guard three talismans
With them you can break the spell
But how?
Tomorrow Morgane holds a great feast
Sylviane will wear the necklace
Yaël has the tunic in her room
Gurth has been to see her
She's still afraid of Morgane...
It must be done now, before it's too late
I'll deal with Françoise
You can help me
And the topaz globe?
I'll bring it with me!
I bid you welcome, mistress...
The mistress will be here soon
Why do you look at me like that?
Can't I admire your eyes?
How long have you been with Morgane?
I don't know... I've forgotten
For ever, perhaps
I think you're beautiful
Morgane won't like that!
You are perfect
You please me greatly
That makes me happy
Come!
What is that?
Go and see
See what befalls those who displease me
Don't worry. You will never upset me
I bid you welcome, mistress
Will you read it to me soon?
It's not finished yet
It never will be!
It's not fair, she always wins
Not this time!
Why?
Anna!
Hello, Françoise
- Anna! - It's good to see you again
I was so worried. Now we're together, everything's fine
Yes, we'll be all right here
Yaël has promised me I can draw...
But?
We're new here
Right now the others seem a bit distant
But they're nice
You can't want to stay here!
A promise is a promise
I've promised nothing!
Did you not swear the oath?
You must have...
What did you promise?
My soul - the same as you did
You've been staring at her a long time
I used to know her... once
- She really loved you? - And you destroyed her!
It was her punishment
She broke her vows
You are cruel!
I'll stay... l'm fine, really...
I have never been so happy before
It's wonderful...
...to want for nothing
I do as I please
Everything is fine
I'm happy
Please, listen to me
- Gurth will help us escape - No!
We must go Anna!
You can have all the books you want
You can write
It's pretty here, don't you think?
But what do you like here, the luxury?
The luxury?
Look... it's what I've always wanted
We are in the kingdom of the fairies
A place only children can find
Where everything is possible
Please stay
Françoise! Anna!
You'll say nothing?
Nothing?
To Morgane...
About what?
You see? There's no problem
Anna is one of us
You can see her as much as you want
She is still your friend
Let the feast begin!
Corinne! Orca!
- This celebration is in part for you - For me?
And forAnna, she has given me much
Indeed she has
Tomorrow you'll see my kingdom
Tomorrow? If you want...
You seem very sad
Why should that concern you?
If I must stay here...
...can we not be friends?
Morgane is very jealous
We're doing nothing wrong
No, of course not
Do you think that...
Listen...
Kiss me again, rekiss me and then
Give me one of your most delicious
One of your most amorous
I'll give you back four, hotter than embers
Do you complain? I'll ease your pain
By giving you ten more of the sweetest kind
Mingling our oh sojoyous kisses
We exult in each other's pleasure
Thence forward, double life will ensue
Each in himself and in his love will live
Allow me, my love, these few fits of folly
I always suffer when living too chastely
And could never be yours completely
Without these few forays outside me
Who's she?
Louise... She has lived here a long time
- Do you like this room? - Yes
- Would you like to change anything? - No, it's perfect
May I?
Please don't touch...
What is it?
A special talisman
You are everything to me mistress
Say that again with more feeling
You are everything to me mistress
Now he is getting personal
Because you're in my heart
I'm like a dog and you are my master
Dog, indeed! So, down, Gurth! Be my dog
Perhaps one day I might bite ...mistress
Try and stay amusing, if I tire of you...
One day...
Come on, say it
No, not yet. It's a surprise
Sarah, fetch Françoise
You never hear me when I speak
That's all I hear!
- Well, one day... - Quiet! You begin to bore me
- One day, Gurth... me... - Enough!
Well? Come on
I will surprise you by becoming your master
The necklace! It's been stolen!
Françoise has taken the tunic!
How could I have known?
Forgive me!
We've been deceived
We'll sort this out later
Françoise, I know you are here
You see us, but the tunic renders you invisible
The necklace gives you power over the boat...
But without my topaz globe you can never leave the forest
Now you are my prisoner!
Come back and I will forgive you
Or else...
You were to be a princess... and you still could be
Come back
How else can I ask you?
Don't you know who I am?
If you refuse... you'll regret it!
Which of you is to blame?
Well, Gurth?
It's him, I know it
It's him, I saw it
It's him, I sense it
I set you free. You know what you must do
You have not the right. There's the law!
I am the law
You thought you were master?
You shall be
Master of beggars. Master of tramps
See how kind I am? For you I have a special sentence
For having given invisibility, you shall lose your eyes
For telling the secret of the boat, you will lose your tongue
For having shown the way, you will lose your legs
She is listening!
See how she thanks you... she does not come to save you
Take him away!
Françoise! You can hear me can't you?
When I catch you I shall drink your tears!
Now go!
Gurth!
At last!
I have to get back. She knows I've gone
Not so loud, she'll hear
- I must help you - Listen! She is playing with us
She has not kept her promise
Even if you give up now... she will kill me
When things cease to amuse her it's always the same
I cannot live without her. And you cannot live here
I will give you this ring. It's my ring of life
Thanks to it I've lived a long time. A very long time
Without it, I will die
But dying now will be a blessing
I can't!
But I want to die! Not for you, for Morgane!
Thus will I escape the cruelty of those three
I can't do it
I don't have time to persuade you...
With this ring you must touch the log...
...near where you leave the boat
My horse will come for you
He will lead you to the portals of the human world
He will take you across the border of the real and the imagined
Call Morgane! I will plead for you!
It's too late. Take the ring. Quick!
Take it!
No, Gurth! I'll wait here for them. They won't harm you
No, Gurth!
Quick, something's happened
We must warn Morgane
Morgane!
Keep the tunic on
Your desire to return was enough for me to find you...