& Moulin: Get your hands dirty, see what grows. That’s what your father would have done.
& Moulin: You once said, «No man, however grand, knows what he wants until you give it to him.»
& André Le Notre: I spoke today of the pressure of being in the public eye. I will spare you any repetition, but, madame, in my world, even anarchy is by royal command, and chaos must adhere to budget.
& Sabine De Barra: Master? Why me?
André Le Notre: These gardens should be large enough to embrace voices other than my own.
& André Le Notre: Are you not happy?
Sabine De Barra: Yes. That’s what is making me cry.
& King Louis XIV: As we age, we see things more clearly. This project, is it worthy of us?
André Le Notre: There’s no precedent for Madame de Barra’s vision. Trust is all we can give to those who reach into the new, sire. But when beauty can be described with such imagination, then her art, above all I know, is worthy of the king.
& King Louis XIV: Some of the roses seem faded and overblown.
Sabine De Barra: That fate awaits all roses, sire.
King Louis XIV: Continue, madame.
Sabine De Barra: All roses are open to the elements, Your Majesty. They bud, bloom and fade.
King Louis XIV: Is that so, madame?
Sabine De Barra: The rose grows entirely unaware, changing naturally from one state to another, and although the elements may treat her cruelly, she knows nothing of it and continues to her end without judgment on her beauty. Alas, ’tis not the same for us.
King Louis XIV: If such a rose could speak, what would she say?
Sabine De Barra: Yes, I am here and gave service under nature’s eye, and after me, my children will be. Is there any greater contribution or more graceful end?
King Louis XIV: A wise rose... And what protection can the gardener afford this rose from the harsh elements of change?
Sabine De Barra: Patience, care and a little warmth from the sun are our best hope, Your Majesty.
King Louis XIV: I’m obliged to you, madame, for that sweet reminder.
& King Louis XIV: And us?
André Le Notre: We will shape each other.
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& Moulin: You once said, «No man, however grand, knows what he wants until you give it to him.»
& André Le Notre: I spoke today of the pressure of being in the public eye. I will spare you any repetition, but, madame, in my world, even anarchy is by royal command, and chaos must adhere to budget.
& Sabine De Barra: Master? Why me?
André Le Notre: These gardens should be large enough to embrace voices other than my own.
& André Le Notre: Are you not happy?
Sabine De Barra: Yes. That’s what is making me cry.
& King Louis XIV: As we age, we see things more clearly. This project, is it worthy of us?
André Le Notre: There’s no precedent for Madame de Barra’s vision. Trust is all we can give to those who reach into the new, sire. But when beauty can be described with such imagination, then her art, above all I know, is worthy of the king.
& King Louis XIV: Some of the roses seem faded and overblown.
Sabine De Barra: That fate awaits all roses, sire.
King Louis XIV: Continue, madame.
Sabine De Barra: All roses are open to the elements, Your Majesty. They bud, bloom and fade.
King Louis XIV: Is that so, madame?
Sabine De Barra: The rose grows entirely unaware, changing naturally from one state to another, and although the elements may treat her cruelly, she knows nothing of it and continues to her end without judgment on her beauty. Alas, ’tis not the same for us.
King Louis XIV: If such a rose could speak, what would she say?
Sabine De Barra: Yes, I am here and gave service under nature’s eye, and after me, my children will be. Is there any greater contribution or more graceful end?
King Louis XIV: A wise rose... And what protection can the gardener afford this rose from the harsh elements of change?
Sabine De Barra: Patience, care and a little warmth from the sun are our best hope, Your Majesty.
King Louis XIV: I’m obliged to you, madame, for that sweet reminder.
& King Louis XIV: And us?
André Le Notre: We will shape each other.
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