:09:00
Madame de Tourvel.
:09:05
You can't mean it.
:09:08
To seduce a woman famous
for strict morals...
:09:11
...religious fervour and the happiness
of her marriage....
:09:15
What could possibly be more prestigious?
:09:17
l think there's something degrading
about having a husband for a rival.
:09:21
lt's humiliating if you fail,
and commonplace if you succeed.
:09:26
Where is Monsieur de Tourvel anyway ?
:09:28
Presiding over some
endless case in Burgundy.
:09:30
I don't think you can hope
for any actual pleasure.
:09:33
Oh, yes.
:09:34
You see, l have no intention
of breaking down her prejudices.
:09:38
l want her to believe in God and virtue
and the sanctity of marriage...
:09:42
...and still not be able to stop herself.
:09:47
l want the excitement of watching her...
:09:49
...betray everything that's
most important to her.
:09:52
Surely you understand that.
:09:54
l thought ''betrayal''
was your favourite word.
:09:56
No, no...
:09:59
...''cruelty.''
:10:01
l always think that has a nobler ring to it.
:10:12
-How is Belleroche?
-l'm very pleased with him.
:10:15
And is he your only lover?
:10:19
Yes.
:10:21
l think you should take another.
:10:22
l think it most unhealthy, this exclusivity.
:10:25
You're not jealous, are you?
:10:26
Of course l am.
Belleroche is completely undeserving.
:10:29
l thought he was one
of your closest friends.
:10:31
Exactly, so l know what l'm talking about.
:10:37
No,
l think you should organise an infidelity.
:10:41
With me, for example.
:10:47
You refuse me a simple favour...
:10:49
...then you expect to be indulged?
:10:51
lt's only because it is so simple.
lt wouldn't feel like a conquest.
:10:55
l have to follow my destiny.
:10:58
l have to be true...