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The Bound Dancer (GL)
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00:04Tomorrow's the Royal Ballet Audition.
00:06A girl from the Brooklyn slums only gets one shot like this.
00:10Fail, and they'll ship me to the border as forced labor.
00:14I have to be perfect. I have to.
00:2354th spin.
00:24Your center of gravity was off by half an inch.
00:27I counted.
00:28Sloane.
00:30What are you doing? The audition is tomorrow. You can't...
00:35Perfect lines. Achilles straight.
00:38The arch of your foot measured to the last inch.
00:42It'd be a shame to shatter all that because of ambition.
00:45Let go. I said let go of me!
00:52If I crushed it right here, you wouldn't even have the strength to crawl out of this theater tomorrow.
00:57Do you believe me?
00:58You're insane. You're the Crown Princess. How can you do this to me?
01:03Face reality, Quinn. This leg of yours belongs to me now.
01:08And everything that comes with it. You belong to me.
01:17Anyone in there? Routine check.
01:22Shut up. Unless you want every noble in America to see exactly what we look like right now.
01:30Think about your audition tomorrow. Think about your leg.
01:40No one? Must have been hearing things.
01:49I'm... I'm leaving. Tonight never happened.
01:58A rat from the slums, dancing in front of royalty?
02:02I want to see how high you can jump.
02:05The sound of your bones breaking when you fall is going to be beautiful.
02:17There's glass in the shoes, but the old king is right there in the balcony.
02:22Stop. And I lose everything. I can't stop.
02:28Get out of my way, all of you!
02:31Give me your weight. Follow my lead. One, two, three, go.
02:36She's my exclusive partner. Anyone who dares touch her answers to me.
02:43Slona! How dare you embrace a commoner? Guards! Arrest her!
02:48My foot hurts so much. I'm so dizzy. Am I dying?
03:02You don't have permission to fall. Not without my say-so.
03:11The doctor just picked eleven shards of glass out of your foot.
03:16Lifetime exclusive partnership contract.
03:19Sealed with the highest authority registered with the Royal Notary.
03:29I'm a dancer, not a slave. I'm not signing it. Take it back.
03:33Slave? Don't sign and do you think my father's guards will let you walk out of here alive?
03:39You think what just happened was some childish game?
03:45I'd rather crawl back to Brooklyn than be leashed to your bed like a dog.
03:49Fine. So those legs of yours aren't all that important after all.
03:57In this palace, you don't have the right to refuse.
04:01But Quinn, I told you before.
04:03You belong to me.
04:04Sign your name.
04:05Or I'll shatter it right now and let you crawl back to Brooklyn.
04:08Your choice.
04:13I'll sign, okay? Just please stop pressing!
04:25Trash from the slums.
04:26You think signing that paper puts you on our level?
04:29You're not even fit to polish her pinus' boots!
04:34Look at where you came from.
04:36Put the shoes down.
04:38They're the only pair I have left. Don't touch them.
04:41What are you going to do?
04:42Get on your knees and beg?
04:44An orphan from the slums.
04:46Your shoes don't even belong on the Royal Dance Company's floor.
04:56She can't do anything.
04:59But I can.
05:05Remember exactly where you're kneeling, Marlowe.
05:09And the rest of you.
05:11Quinn is mine.
05:13Anyone who so much as touches a hair or on her hair won't be the only one with shattered knee
05:17pads.
05:29Rehearsal continues.
05:30Act one, the lift.
05:33Everyone back to your places.
05:35They're all scared of Marlowe and even more scared of Slona.
05:39No one wants to get caught in the crossfire.
05:42Looks like your friends aren't much help.
05:44Not a single one willing to lend a hand.
05:48I can do the solo variation myself.
05:51I don't need a base.
05:54The contract clearly states,
05:56I'm your exclusive partner.
05:59You need me.
06:00I call the shots.
06:02Jump.
06:03I won't say it again.
06:07I want to go over here.
06:08And then, you need to go over the door.
06:17I want to start.
06:18Let's go over here.
06:24What?
06:25Admit it.
06:25Your body craves obedience to me far more than your mouth ever will.
06:30I can feel your heartbeat from here.
06:34It is.
06:42My heart is pounding so fast.
06:45I actually responded to her domination.
06:48Quinn, are you insane?
06:50She was humiliating you.
06:52How could you...
06:53No!
06:54I have to confront her.
06:56I have to end this.
07:15Tomorrow night?
07:17You're getting engaged to Ellis?
07:21I thought you only cared about ballet, about power!
07:24Marriage is a political necessity.
07:26The Ellis family controls the border armies.
07:30I need her father's troops.
07:32But off the daz, you're still my only partner.
07:35That won't change.
07:40Exclusive partner.
07:41Dancing the toast waltz.
07:45By day.
07:46And locked in a shadowy room by night.
07:51And then watching you hold hands and embrace her in front of everyone.
07:58Slolan, what do you take me for?
08:00This is the price you have to pay.
08:03Quinn, if you want to stand by my side, you have to endure these things.
08:22What are you doing?
08:25Are you insane?
08:26I would rather die than be your dog.
08:29Slona, hear me loud and clear.
08:34I'd rather destroy this leg than be your possession.
08:42Slona, let go!
08:43You're hurting me!
08:45Since you're not afraid to destroy your own leg, let's see how long you can last.
08:55I want to see just how tough you really are.
09:07Hands up.
09:10I'm not dancing.
09:12I said I'm not dancing.
09:18Follow my pressure.
09:19Don't resist.
09:22Stop, it's going to break me.
09:25Slone, please stop.
09:30Remember this pain.
09:32Remember what happens when you defy me.
09:46That's enough for today.
09:48We continue tomorrow.
09:55You think Slone actually cares about you?
10:01You're just a tool.
10:02A dirty little tool to be used and thrown away.
10:05No different from a stray dog on the street.
10:11That's none of your business.
10:21Filthy shoes from the slums.
10:23You're only fit to be some back alley mistress.
10:25No.
10:27Even that's too good for you.
10:29You're just a plaything.
10:46Escort Ellis back to her estate.
10:48Now.
10:49Slone, you would actually...
11:00You let her pour tea on my shoes.
11:02Did you see that?
11:03She poured boiling tea on me.
11:08I was protecting you, Quinn.
11:10If you'd landed that slap.
11:12The gods would have taken your hand.
11:36Bite me.
11:37Don't bite yourself.
12:05Lunatic.
12:06Right back at you.
12:11No!
12:46Father, we'll talk tomorrow. Tonight I'm taking care of my own.
13:00Don't touch me. I can do it myself.
13:18Admit it. Your body is far more honest than your mouth.
13:23Every time you get close to me your heart races.
13:27That's not true.
13:29Liar.
13:36From now on you show that face to no one but me. Understand?
13:48No! You! You actually!
13:59Get out. Don't make me say it twice.
14:07Sloane, I'm your betrothal. Tomorrow is our engagement day. How could you...
14:13I said get out.
14:25Quinn.
14:27I'll make you pay.
14:30I'll make you wish you were never born stealing my fiancé.
14:35Who do you think you are?
14:44Either you leave, or tonight I burn down the orphanage where you grew up.
14:49And break the legs of every dancer you know. Not a single one left standing.
14:54Choose!
14:55Choose!
14:57The people at the orphanage are innocent.
15:00They're six, seven years old. They don't know anything.
15:05Commoners don't get to talk about innocence.
15:07Neil.
15:08Give me your answer.
15:11Are you staying here waiting for Sloane to come back, or are you saving those children's lives?
15:19I... I'll leave her. I'll go. Just don't touch them.
15:30I'll leave. I won't appear in front of her again. Are you satisfied?
15:38If I see you near her again, you know the consequences.
15:43The orphanage, your partners, and those two legs of yours. None of them will stay intact.
16:00I'm done, Slona. Sleeping with you was just to keep my leg, to keep dancing.
16:08Now...
16:10I'm bored of it.
16:16What did you say? Look me in the eye and say it again.
16:19I've had enough of your bed. Get out.
16:22From today, we're even.
16:26You're lying!
16:28Quinn!
16:31You've been avoiding me all day. And now you say this to me? What the hell happened?
16:37Let me go!
16:38Don't touch me!
16:41Then make your voice stop shaking.
16:44Your right hand clenches every time you lie. Don't you even know that?
16:55Tell me what really happened.
16:58Nothing. Nothing happened.
17:16The Crown Prince's little mistress? Leave a leg or die right here. Your choice.
17:23It was Ellis who sent you. She promised she wouldn't touch me if I left.
17:28We get paid to do a job. Shouldn't have messed with the wrong people.
17:42Take out these feet and you won't be dancing anymore.
17:46Trash from the slums never deserved to wear ballet shoes anyway.
17:51Let go of me! She promised!
17:54How naive.
17:57Don't touch my legs! Don't touch them!
18:01No!
18:13Get your filthy hands off her. Anyone who touches her again gets the next bullet in their skull.
18:26I cut their tendons. They confessed.
18:31Ellis put them up to it.
18:33She still won't let you go.
18:50You shot a noble's guard for me.
18:54The Ellis family won't let this go.
18:56Your military power.
18:58Your crown.
19:02Why did you come for me?
19:04I'd already decided to leave.
19:07I don't want to be your burden.
19:12Screw the crown.
19:14I just want you.
19:17Quinn, listen to me.
19:19I'd rather lose this title than let you disappear from my life.
19:23No more running.
19:26You hear me?
19:27Mm-hmm.
19:32Mm-hmm.
19:47This is your man's confession.
19:49Signed in blood.
19:52You touch what's mine, and I'll make your entire family pay.
19:56Ellis, for every time you went after her, I'll make you pay it back tenfold.
20:02Sloane, I'm your betrothed. You can't do this to me!
20:06The engagement was signed by the king himself!
20:15Betrothic is void.
20:17From today, you and I have nothing to do with each other.
20:22Sloane!
20:22How dare you! You actually led troops into a noble's estate!
20:26Where have you put the royal family's honor?
20:28Cubs! Take Sloane to the dungeon!
20:31Dad.
20:32Don't you gad me!
20:33Do you even have a father anymore?
20:36For a commoner, you used military power to lock down a noble's estate.
20:42For a commoner, lock down a noble's estate.
20:48Do you have any idea what you've done?!
20:51You'll stay here and reflect until the ceremony is over!
20:56No one is to release her without my command!
21:06You're a commoner.
21:07If you stay by her side, she'll be branded as a treaty breaker and a protector of thugs.
21:15She'll lose the crown.
21:17Do you understand what that means?
21:22I won't leave her. I promised her I wouldn't run anymore.
21:27I'll prove in my own way that I deserve to stand beside her, not as her stain, but as her
21:33equal.
21:36Tomorrow night is the Centennial Royal Ballet Gala.
21:40You can barely walk! What proof can you possibly offer?
21:44Do you even know what that means?!
21:46I'll take the stage.
21:48On this leg, I'll dance the final principle.
21:52If I can't, I accept whatever punishment comes.
22:14I can't see the Signs!
22:15The Signs of the Floor.
22:17Let's see if you're up and down a little bit!
22:18But you'll be alone.
22:18It's not the same.
22:18The Signs of the Floor.
22:24We're out strapped!
22:26The Signs of the Floor.
22:39Sloan, I'm going to do this.
22:42Wait for me.
23:18I'm going to do this.
23:38I'm going to do this.
24:17I'm going to do this.
24:48I'm going to do this.
24:54I'm going to do this.
25:08Sloan, how did you...
25:14I'm not letting you do this alone.
25:16Now follow my lead.
25:17Not a single step behind.
25:20Sloan!
25:47I'm going to do this.
25:48I'm going to do this.
25:49I'm going to do this.
26:11Why a piece of trash from the slums taking what's mine?
26:19stealing my fiance taking everything I have if I can't have it no one will
26:58Sloney guards arrest that madwoman now
27:14Let go of me you lonely gods that touch me
27:21Quinn why won't you just die
27:26Sloane is mine she's mine I'm her betrothed
27:50For a commoner woman you threw away the royal family's legacy
27:54You nearly died in front of her just now
27:56Father this is who I am
28:00I desire women I don't want an heir
28:06If wearing this crown means betraying who I am and losing the only person I love
28:12Then I'd rather die here that bullet just now I took it willingly
28:28Guards summon the finest musician in the capital now
28:38Father if you find the crown sloyaled I'll surrender my military command right now
28:44I don't want the scepter I don't want the throne
28:49Surrender your command and then what spend your life as a puppet to power just like I did
28:55You're braver than I am slowly you're more human than I ever was
29:05A woman who would take a bullet for the one she loves that's a woman who will protect
29:11This nation with her life
29:13Since this is who you are
29:16Then I have no reservations about leaving this country in your hands
29:21I runners
29:32What's up?
29:33I have no salvation
29:52Your foot might be ruined.
29:54Was it worth it?
29:59As long as you're still here with me,
30:02this dance will never end.
30:05You don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.
30:08From today, you hold the same privilege as I do.
30:13So what about that exclusive partnership contract?
30:16It stays in effect forever,
30:18until death do us part.
30:32All of you, leave.
30:34No one is to come within sight of this corridor without my command.
30:39Violators will be expelled from the court.
30:51The coronation ceremony was too long.
30:55I sat on that throne for three hours,
30:58thinking about exactly how I was going to...
31:01tear this ridiculous outfit off you.
31:05Then stop talking about it.
31:20Welcome home.
31:27This is the coronation crown of generations of kings.
31:31And you're putting it on a commoner's head?
31:33Aren't you afraid your ministers will call you insane?
31:36To hell with bloodlines.
31:39To me, you're more precious than this entire nation.
31:44You really are crazy.
31:46Crazy for you.
31:51This crown belongs on no one's head but yours.
31:54Anyone who has a problem with that can come find me.
32:14Your ankle is healing well.
32:16Going to the theatre to practice today?
32:20Now that I've moved in here, this bedroom is my personal practice studio.
32:25Saves you the trouble of hunting me down.
32:27So I get a private performance every day.
32:30It's not free.
32:31You have to pay for the ticket with your entire life.
32:38That's an honour I'd gladly accept.
32:43Then, ready to make the first down payment?
32:50With pleasure.
32:57From today, Quinn is not only my exclusive partner,
33:01but also the principal of this company.
33:04Her command is my command.
33:09Any disrespect towards her is respect towards me.
33:19Does your ankle still hurt?
33:22A little, but I can push through.
33:25Don't push through.
33:27I'm giving you permission to be weak in front of me.
33:30You don't have to hold it all together around me.
33:38When did you become so gentle?
33:44From the moment you knelt for me.
33:46From the moment you painted a circle of blood on that stage.
33:55I'll stay for evening practice.
33:57Right from the basics.
33:59Not a single step rush.
34:04You've been at this for three hours, that's enough.
34:18Thanks.
34:21What are you running from?
34:23Tonight's session shouldn't be halted like this.
34:27I don't want to be your burden.
34:31Everyone's watching me, waiting for me to slip up.
34:41You have never been my burden.
34:43You are my only choice.
34:59From now on, I'll be your base for training.
35:03All you have to do is dance.
35:05I'll handle the rest.
35:15There's a small court performance tomorrow.
35:17I want you to do a solo.
35:19A solo?
35:20Which piece?
35:21The Dying Swan.
35:22I've wanted to see you dance that one for a long time.
35:42Who's there?
35:43Show yourself!
36:01Slone.
36:03Who sent you?
36:04Lady Ellis.
36:06She said to kill the commoner.
36:07She paid us double.
36:16Back down?
36:19Slona.
36:20You took my fiancé.
36:22Destroyed my family.
36:23Had my father placed under house arrest.
36:25And you're telling me to back down?
36:31The engagement was my father's arrangement.
36:33I never loved you and you know that better than anyone.
36:36Why?
36:36But you can't love her either!
36:38A dancer from the slums.
36:40An orphan who couldn't even afford her own shoes.
36:44What does she have that I don't?
36:51I never wanted to take anything from you.
36:54Slonin chose me.
36:56Not because I took anything, but because she wanted to.
37:00I won't give her up just because you hate me.
37:06Say one more word and I'll make sure you never speak again.
37:09I mean it.
37:13You'll never have a happy ending!
37:14Sloan!
37:15You'll regret this!
37:30It's perfect.
37:32I can't find a single flaw.
37:34But I feel like something's missing.
37:37I can't put my finger on it.
37:38What's missing?
37:43Emotion.
37:45This dance is about death.
37:47But all I feel inside right now is the hope of living.
37:51I can't dance that kind of despair anymore.
37:59Then dance it as life through death.
38:02You taught me that love can conquer anything.
38:07Use hope to interpret death.
38:09Maybe that's more powerful than despair.
38:17Will you be sitting in the front row tomorrow?
38:20I'll be standing in the wings.
38:28If you fall, I'll be the first one to run out and catch you.
38:37You always do this.
38:38You're supposed to let me be independent, but you're always right there to catch me.
38:41Because I'm your base.
38:42That's how it should be.
39:04Look at me.
39:05Look at me.
39:11Remember, you're not dancing alone.
39:14I'm right there in the wings.
39:18All you have to do is turn your head and you'll see me.
39:22I'm not going anywhere.
39:25What if I mess up?
39:28Then I'll make the entire theater stay and watch you do it again until you're satisfied.
39:34I've got all night to spend with you.
39:47Go, my swan.
39:48Show everyone what a real dancer looks like.
39:56Have fun, wow.
39:57Come on, oh, bye.
40:00What if, what ?
40:12What?
40:14Good day.
40:17I'm fun and I'll again.
40:19I will go for what didn't happen to you so I can do it again.
40:19Juicy.
40:21Nice.
40:53You did it. You danced so beautifully. Even better than I imagined.
41:05I could hear you breathing from the wings. Really heavy. And it was shaking.
41:16I'll be there for every performance from now on. Court galas, small rehearsals, I'll be there.
41:23Promise.
41:27Promise. For the rest of my life.
41:34Do you think... think the king will ever truly accept me?
41:40He already did that night, with that standing ovation.
41:44Trust me. Trust me. Everything will be fine.
41:47As long as I'm here, nothing can go wrong.
41:57Sit.
41:59I watched tonight's performance. She has real talent. Did you train her yourself?
42:06She earned it on her own. I just gave her a hand.
42:11But are you certain you want to give up the leverage of a noble marriage for her?
42:17You know the situation at the border. You know what military power means.
42:22Father, I've already given you my answer. I don't want an arranged marriage. I only want her.
42:29You're just like your mother. She was just as stubborn.
42:34Mother?
42:37She was a commoner, too. I couldn't keep her back then, because I chose the crown over her.
42:44I've regretted it every single day. I don't want you to make the same mistake.
42:49Do what you want.
42:51As long as this country stays in your hands, I won't interfere in your personal affairs again.
42:58Go. She's waiting for you. Don't keep her waiting too long.
43:11What did his majesty say?
43:14He gave his blessing. He won't interfere anymore.
43:19Really? He actually said that?
43:23Really. From now on, it's just you and me.
43:30Sloane, I used to hate you.
43:33Hated how forceful you were, how dominating, how you tied me to you.
43:37But now...
43:40Now?
43:41Now I'm grateful for that accident.
43:45Grateful that I fell in front of you that night.
43:54If it weren't for that fall, I might never have known that there's someone out there willing to protect me
43:58with their life.
44:00Me too.
44:02Grateful that you fell in front of me that night.
44:05And that I found the only person I ever want to dance with.
44:08Tomorrow I'll teach you a new piece.
44:11What piece?
44:15A duet.
44:17Just for us.
44:19I've been working on it for a long time.
44:22Just never found the right partner.
44:25Until now.
44:29This piece is called Wings Aligned.
44:32It's about two swans holding each other up through a storm never letting go.
44:39Sounds a lot like us.
45:00Don't panic.
45:01I've got you.
45:02One more time.
45:05Listen to my count.
45:17You've come so far.
45:19From day one to now, you're a different person.
45:28This piece is going to premiere at the Royal Gala in three months.
45:32Tight schedule, but I believe in you.
45:37Three months is plenty.
45:40With you leading me, what's not enough?
45:51Where are we going?
45:52Leaving the palace this late.
45:54Are we on some secret mission?
45:57The place you grew up.
45:59I want to see it.
46:19Quinn!
46:20Sister!
46:21It's really you!
46:23You've come back to see us!
46:43Repair the building.
46:44Hire the best ballet teachers for the children.
46:47I'll send a monthly staping from now on.
46:54Your past is part of me, too.
46:57You don't have to carry it alone.
47:13I keep missing the fourth beat.
47:15I don't know why, but that turn just won't sync up.
47:21It's okay.
47:22Let's adjust the tempo.
47:23You're too tense.
47:24Your body is rushing ahead of the music.
47:35Listen to the rain.
47:37Follow its rhythm.
47:39One, two, three, go!
47:42Go!
47:46I did it!
47:50You always could.
47:51You just need to trust me when I say you can.
47:59Cold?
48:01Not at all.
48:02With you here, I'm never afraid.
48:05I'm never afraid.
48:30You're right.
48:31I didn't do this.
48:32I locked the door before I left last night.
48:34I know it wasn't you.
48:36Someone got in.
48:45Check the surveillance.
48:47Find out who entered this room.
48:48Everyone from last night to this morning.
48:50Don't be scared.
48:51I'll have a new dress made overnight.
48:53More beautiful, a better fit.
48:55The gala won't be affected.
49:03Who did this?
49:06Isn't Ellis already in prison?
49:08Can she still command people?
49:16Maybe her family's remnants.
49:18I'll get to the bottom of it.
49:20Not a single one will get away.
49:25Tonight, we'll rehearse a backup plan.
49:28Even without the dress, you'll still captivate everyone.
49:31You were never defined by your costume anyway.
49:35Okay.
49:37I trust you.
49:46Am I causing you too much trouble?
49:49It's just one gala.
49:54It wasn't your fault.
49:57It's the people hiding in the shadows.
50:01Who can't stand to see us happy.
50:04You did nothing wrong.
50:22It suits you even better than the old one.
50:26Their malice only gave you something finer.
50:33Thank you for everything you've done for me.
50:39For you, I'd do anything.
50:50Let's get some sleep.
50:52Tomorrow, we stand on that stage together.
50:56The next dance,
50:59Wings as One,
51:00performed jointly by Crown Prince Sload
51:03and Principal Dancer Quinn.
51:15Wings as One,
51:16Wings as One,
51:17Wings as One,
51:19Wings as One,
51:20Wings as One,
51:21Wings as One,
51:21Wings as One,
51:23Wings as One,
51:24Wings as One,
51:25Wings as One,
51:26Wings as One,
51:26Wings as One,
51:27Wings as One,
51:27Wings as One,
51:28Wings as One,
52:06Your Highness, this man has confessed.
52:09He is a former retainer of the Ellis House, acting on the orders of Ellis' father.
52:14He snuck into the costume chamber on the eve of the celebration and ruined the dance gown.
52:18They intended to humiliate Quinn during the ceremony, hoping to destabilize your relationship with the cabinet.
52:26Any accomplices?
52:28No, none.
52:30Everyone else scattered when they saw Lady Ellis fall.
52:34I'm the only one left.
52:39Send him to the border labor camp.
52:42Five years.
52:43If he's still alive after that, set him free.
52:57All handled.
53:02All handled.
53:03All handled.
53:03No one will bother us anymore.
53:09We can finally dance in peace.
53:14I never thought I'd be sitting on the highest point of the palace, looking at the stars.
53:20Back in Brooklyn, all I could see from my window was the neighbor's chimney.
53:27Every day from now on.
53:29Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
53:31Whenever you want to see them, I'll bring you up here.
53:38Sloane, when we're old and can't dance anymore, what will you do?
53:44Then I'll sit in the audience and watch you teach the children.
53:48You in a loose leotard, tapping rhythm with a cane, and I'll be right there in the front row watching
53:54you.
54:00Then I'll teach the kids, and you can play the piano a company.
54:05Deal.
54:06It's a promise.
54:21This is our promise.
54:23Forever.
54:51I hereby declare Quinn as the Royal,
54:54the Royal Ballet Company's Lifetime Prance-A-Mile,
54:57with the same honor as a member of the Royal Family.
55:01From this day forward,
55:03she is no one's appendage.
55:05She
55:06is the symbol
55:08of this nation's ballet art.
55:11And I'll see you next to you next time.
55:17I'll see you next time.
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