[several animal sounds] [emotional piano playing] [horses galloping] Is Prince Andrei at home?

I'm an old friend.

[Pyotr] Yes, your Excellency.

-Shall I tell him you are here?

-No!

No.

Let me surprise him.

[grunts] [wagon door closes] [man] Good girl.

Come.

[silent footsteps] [loud thud] Pierre?

Well... how unexpected!

[chuckles] I'm delighted to see you.

What brings you to this parts?

I've been making a tour of my estates.

Trying to make conditions better for my sefs, my tenant farmers, make my farms more efficient and so on.

[breathes deep] Really I've no idea what I'm doing.

How are you?

I've been thinking about you so much.

Wondering what you've been up to.

Not very much.

Is the short answer.

Come!

Let's have something to eat and drink.

Yes.

This is the life.

Bread and cheese.

And wine in moderation... to hell with high society.

You know, you're exactly the same.

You haven't changed a bit.

[glasses clanking] You think so?

In myself I believe I've changed a great deal.

And for the better.

[slurping] I heard about your marriage.

And how it ended?

[glass taps on table] You heard about the duel?

Yes, you had to go through that too.

The one thing I thank God for is that I didn't kill that man.

Why so?

If a dog is vicious, he's better off dead.

But to take a man's life... That must always be wrong.

Why must it always be wrong?

For you, perhaps.

For me, there are only two evils: Sickness and remorse.

Since Lise died, I've been racked with remorse.

I treated her unkindly, and now she's gone.

Disappeared into nowhere.

No way for me to make amends I've been staring in... into the abyss, Pierre.

So now, my sole aim is to live for myself.

Do as little harm as possible.

And to have as little to do with other people as I can.

No.

I can't agree.

That wouldn't be enough.

I used to live for myself and I ruined my life.

Now I try to think of others.

Actively try to help them, and I'm much happier for it.

Anyway, you don't live just for yourself.

What about your sister?

Your father?

-Your little son?

-They are a part of myself.

Alright, I concede, one can't avoid the world entirely.

But I do my best.

I look after my estate, I take care of my sister and my son, I serve in the local militia with my father, and that is enough for me.

You won't go back to the army?

After Austerlitz?

No, thanks.

The pursuit of military glory disgusts me now.

And besides, Kutuzov was our last good man, and now the Tsar's demoted him.

And what about yourself?

You have so much to give.

Marry again!

Why not?

And make some other poor girl unhappy?

I'm surprised to hear you recommend marriage, Pierre.

We neither of us distinguished ourselves there, did we?

[birds chirping] [Pierre] Look, I must say this to you.

We've had all these conversations and you've been talking as if your life is over, but you are a young man still.

You know, so many things can happen to you.

Since I became a Mason and started to live a good life I feel capable of anything.

We must live.

You know, we must love.

And we must believe that... there's more to it all, than our lives on this scrap of Earth.

There's something else out there, it is true, Andrei.

You must believe it.

[emotional music playing] Yes.

If only it were so.

[music increases] Pierre...

I'd like you to meet my son.

And it must be years since my father and my sister set eyes on you.

Can you spare the time?

For you, I've all the time in the world.

[music stops] [wind blowing] [horses galloping] [whispering] He's a funny fish.

He likes your funny face.

[laughing loudly] How did you find Andrei?

[laughing continues] He worries me so much.

Today he is merry and lively.

But that's just your effect on him.

He is unhappy.

But is not as though he is doing nothing, Princess.

I know.

He does everything well.

[horses galloping afar] [Marya] But it's as if the soul has gone out of him.

[footsteps receding] [thud] My father's home.

[Andrei] Oh.

Come and say hello to your grandfather.

[footsteps] [Marya] Come... [Andrei sighs] [footsteps receding] [door opens] [footsteps continue] [door closes] [Bolkonsky] No more war?

This peace treaty with France wont' last.

Mark my words.

We'll be fighting Napoleon again -before you are much older.

-No, sir.

We must believe a man is capable of evolving.

[scoffing] Evolving?

Men don't change.

You could drain the blood from their veins and put in water, there might be no more war.

You're talking old women's nonsense, sir.

But I'm happy to see that there are still a few idealists left on Earth.

[chuckling] I want you to go to Otradnoe.

The marshal there, Count Rostov, has failed to produce half the men required of him.

And the army still needs to be maintained even in this time of so-called peace.

Rostov needs someone to ginger him up a bit.

-You know the man at all?

-No, I don't.

[Pierre] I do.

Uh, he's a very good man.

Not practical I suppose.

But who am I to talk of such things?

I'm very fond of him.

The whole family are delightful.

Well, there you are.

You can mix business with pleasure.

[piano music playing] [girl giggles] [indistinct dialogue] [piano continues] Do tell your father that I should do my very best to make my contribution to the militia.

I've been very lax.

You know, I moved the family to the country to save money, but somehow I've been doing more entertaining here than I ever did in Moscow.

Hunts, theatricals, dinners, musicians, endless guests... Well, I shan't be any further burden to you.

Oh, no, no.

My dear fellow.

I didn't mean you.

Of course you must stay the night.

And as... long as you wish.

And you needn't be talking to boring old men like me.

I've seen you looking at those lovely girls.

[scoffs] Natasha!

Stop that, my darling and come over here.

[piano continues] My daughter Natalia.

Natasha, this is Prince Anderi Bolkonsky One of the Great Heroes of Austerlitz.

I'm happy to make your acquaintance, sir.

[piano continues] -I think I saw you before.

-Yes.

[chuckles] Yes.

You looked at me so severely!

No, not at all.

Not severely.

At least I hope not.

Go and take him away and talk to him, Natasha.

He's had enough of me.

[giggling] Are you the Prince Andrei that Pierre Bezukhov talks about?

He is my greatest friend.

[sighs] He loves you very dearly.

I think you're his hero.

Have you seen him lately?

He's had so much trouble I think.

And none of it his fault.

I saw him just before I came here.

I believe he's put his sorrows behind him now.

He's full of great plans and love for his fellow men.

-[piano stops] -Yes.

Yes, that's just like him.

I still want him to be happy.

Like you.

You seem to have... the gift of happiness.

[soothing music playing] Don't we all have it?

Somewhere within us?

[Natasha] Come on, please.

One more time.

[Sonya] Yes, alright.

You're gonna blow the candles out.

[rhythmic humming] [singing in Italian] [singing continues] That's it.

I'm going to sleep now.

Oh, Sonya.

How can you sleep?

I feel as if I'm going to stay awake til dawn.

Look at that lovely moon.

I don't think it's the moon that's keeping you awake.

What then?

Do you like him very much?

More than Boris?

Yes, much more.

But there's something so sad about him that frightens me a little.

But he's going away and we're leaving for Petersburg I don't suppose I'll ever see him again.

Sonya, I wish I could fly away.

Shall I try?

Will the air carry me?

Don't be a fool!

Come to bed now.

Hm.

If you insist.

[soothing piano playing] [Bazdeev] I understand you've made a great effort to change your life.

That's very commendable.

How do you feel about yourself?

I can look at myself without disgust now.

But... still not happy.

You know, not at all.

I sleep badly and wake with fearful thoughts.

What's the matter with me?

Perhaps you are... changing your world.

And forgetting to change yourself.

Do you try to forgive those who have wounded you?

[Pierre] My dear Helene, I believe we should resume married life together, if that is agreeable to you.

I ask you to forgive me for hurting your feelings.

And for any damage to your reputation that my conduct may have caused.

Thank you, dear Pierre.

I am a better person now, I hope, than I was when we last spoke.

[Boris] I can't believe you're back with Bezukhov.

No need to sound so shocked.

It makes perfect sense.

We're not sharing a bed.

It's just for appearance's sake.

So, nothing needs to change.

Come back to bed.

No, I've got too much on this morning.

Did you know the Rostovs are back in town?

I had heard.

Yes.

Aren't you supposed to be engaged to the daughter?

That was just a childish thing.

Does she know that?

I should make it clear if I were you.

You can't afford to be engaged to a girl with no money.

You're not jealous by any chance, are you?

Me?

Jealous?

Of a little Rostov girl?

Oh, you're very sweet.

You can see yourself out.

Wait!

I'll see you at the Tsar's ball?

You shall see me.

But you're not to talk to me.

Much less touch me.

I shall be otherwise engaged, and you need to find yourself a pretty little heiress to charm out of her petticoat.

-Think you can do that?

-I don't want to do that.

I want you.

Sweet boy.

[door opens] [door closing] [chuckling] I'm so nervous.

I've been awake for hours, thinking about the Tsar's ball tonight.

Oh, but you've got nothing to be nervous about.

It is important, my darling.

For you and for Sonya.

First time you'll be seen in Petersburg society.

Everyone's eyes will be on you.

So keep a clear head.

And don't fall for the first boy who asks you to dance.

[sighs] -Do you think he might be there?

-Who?

[chuckling] You know, Mamma.

-Prince Andrei Bolkonsky.

-Oh.

If God wills it, he'll be there.

-And you'll dance with him.

-Hm.

Now, close your eyes.

[symphonic music playing] [music diminishes] [indistinct conversations] -Look at those two.

-Ah!

Charmantes!

There's so many French here.

As if nothing ever changed.

It won't last.

Napoleon won't be able to resist the temptation to invade Russia -for much longer.

-Oh!

Bilibin!

Don't say that!

Well, it's his nature.

He's like the scorpion, he has to sting, he can't help it.

Ah!

The Queen of Petersburg.

[man] His Imperial Majesty, the Tsar.

[music continues] -Andrei!

-[laughing] Pierre!

How are you?

I'm very well.

Yes!

I see something has changed in you!

I keep hearing reports that you're making waves in the court circles, reforming the army.

The old spark is burning bright again, Isn't it?

You could put it like that.

And... What about you?

You don't want to hear about me.

I'm very happy to see you again.

[music continues] [several conversations] May I have this dance?

[Boris] May I take your hand for this dance?

Of course.

[footsteps approaching] Countess Rostova!

May I request the pleasure of a dance with your daughter Natalia?

Of course!

She'll be delighted.

[flute music playing] [music swells] [waltz tempo starts] [tempo stops] [emotional piano playing] [piano music swells] [chorus singing] It's him!

[music continues] [indistinct conversation] [both laughing] [Andrei] Oh, my!

[both laughing] I had no idea, Pierre.

I've never experienced anything like it before.

-Like what exactly?

-I'm in love, my friend!

Yes.

With Natasha Rostova, yes?

Yes, who else?

I feel like I've never been properly alive before.

I feel like I can't live without her, Pierre!

But, could she love me?

She might think I'm too old?

I am too old!

What do you think?

[sighs] Why don't you speak?

The girl is a treasure, Andrei.

She's one of a kind.

She's a treasure.

If you truly love her, don't hesitate, don't think about it, follow your heart, marry her.

Marry her tomorrow, you'll never regret it.

-But, could she love me, Pierre?

-She loves you alright.

-But she hardly knows me yet.

-She loves you!

I know it!

Alright?

I could see it in her face when she was dancing with you.

I've never seen her look like that before, and I've known her since she was a child.

She loves you, Andrei.

[scoffs] You're the luckiest man on Earth.

So, what are you doing talking to me?

Go to her.

Go to her!

Don't let her get away!

Propose to her.

[piano playing] I will.

[giggles] [Andrei sighing] [piano continues] [Bolkonsky] Firstly, this marriage would not be ideal in terms of family, wealth, and distinction.

The Rostovs are a perfectly good family, father.

That may be, but you could do better in that respect, and you know it.

Secondly, you're not in early youth and your health is not strong.

You've never fully recovered from the wound you took in Austerlitz.

And you're in love with this girl, you say?

Very deeply, father.

[Bolkonsky] Ha!

A triumph of hope over experience.

Alright!

Will you do this for me?

Take a year.

Go abroad.

Take a cure.

Find a tutor for Nikolushka, And if after this year your passion for this girl is still so irresistible, marry her then.

Can you do this?

To please me?

[Natasha] Why doesn't he come?

It's been three weeks.

[Natalya] Did he say he would?

No.

But he loves me, I'm sure of it.

Did he say so?

[Natasha] Not in so many words.

But how could he look at me as he did and not mean it?

And you?

Do you love him?

I do.

I think i've loved him since the first time I saw him at Otradnoe.

It's not like it was with Boris or anyone.

Its'...

It's so deep it frightens me.

So, it must be true love, mustn't it?

I suppose it must, my dear.

Well then... why doesn't he come?

I don't know, my darling.

If it's meant to happen, it will happen.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Go to bed, and see what the morning will bring.

-I can't Mamma.

-No more talk...

Bed.

[sighs] [sobbing] [horses galloping and neighing] -Mamma.

Mamma.

-Natasha!

It's him.

What am I going to do?

[man] Prince Andrei Bolkonsky.

[Natalya] Oh!

It's Andrei.

It's a pleasure to welcome you here.

It seems so long since we last saw you.

Countess Rostova.

May I request your permission for a private conversation with your daughter?

[gasps] Of course, Prince.

[whispering] Come with me.

[footsteps receding] I loved you at the moment I saw you.

May I hope?

You love me?

Yes!

Yes...

I love you.

[scoffs] [chuckles] [sobbing] I have to tell you that... my father made it a condition of his consent that the marriage not take place for a year.

I have some business to conduct in Switzerland.

Oh!

It cannot be otherwise.

I know a year seems like a long time, But it will give you the chance to test your love.

Our engagement will remain a secret.

I consider myself bound, but you should not.

I want you to feel perfectly free to change your mind.

But it's so long.

[emotional music playing] No.

I'll do it.

I'll wait.

[chuckles] [both giggle] [music continues] Thank you.

Goodbye.

[breathing heavily] [horses galloping] Nikki, my dear, you must know things are very serious with our finances.

As a woman, your sister has no claim over Prince Andrei's estate and nothing your father tries ever seems to work out.

And he has such a generous nature that everybody takes advantage of him.

Hm!

[swallows tea] And you, my dear, Nikki.

That business about the card game and you friend Dolokhov.

That was a terrible blow to the family fortune.

I know, Mamma...

I'm sorry.

[Natalya] I know you're sorry.

And I know you'll be very glad to hear that you have it in your power to make all things well again.

How can I do that?

You remember Julie Karagina.

You used to be playmates together.

She's grown into a lovely young woman and now that her brothers are all sadly... dead.

She is an heiress of a great fortune.

Would you really demand that I sacrifice my honor and my feelings for the sake of money?

No!

Of course not!

You've misunderstood me.

Of course, we wish for your happiness.

And you could be happy with Julie Karagina.

You could manage to... to fall in love with her.

There's nothing wrong with her at all.

Really, Mamma, I can't just command my feelings!

I do understand.

Of course I do.

And I hate having to ask this.

But our situation is desperate.

And, as our son, you're the only one who can help.

I'll think about it, Mamma.

That's all I can say.

[breathing heavily] [Rostov] These things have a way of working out, my dear.

Don't be cast down!

Christmas is coming!

Oh!

More expense!

[Rostov] This is what we need!

Forget our troubles, and get out to see the real old Russia.

[horse grunting] Uncle Mikhail lives the way we used to in the old days.

Everyone together!

-[Natalya] Oh!

-[Mikhail] Welcome!

-[chuckling] -Welcome!

-[Rostov] Uncle Mikhail!

-[Natalya laughing nervous] -We are honored!

-[Natalya] Hello!

[Mikhail] Countess Natasha!

-Cousin Sonya!

-[Natalya chuckling] There we are!

Petya, how you've grown!

Come on!

Come on.

Out of the cold, come inside.

Sit.

Sit.

-Make yourselves comfortable.

-Thank you.

Anisya, our guests are here!

Don't worry, we saw you coming.

-Oh.

-Oh.

-Look at this.

-[Nikki] Lovely.

You are welcome.

Please eat, drink.

-[Natalya] Oh!

-[Natasha] Delicious.

-There's bread.

-I'm so happy you're here.

[uncle laughing] I didn't know Uncle was married.

Well, he isn't.

[Rostov] Oh, this looks marvelous.

[indistinct conversations] [guitar playing] [Anisya singing balalaika] [giggling in the background] [indistinct conversations] [singing continues] [people joining the song] [more people joining] [music and voices swelling] [several instruments playing] [rythmic clapping] [Petya] How does she know what to do?

[Rostov] Is in the blood!

[music swelling] [everyone cheering] [laughing] [Anisya] He looked just like an ordinary man.

Like an officer, but it was him.

Now, what she should have done is keep him talking but she got so frightened and she tried to run away.

-And he grabbed her!

-[gasps] [scoffs] [chuckling] Don't need to worry about him here now.

But you can tell your fortune.

If you go out to the barn at night.

How?

What do you do?

You stand and you listen.

And if you hear knockng, that's bad.

If you hear grain pouring That's good.

But I don't suppose any of you would go out there.

I would.

I'm not scared.

[emotional piano playing] -Show me the way.

-Yes, miss.

Follow me.

[door opens] [wind blowing] That's the barn there, miss.

Don't look back.

[piano continues] [door closing] [wood screeching] [piano continues] [door schreeching silently] [gasps] [sighs in relief] [piano continues] [Natasha] We could live like this.

In the country.

-All the time.

-I wish.

[chuckles] Do you?

Do you really?

[sighs happily] Of course I love Andrei.

Of course I do.

And I miss him, and long for him -but at the same time... -Look!

A comet!

You know, people say it means a great change is coming.

[emotional music playing] But I sometimes wish nothing would ever change.

It could be just you, and me, and Sonya.

Like this.

Stay like children.

Not possible.

[scoffs] Tonight it is.

[giggles] [deep breath] [rythmic humming] [scoffs] Mother, Father...

I have something I wanna say to you before I return to my regiment.

[tapping cup] I must tell you.

That I am in love with Sonya.

And I want us to be married.

I know it's not what you want for me, but... my feelings can't be denied and I want Sonya to hear this too.

I love her.

I've never loved anyone else.

I could never marry anyone else.

[scoffs] And that's all there is to it, -I'm sorry.

-[Natalya] Nevertheless, you go against your parents' wishes.

Well, you are of age Nikolai, so you can marry anyone you choose but neither I nor your father -will give you a blessing... -Please let us not quarrel -over this, Mamma.

-Ilya, speak to him.

My dear boy... if it weren't for the circumstances we couldn't wish for a better match than Sonya.

She's a dear girl, we're very fond of her.

What circumstances?

You know the circumstances very well.

Our family affairs are in disorder.

And we've been expecting you to help put them right!

-[sighs] -Your conduct so far has had the opposite effect as you will know.

Besides... Sonya's your cousin.

How you could have let her wheedle her way... My feelings are my own, Mother!

And I can't go back on my word.

And you better know that I can never recognize that - intriguer as my daughter!

-Intriguer?

Mother, how can you use such a word about a girl who's always loved you like a daughter?

Sonya is not to blame for this in any way!

Have you no feelings for her at all?

I have nothing else to say to you!

Mamma, I... [sobbing] Guess I should go after her.

No!

No.

Let me.

I can explain to her.

It will be alright, I know it will.

[sobbing] [Natalya] Oh.

That ungrateful girl.

After everything we've done for her!

She's not ungrateful, Mamma.

You know that really.

None of this is her fault.

She didn't know that Nikolai was going to speak out.

Truly.

She's never expected anything from him.

Now my son hates me.

No, he doesn't!

-He wants your blessing.

-[sobbing] Listen... if I can get him to promise he won't do anything in secret.

He'll go back to his regiment and, who knows, perhaps his feelings will cool down.

Oh, now you know so much of love.

[sighing and sobbing] Don't let him go with any bad feeling between you, because whos knows what may happen.

Nothing I ever think, or do, or say ever seems to make any difference Our family is in ruin!

[breathing heavily] And I'm the only one who cares.

-[breathing heavily] -Mamma.

[sighs] Take care, Petya -[Natasha] I love you.

-I love you too.

[sighs] [emotional piano music] [sobbing] -Look after yourself.

-I will Papa.

I will.

[horse grunting] [music swells] [goading horse]