After Rodmilla has Danielle whipped, Jacqueline treats her wounds, expressing sympathy for Danielle and criticizing Marguerite for her cruelty.Ī despondent Danielle tries to tell Henry the truth, but her resolve melts when he tells her she has changed him as a man, inspiring him to build a university. Marguerite then destroys Danielle’s copy of Utopia, the last book Auguste gave her before he died. Danielle confronts them, then attacks Marguerite for insulting her mother's memory. Rodmilla retaliates by giving Marguerite an exquisite gown and shoes that had been left to Danielle by her mother. The next day, Danielle is exhausted and stands up to her stepmother. On their way home, the gypsies accost them, but, amused by Danielle's confidence and strength of characters, take them to their camp, where Henry and Danielle share their first kiss. Henry takes Danielle to visit a Franciscan monastery, where she confides in Henry about gaining a love of books from her late father and he admits that he envies her passion and strong convictions. Hearing this news, Rodmilla accelerates her efforts at getting Henry to notice Marguerite and is increasingly cruel to Jacqueline. Later that night, King Francis strikes a deal with Henry: he will hold a masquerade ball at which Henry will announce his engagement to the woman of his choosing or else marry Princess Gabriella. Danielle lies and gives her mother’s name: Comtesse Nicole De Lancret. Henry, captivated by her intelligence, eagerly asks for her name. Henry witnesses Danielle arguing with a slave holder and, impressed by her passionate argument, in which she quotes Thomas More, orders the servant released. He gives Danielle some gold coins to keep their interlude secret and rides away, but is eventually caught by the Royal Guard after stopping a band of gypsies from robbing Leonardo da Vinci, who King Francis has invited to be the French Court's artist in residence.ĭanielle, dressed as a noblewoman, takes the gold coins to the palace to buy back a family servant who Rodmilla sold. Danielle is now a servant in her late father's home and encounters the prince one morning as he is attempting to flee his royal responsibilities and see the world before his arranged wedding to Princess Gabriella of Spain. Ten years later, the manor is in debt due to Rodmilla’s overspending on herself and her daughters. In his final moments, he turns away from Rodmilla to tell his daughter that he loves her. A fortnight later, Auguste dies of a heart attack. Auguste returns home with his new wife, Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent, and her two daughters from her previous marriage, Marguerite and Jacqueline. In Renaissance-era France, eight-year old Danielle is the daughter of widower Auguste De Barbarac, a wealthy merchant who owns a manor in the country.
She produces a glass slipper and recounts Cinderella’s actual story.
In 19th century France, the Brothers Grimm answer a summons from the Grand Dame at which she expresses her disappointment in their fantastic story of Cinderella. 1508) is portrayed in the film as a depiction of Danielle The Leonardo da Vinci portrait Head of a Woman (c.
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