War & Peace
Season 1, Episode 8: A Beautiful Tale
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Andrei is weary of life, but meeting Natasha at the Rostov family home prompts him to reappraise his feelings. Lieutenant Berg, who is set to marry Vera Rostov, discusses the question of her dowry with the Count. Maneuvered into offering a hundred thousand rubles, the Count becomes worried about the family's financial security. When he tells the Countess that he has decided to take up a government post at Petersburg, she suggests that they should all go there for a last fling before they begin to cut down on their spending. Once at Petersburg, the Rostovs attend a grand ball at which the Tsar is the guest of honor. Pierre and Helene are there, as is Andrei Bolkonsky who, at Pierre's suggestion, asks Natasha to dance with him....
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Name Day
Episode 2
Sounds of War
Episode 3
Skirmish at Schöngraben
Episode 4
A Letter and Two Proposals
Episode 5
Austerlitz
Episode 6
Reunion
Episode 7
New Beginnings
Episode 8
A Beautiful Tale
Episode 9
Leave of Absence
Episode 10
Madness
Episode 11
Men of Destiny
Episode 12
Fortunes of War
Episode 13
Borodino
Episode 14
Escape
Episode 15
Moscow
Episode 16
Two Meetings
Episode 17
Of Life and Death
Episode 18
The Retreat
Episode 19
The Road to Life
Episode 20
An Epilogue