A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

2015 "From incredible passion grows incredible beauty."
A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

6.5 | 1h57m | R | en | Drama

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

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6.5 | 1h57m | R | en | Drama , Romance | More Info
Released: June. 26,2015 | Released Producted By: BBC Film , Potboiler Productions Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/a_little_chaos
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A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

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Cast

Kate Winslet , Matthias Schoenaerts , Alan Rickman

Director

Kat Law

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BBC Film , Potboiler Productions

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susan-317 I LOVE costume dramas, yet not all costume dramas are created equally. And though I would hate to criticize the directing of the wonderful Alan Rickman, whose performance in this movie was creditable, I would like to say that the movie was dis-jointed and dull. Partly because I felt that Kate Winslet's character had very few responses beyond confused or sleepy. With a female protagonist, you need to feel that you can either relate to her or, at the very least, understand her behavior. I could not relate to the sleepy, confused character portrayed by Winslet (and I do like her very much). I understand that she discovered/announced that she was pregnant during filming and I wonder if perhaps she was simply nauseous! That might explain everything!Everyone else in this film is excellent. I loved each and every character and the performances shone more brightly because Winslet was so dull. This is not based on a true story, so there's nothing interesting there. It was simply kind of meh.
Edmund Bloxam The setting of the movie is appropriately 18th century, the way the characters act so too. They even seem to speak (mostly) like it too: sometimes they construct long, florid sentences, and sometimes the king takes his wig off and talks about money.It is not a glitzy romance, because the romance is suitably subtle (it thus also reflects the period). The romance is conducted, until near the end, almost entirely in subtext. Is it a perfect picture of 18 century France? Probably not, but, like the Gardens of Versailles, which are the true main character of this thoughtful drama, they have enough rough edges to feel real.
dierregi A rare gem in the world of contemporary movies, this story has sympathetic characters. I thought they all but disappeared from the screen. It is purely fictional, but I like to believe it could have happened. Schoenaerts plays Andre Le Notre, the real landscape architect who designed the park of Versailles for King Louis XIV. Andre is interviewing other landscape gardeners to help him with the job, among them the only woman, fictional Sabine De Barra (Winslet).They don't meet so cute, but Le Notre is intrigued and Sabine is hired. In the society of the time, Sabine is a bit of a low class oddity who manages to make friends in high places. Admitted to court, she attracts attention and curiosity for her beauty and skills, but she also attract Le Notre's wife jealousy.Le Notre is unhappily married with his unfaithful Madame, but Madame is well connected at court and sort of blackmails him into staying with her. However, that will not stop the slowly burning romance between Andre and Sabine. Sabine holds back not only because Andre is married but also because of her mysterious tragic past.We finally get to know Sabine's sad history during one of the most moving scenes of the film. Sabine talks to the court ladies and discovers that they also share tragic losses, although at court it is forbidden to talk about death. Once able to face her past, Sabine can finally move into her future.Winslet is really good as Sabine and Schoenaerts seems particularly gifted for the role of the strong, silent, lover. He had similar roles in The Danish Girl and Suite Francaise and was equally good. Their scenes together are moving and tender, without any of the artificial slickness or aggressiveness of contemporary romances.Rickman playing Louis XIV as a rather melancholic man who takes a fatherly fancy to Sabine. The music is not overbearing period and the costumes are absolutely fantastic. The final scene looks like is taking place in the real, still existing, rock ballroom. Great movie, a balm for the soul.
ivafellermayer Okay this movie A little chaos was released in 2014 and I have just now, a year later, decided to watch it. When I watched the trailer it didn't WOW me but I eventually decided to give it a chance. In the movie plays one actress; Kate Winslet, who became famous by playing the main character in Titanic; Rose.But that was 16/17 years ago. Titanic was released in 1997. and since then Kate Winslet got much older and she is now 40 years old. In this movie she has blond hair which I don't like. I think that the red hair fitted her perfectly. But that's enough about her. The movie action is monotonous and a little boring. Everything happens slowly and it' all predictable.