A Little Chaos (2014)

Two talented landscape artists become romantically entangled while building a garden in King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles.

Director:

Alan Rickman

Writers:

Jeremy Brock (screenplay), Alison Deegan

Stars:

Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Allam	...	Louis Alexander
Alan Rickman	...	King Louis XIV
Hope Hancock	...	Francoise Marie
Isabella Steinbarth	...	Louise Francoise
Hal Hewetson	...	Philippe
Carolina Valdés	...	Queen Marie Therese
Eleanor Montgomery	...	Royal Nurse
Matthias Schoenaerts	...	André Le Notre
Danny Webb	...	Claude Moulin
Kate Winslet	...	Sabine De Barra
Cathy Belton	...	Louise
Steven Waddington	...	Thierry Duras
Adrian Scarborough	...	Daniel Le Vielle
Adrian Schiller	...	Jean Risse
Ben Fox	...	Monsieur Mauve

Storyline

A romantic drama following Sabine (Kate Winslet), a talented landscape designer, who is building a garden at Versailles for King Louis XIV (Alan Rickman). Sabine struggles with class barriers as she becomes romantically entangled with the court's renowned landscape artist, André Le Nôtre (Matthias Schoenaerts).

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Plot Keywords:

versailles | topless female nudity | 17th century | extramarital affair | france | 

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Taglines:

Passion is in our nature.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK] Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The King's Gardens

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$181,791, 28 June 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$551,609, 19 July 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films,K. JAM Media,Lionsgate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman's second film together, the first being Sense and Sensibility (1995).

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Goofs

Sabine De Barra went directly from an important interview to doing landscaping while wearing her beautiful outfit. While wearing an expensive embroidered corset, it is highly doubtful that she would have gotten it soiled with earth. She would be change into darker clothing or cover it with a dark smock.

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Quotes

King Louis XIV: And what protection can the gardener afford this rose from the harsh elements of change?
Sabine De Barra: Patience, care, and a little warmth from the sun are our best hope your Majesty.

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Connections

References Titanic (1997)

User Reviews

Refreshing and poignant.

This is not the first of Alan Rickman's work that I have seen and once again, I was not disappointed. It seems to me that movies like this are over-looked and taken for granted by audiences who's attention spans are not strong enough to appreciate the subtleties and nuances in films such as this. It isn't full of action, you have to pay attention to the details. I love how easily I was swept into the emotions of the characters. This was well acted and is the first film I've seen in awhile that made me feel like I was watching a piece of well-crafted artwork. I laughed and cried and I don't do that during just any old movie :)