A Little Chaos (2015)

Reno

8.0

Oct 4, 2016

**A guide to the 17th century royal gardening!** I am little surprised with the film, because I was not expecting this storyline. I mean a good one. You know usually periodic film means there's always romance or war, but this one proved there are more topics to revolve and to reveal to the viewers. Yes, this one mainly talks about the engineering, especially gardening. Of course, romance was a part of it, but I loved the blend between these two subjects. One of the best periodic drama I've seen and all the stars were brilliant, particularly Kate Winslet was the best. Matthias Schoenaerts an…

Filipe Manuel Neto

4.0

Jan 20, 2023

**Despite being nice and visually beautiful, it is a film full of problems.** I don't think you need to be a historian or an art lover to recognize that the Palace of Versailles is one of the most iconic European buildings, not only because of the impact it had (it was copied throughout almost all of Europe and still serves as an inspiration to many artists and architects) but also for the mysticism it contains, as the height of luxury, sophistication and power, centralized and ritualized. It's more than a building, it's a symbol. This film focuses its attention on the enormous garden an…

CinemaSerf

7.0

Jun 2, 2024

Alan Rickman directs and features in this engaging story as French King Louis XIV who desires a new and innovative garden for his palace at Versailles. He turns to his trusted planner André Le Notre (Matthias Schoenaerts) who is a bit bereft of ideas, so he seeks an assistant. All of the horticultural great and the good apply with their perfectly symmetrical designs - but they don't float his boat. Then the widowed "Mme. De Barra" (Kate Winslet) shows up with her own ideas for a waterfall style feature that is radically different - and will require quite a bit of engineering too. Surprisingly,…