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A Little Chaos

2014

Alan Rickman

Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jennifer Ehle, Alan Rickman ...

5.6

1,642

Drama. Romance A landscape gardener with a taste for the unconventional is invited to design one of the fountains at the Palace of Versailles. As she battles with the weather, the perilous rivalries at the court of Louis XIV (reign: 1643-1715) and her own private demons, she finds herself drawn closer to the formality and enigma of the architect who hired her... It all begins when Sabine is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV’s ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"'A Little Chaos' is all too tidy as it imposes a predictable, pat modern sensibility on a most unconvincing depiction of late 17th-century French aristocratic life."	NEG
United Kingdom	Catherine Shoard The Guardian	"It has to be said, the performances are excellent. Winslet manages emotional honesty within anachronistic confines, and Schoenaerts escapes with dignity. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"Yes it lacks real dramatic edge and may be seen as a typical British period costume film, but it is also a classily made pleasure that will delight its target audience."	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"For all its attempts at unconventionality, there's precious little edge here."	NEG
United States	Nikola Grozdanovic IndieWire	"Rickman has directed a story containing not a single iota of passion (...) Some intriguing dialogue, and a closet full of fantastic frocks, can’t help an impressive ensemble cast save 'A Little Chaos' from being a lackadaisical picture."	NEU

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