A Little Chaos
2014 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 6.3 · 50% critics
A talented landscape gardener is brought to Versailles to help create an ambitious new garden project for the royal court. As the work pushes against tradition and strict expectations, professional pressure, court rivalries, and an unexpected romance complicate the path to finishing something extraordinary.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2015-03-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (693 votes)
- Box office
- $10
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle period romance with palace intrigue, lavish style, and a creative-under-pressure storyline; Not for you if you need fast pacing or strict accuracy—try Anna Karenina or Casanova for bolder drama.
Pros: gorgeous settings and costumes; engaging garden-building scenes; strong supporting cast | Cons: slow, slight story; uneven romance chemistry; historically inaccurate feel
Themes
- adultery
- infidelity
- jealousy
- france
- paris, france
- suppressed past
- garden
- palace
- versailles
- unfaithfulness
- female protagonist
- period drama
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Kate Winslet
as Sabine De Barra
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Andre Le Notre
Alan Rickman
as King Louis XIV
Stanley Tucci
as Philippe, Duc d'Orleans
Helen McCrory
as Madame Le Notre
Steven Waddington
as Thierry Duras
Jennifer Ehle
as Madame De Montespan
Rupert Penry-Jones
as Antoine Lauzun
Paula Paul
as Princess Palatine
Danny Webb
as Claude Moulin
Directed by Alan Rickman