Heaven shall be here - A Little Chaos

Hallooooo

So, yesterday I went to see A Little Chaos by Alan Rickman.

I'm not going to give an intro of any sort, simply because I can't think of anything :)

So, that being said, let's plunch into my thoughts about 'A Little Chaos'.

A Little Chaos

2015
Director: Alan Rickman
Cast: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory, Jennifer Ehle,...
Length: 117min= 1h57min
Genre: Drama, romantic, comedy

The story is set in 17e Century, during the time of King Louis XIV. André Le Nôtre (Matthias Schoenaerts) is the principal gardener of Louis XIV, but for a new project in the gardens of Versailles, Le Nôtre is seeking for a new approach. The king is asking for heaven on earth, perfection, and sometimes you need to give something they didn't know they wanted. That is what Le Nôtre did by hiring Sabine de Barra (Kate Winslet). He designed the basics of the 'Bosquet salle de bal' and de Barra decorated it by her style, which is a little chaotic.

Now, to be 100% clear here: this is not an historical movie. Sure it is set in history, but the facts are not accurate. Well, everybody did exist and played the roll they are playing in the movie, but Sabine is completely ficticious. So you can compare it to 'Titanic' if you will. Captain Edward James Smith, Molly Brown, Thomas Andrews, etc were all real people who were the actually captain and builder of the ship and passenger on board. They simply added the characters of Jack and Rose to have a story to tell. They did the same thing here. By adding Sabine, you get an interesting story between two completely different people, two souls, who have an interesting interaction with each other and it gives you an interesting story to follow. And not only a landschap architect that designs and builds a beautiful piece in the gardens of Versailles. That would've been like showing the passengers on the RMS Titanic having breakfast... Le Nôtre is also much younger than he was in real life. So any historians out there, you've been warned!

Then, this is the first movie I have seen by the hand of Alan Rickman. Well, it is his second movie so far, so I'm sure I'll see his first picture as well at some point :) I have to say he has a very specific style. It's very 'calm'. Very beautiful. Colourful. Witty and funny script. Some very honest scenes.

Personally, I have never thought Alan Rickman as Louis XIV material, but then, why not? :) Kate Winslet gives her usual performance, which is perfection. Stanley Tucci is, as usual, the icing on the cake. And then you have Matthias Schoenaerts. I had never seen him acting in an English movie, but he did a tremendous job. Well, he did win a Cécar for most promising actor in De Rouille et d'Os (Rust and Bone). And I have to say, the pronunciation of his name in English is pretty something. MatthIas Scone-arts. Close enough x)

It's a beautiful costume drama that made me want to visit Versailles to see the 'Bosquet salle de bal'  myself! Oh, and I really want the soundtrack of this one :)

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So, that's it. If you like a good costume drama, I think you might enjoy this one :)

Thanks for reading!
xo - Sara