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A Little Chaos

Synopsis

A female landscape gardener is awarded the esteemed assignment to construct the grand gardens at Versailles, a gilt-edged position which thrusts her to the very centre of the court of King Louis XIV. Can she overcome the challenges of this new and complex world, and the ghosts of her own past tragedy, to secure a future with the man she loves?
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 - World premiere

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
116 mins
Director
Alan Rickman
Producer
Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan, Bertrand Faivre
Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa, Guy Avshalom, Patrick Wachsberger, Christine Langan, Norman Merry, Richard Wolfe, Ray Cooper
Editor
Nicolas Gaster
Screenwriter
Alison Deegan, Alan Rickman, Jeremy Brock
Director of Photography
Ellen Kuras
Production Designer
James Merifield
Sound
Gareth John
Music
Peter Gregson
Principal cast
Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Potboiler Productions

9 Greek Street
London
W1D 4DQ

Artemis Films Ltd

Suite 3, Berkeley Square House
Berkeley Square
London
W1J 6BY

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Lionsgate UK

Ariel House
74A Charlotte Street
London
E1T 4QJ

Sales Company

Lionsgate International

Lionsgate
Ariel House
74A Charlotte Street
London
E1T 4QJ

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