The time period of
this film is between 1661 and 1682.
Sabine works in a male dominated profession in England during the reign of King
Louis XIV. She is a talented
landscape designer and she has been interviewed for the position of designer for one of the gardens at the Palace of Versailles.
She struggles with the perception of a woman being able to do job and class
barriers. She receives the backing
of the court’s renowned landscape artist Andre Le Notre and he selects her to
do the waterfall portion of the garden.
Even King Louis is not sure a woman can handle this important job to his exacting standards.
Kate Winslet is
beautiful in this film, her subtle makeup and her hair. The women at court are amazed that the
sun doesn’t burn her since she works tirelessly outdoors. They are also amazed that she hasn’t had
small pox which many people during this time had this illness and were left
with permanent scars if they survived. I
wasn’t sure I would like this film because the setting of the time period but
it’s not what I expected. Not a
lot of pomp and circumstance predominating the movie. 4* (I really liked this movie)
117
min, Drama directed by Alan Rickman with Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci, Alan
Rickman, Thomas Allam, Hope Hancock, Isabella Steinbarth, Hal Hewetson,
Carolina Valdes, Cathy Belton, Helen McCrory, Mattias Schoenaerts, Jennifer
Ehle.
Note: Imdb 6.4 out of 10, 40% critic 47%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 325 reviews.
Special
Note: This movie was filmed in
Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Hertfordshire, England.
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