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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
702 audience votes
Key crew
- Alison DeeganScreenplay
- Alan RickmanDirector
- Alan RickmanWriter
- Jeremy BrockWriter
- Peter GregsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kate WinsletSabine De Barra
- Matthias SchoenaertsAndre Le Notre
- Alan RickmanKing Louis XIV
- Stanley TucciPhilippe, Duc d'Orleans
- Helen McCroryMadame Le Notre
- Steven WaddingtonThierry Duras
- Jennifer EhleMadame De Montespan
- Rupert Penry-JonesAntoine Lauzun
- Paula PaulPrincess Palatine
- Danny WebbClaude Moulin
- Phyllida LawSuzanne
- Tom AllamLouis Alexander
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Themes
adulteryinfidelityjealousyfranceparis, francesuppressed pastgardenpalaceversaillesunfaithfulnessfemale protagonistperiod drama