Reviews

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  ★★★★ review by Eleana on Letterboxd

  One of two films the brilliant Alan Rickman helped write and was director!!!! 💙💙💙
  
  Beautiful imagery and music!!! 🎶

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  ★★★★½ review by Darryl Drury on Letterboxd

  An absolute delight of a film.

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  ★★★★½ review by Taylor Bundy on Letterboxd

  A surprisingly thoughtful film. The story and magic behind the gardens at Versailles was very interesting. This was also a moving film about a mother dealing with the death of her family. Kate Winslet's character was able to find a new life in her work and in the company of Le Notre. 
  
  A beautiful movie, albeit a terrible title.

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  ★★★½ review by Cogerson on Letterboxd

  Why I watched this one? The wife.....the wife.....the wife.....the wife....wanted to see this one.

  What is this one about? Two talented landscape artists become romantically entangled while building a garden in King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles.

  My thoughts on this one? Gotta admit...period pieces are not my favorite type of movie. Also gotta admit I like the late great Alan Rickman....who directed and starred in this one. So knowing this was one of the last new Rickman movies I will ever watch....I probably enjoyed this one more than I would normally enjoy a period piece.

  Kate Winslet is very good in the lead role....while Matthias Schoenaerts seems very comfortable in this setting. Stanley Tucci and Rickman shine in supporting roles. There is a scene with Winslet and Rickman in a garden that is the highlight of the movie. Final thought: Worth checking out....RIP Alan Rickman!

  Ranked 25th of 29 movies on my Kate Winslet Movie Ranking page. www.ultimatemovierankings.com/kate-winslet-movies/

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  ★★★½ review by rambessy on Letterboxd

  Perhaps not a great film but was just really nice. Likely my propensity for gardening stories weighed highly in my rating but I'm okay with that!

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