Street lighting and business go hand in hand: shops, restaurants, cafes and theaters in Paris flourished under the newly possible extended business hours. Versailles has played a wide variety of roles, occupying the center of French history and the world stage many times (including site of the official ending of World War I), since it began its evolution to the magnificent palace of palaces in 1661, at the command of King Louis XI. Le Notre hires Sabine de Barra (Winslet) to design and construct the outdoor ballroom, and is soon captivated by her beauty. It rather serves as background to the relationship between the fictional Madame Sabine de Barra (Kate Winslet) and the king’s famous chief gardener Le Nôtre (Matthias Schoenaerts). Under Louis XIV’s patronage, formerly everyday experiences were transformed into performance art. Here comes the Sun King … Alan Rickman as Louis XIV in A Little Chaos. Also, and most importantly, he also had the ability to listen to people who were “able.” He used that power to great effect. It can be argued that without the fabulous things that Louis XIV’s passion for style inspired his subjects to create and his extraordinary spending on the luxurious and glamorous goods manufactured and/or designed in France (1) the luxurious experiences for which France is known today would not have come into existence, (2) and without them, tourism and luxury goods would not be France’s top industries today, (3) France would not be the dominant force in the luxury goods and fashion industries which it is today and (4) Paris would not be the destination place to go it is today. She is picked by Andre Le Notre, who was a famous landscape artist. She moves the potted plants in the courtyard around as she walks through the courtyard. The actress played Sabine De Barra in A Little Chaos 2015. “A Little Chaos” is a testament to the imagination, audacity, good taste, brain power, creativity, directorial skill, screenwriting skill and acting skill of Director/Screenwriter/Actor Alan Rickman. Winslet's Madame de Barra is a fiction, but the garden she creates in the film is real. Their style and sense of fashion make them glamorous and beautiful.”. 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