Last
week I went to see A Little Chaos starring and directed by
Alan Rickman. More accurately, Rickman (who portrays Louis XIV of
France) is really the co-star here; though he is excellent as the
king. The lead actors are Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts and
they both play landscape gardeners. Winslet is a little more sure of
herself in her role than Schoenaerts is – but he's not at all bad
either. (Overall, the film is a tad on the slow side but quite
enjoyable.)
Schoenaerts
(born in 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium) has really come to prominence this
year. His first movie Daens (1992) was followed by some thirty
or so other film and TV appearances over the next twenty years. But
he really started to make his mark in the notable foreign-language
films Bullhead (2011) and Rust and Bone (2012). Already
this year he has starred in two international releases Suite
Française and A Little Chaos. He also features heavily in
Far From the Madding Crowd - the Thomas Hardy adaptation which
hits UK cinema screens in May 2015. So he seems to be making a name
for himself as the romantic male lead in period dramas.
Matthias
Schoenaerts' emergence into the public's consciousness reminds me of
Alicia Vikander; the Swedish actress who has also made a huge splash
this year. Her 2015 UK releases have been Son of a Gun, Testament
of Youth, Seventh Son, and Ex Machina. Cinemagoers can
also look forward to seeing her in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. this
August. Quite a résumé.
Read
a little about Far From the Madding Crowd (and a host of
other movies) in the latest edition of my free “new releases”
movie newsletter - Big Films Monthly.
Big
Films Monthly – May 2015
I
hope to see Far From the Madding Crowd - as well as Avengers:
Age of Ultron and Tomorrowland - in the coming weeks.
Maybe other stuff too. Whatever you decide to go and see –
(as ever) I wish you a very good time at the movies. Happy viewing!
Bel Powley (left) and Sarah Gadon as Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth in A Royal Night Out
A Royal Night Out © 2015 Lionsgate (All Rights Reserved)
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