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Alan Rickman has outdone himself. This movie in one word: Lush. Kate Winslet yet again proves why she is an actress for the generations. Matthias the young Belgian lead is wonderful. A very simple uncomplicated love story . The musical score was beautiful. Stanley Tucci a marvel as usual. There were so many wonderful scenes but the one that really stands out is when Winslet's character Sabine gives Rickmans's character, King Louis XIV , a lecture on the life and purpose of a rose or an analogy on the fading of beauty. Absolutely splendid film. I will have to own this one and the score as well.