The Queen of Versailles

The Queen of Versailles

2012 · 100 min · EN · PG · 6.9 (184 votes)
Dir. Lauren Greenfield · Starring Jacqueline Siegel, David Siegel, Virginia Nebab, Katie Stam, Lorraine Barrett, June Downs · Music Jeff Beal
Documentary

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of their American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of its owners. We witness the impact of this turn of fortune over the next two years in a riveting film fraught with delusion, denial, and self-effacing humor.

VIBE

A dizzying, surreal dive into extreme wealth and its sudden, brutal collapse. It's a tragicomic spectacle of ambition, delusion, and the hollow pursuit of an ever-larger dream, leaving you questioning everything.

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