About this movie
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Language:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:40:51
- Partner rating:
- PG
- Released:
- 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Jackie Siegel
- David Siegel
- Virginia Nebel
Directors
- Lauren Greenfield
Producers
- Lauren Greenfield
- Danielle Renfrew Behrens
The Queen of Versailles
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Trailer for The Queen of Versailles
Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield offers this documentary profile of nouveau-riche time-share entrepreneurs David and Jackie Siegel, who witness the sudden collapse of their lifelong dream when construction on their opulent, 90,000-square-foot Versailles-inspired manor is suddenly halted after the economy collapses.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
95%
percent positive reviews
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Steve Rose, Guardian [UK]Never has grotesque wealth looked so unenviable, or its removal been so entertaining, as in this garishly watchable riches-to-rags documentary ...
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David Gritten, Daily Telegraph
The temptation to be moralistic must have been overpowering, yet Greenfield finally manages to summon sympathy for people who at first seem vain, selfish and greedy.
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Cath Clarke, Time Out
It's priceless.
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Philip Wilding, Empire Magazine
A bizarre and mesmerising journey to the heart of Cloud Cuckoo Land.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
Seriously, if this was the American Dream, couldn't we have come up with something better?
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
This rags-to-riches-to-almost-rags-again queen has an endearing knack for looking on the bright side. You find yourself, by the end, wishing her well.
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