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QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, THE

Director:

  Lauren Greenfield
  

Year Released:

  2012

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  David Siegel
  Jacqueline Siegel
  Siegel Household
  Westgate Employees
  Jackie's Hometown
Movie Haiku:Greenfield began filming the Siegels when she learned they planned to build a Versailles replica near Disney World Orlando. Superlative doc then follows them as all their assets are lost in the Great Recession. A man who thought he had earned a permanent place among the Big Wigs learns otherwise & a woman struggles to hold her family together in the aftermath.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2012