Lauren Greenfield’s award-winning film “The Queen of Versailles” opens today
Now’s your chance to see the movie that everyone’s talking about—The Queen of Versailles, the award-winning feature-length documentary directed by Lauren Greenfield, opens today.
Here’s the capsule description from Magnolia Pictures, which purchased the distribution rights to the film when Queen premiered at Sundance this past January:
“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 the 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.”
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Lauren Greenfield’s award-winning film “The Queen of Versailles” opens today
Now’s your chance to see the movie that everyone’s talking about—The Queen of Versailles, the award-winning feature-length documentary directed by Lauren Greenfield, opens today.
Here’s the capsule description from Magnolia Pictures, which purchased the distribution rights to the film when Queen premiered at Sundance this past January:
“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 the 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.”
The film’s official website: magpictures.com/thequeenofversailles
And official trailer:
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Also, some of the great reviews that the film—for which Lauren won the U.S. Directing Award for Documentary at Sundance—has gotten so far:
“Masterful. A wickedly funny allegory about the American dream.” —The Huffington Post
“A brilliant metaphor for everything screwed up about the U.S. economy and the culture that shaped it.” —David Edelstein, New York magazine
“Hilarious and upsetting. It’s often laugh-out-loud funny, but also has elements of profound tragedy and allegory.” —Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
“A gaudy guilty pleasure that is also a piece of trenchant social criticism.” —A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“A succulently entertaining movie.” —Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
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