The Queen of Versailles

Showings

State Theatre Wed, Aug 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Film Info
Section:Dangerous Docs
.Tickets Still Available.
Release Year:2012
Runtime:100 min
Premiere Status:Northern Michigan Premiere
Rating:PG
Production Country:USA, Netherlands, UK, Denmark
Original Language:English
Web Site:http://www.queenofversaillesmovie.com/
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Lauren Greenfield
Produced by:Lauren Greenfield
Danielle Renfrew Behrens
Cinematography:Tom Hurwitz
Editing By:Victor Livingston
Music By:Jeff Beal

Description

The American Dream has fallen on hard times as of late, a sad truth captured in comically tragic proportions in the rags-from-riches story of billionaire timeshare mogul David Siegel and his wife Jackie, the former Mrs. Florida 1993. The film begins with their quest to build one of the largest single-family homes in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot palace complete with its own 20-car garage and two-lane bowling alley. But as the economic crisis hits, the couple is forced to make adjustments, like most Americans, only on a much grander scale. With acclaimed photographer Lauren Greenfield at the helm, this playfully insightful and jaw-drop inducing film taps into the zeitgeist of the recession and offers an engrossing character study of a couple whose seemingly singular life boils down to something very familiar for all of us Americans.

Additional Information

SPONSORED BY

Sullivan Entertainment (Wed)

Oryana Natural Foods Market and Bob Brown (Sun)