THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES (2012)
In her much praised documentary THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Lauren Greenfield follows the family of a billionaire who loses it all in the economic crisis. On the eve of the crisis the resort mogul David Siegel and his younger wife Jackie have plans to build the biggest house in America. But when the real estate bubble bursts it is a death blow for the Siegels’ empire. Its loss demanded vast changes in their lifestyle, character and world-view. Their incapacity to adapt – particularly on Jackie’s part – led to a tragedy of epic proportions. Greenfield recorded it with a sharp but compassionate eye.
