The Queen of Versailles

3.8

(933)

Documentary

2012

100 min

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 their 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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"I didn’t watch this in its entirety. I saw bits on and off while someone in my household watched it and I listened/watched when I was able to. This is a sad and truly ridiculous story. Who thinks like this? Who tries to do things like this? And on top of it all, who doesn’t learn to save or prepare for circumstances that you have no control over. No sympathy at all for people who live with their heads up their asses and those asses in the clouds."

Stefani Marie

"It doesn’t make sense. "

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Amy Milam

"Not so much a favorite scene as it is memorable, but there was something about the wife going back to see her family and how humble her origins are."