FRIDAY NIGHT Group MOVIE AUGUST 3, 2012
The Queen of Versailles
(winner of Sundance Film Festival)
(90% viewer and critic approval)
Showing at The Gateway Theatre (off US 1 and Sunrise)
Starts at: 7:10 PM. Meet inside lobby at 6:45 PM.
Those wanting to eat/drink together meet in lobby after movie. Contact John at Goldleaf69@aol.com for comments and movie suggestions.
This movie is a unique “true rags to riches to rags again” story. Comedy. See preview trailer.
Plot
Directed by lauded filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield, who won the U.S. Directing Award for Documentary Film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for this film, The Queen of Versailles is a character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis.
With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the biggest house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace. Over the next two years, their sprawling empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis. Major changes in lifestyle and character ensue within the cross-cultural household of family members and domestic staff.
Genre(s):
Documentary,Special Interest
Run Time:
100min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/20/2012
Status:
In Theaters
Distributor(s):
Magnolia Pictures
Director(s):
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