The Queen of Versailles is a documentary film by Lauren Greenfield, showing David Siegel, owner of Westgate Resorts,
and his wife and family, as they're building the biggest and most
expensive single-family house in the America, and the crisis they're
going through as the US economy goes down. The documentary won the U.S.
Directing Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
Director: Lauren Greenfield
Stars: Jackie Siegel, David Siegel and Virginia Nebab
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.
