Queen of Versailles

About a year ago I came across " The Queen of Versailles" and have been  raving about it ever since!

The Queen of Versailles is a documentary that follows a billionaire couple ( Jackie and David Siegel) as they begin construction on a mansion inspired by  the palace of Versailles. During the next two years, their empire, funded by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis ( Thank you IMDB). Its a very entertaining documentary that at points, will have your mouth on floor.

It won Sundance in 2012 and the director, Lauren Greenfield, is an incredibly talented director. She has made a couple other documentaries and published two photo books. One in fact I was given about 10 years ago and held on to for a long time ( Girl Culture, Thanks Mama!) because the pictures were so incredible.


I cant really do the Siegels justice by my description but I was sad to find out that David has taken a law suit out against the movie and director based on the way he was portrayed.

Lauren Greenfield on The Queen of Versailles

Jackie Siegel on The Queen of Versailles

Check out a preview for The Queen of Versailles and Lauren's website below
& be sure to rent it on iTunes!

Lauren Greenfield