2012: Top 10 movies of the year, by Matt Pais

<b>2. "The Queen of Versailles"</b> <br><br> This documentary about David Siegel, a mega-rich timeshare mogul whose wealth crumbles in 2008's financial collapse, and his wife Jackie, who looks like a trophy wife but stands by her husband, stacks ironies taller than the 90,000 square-foot house the couple tries to build. The way they must confront their over-extended sense of luxury is both a tragic indictment of the American dream of excess and a brilliant reality check, for them and for us.

( Magnolia / December 18, 2012 )

2. "The Queen of Versailles"

This documentary about David Siegel, a mega-rich timeshare mogul whose wealth crumbles in 2008's financial collapse, and his wife Jackie, who looks like a trophy wife but stands by her husband, stacks ironies taller than the 90,000 square-foot house the couple tries to build. The way they must confront their over-extended sense of luxury is both a tragic indictment of the American dream of excess and a brilliant reality check, for them and for us.

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