Money over everything
at least that's what the Siegel family believes. In "The queen of Versailles", a witty and fun documentary about the Siegel family, David Siegel - a 78 year old and multi millionaire , is the whole reason any of this is happening. The family decide that they want to build a mansion that resembles Versailles. The mansion would've been 90,000 square feet complete with an ice skating rink and a health spa. The story then moves over to David's life and it tells us about how he decided on his timeshare idea and his newfound wealth. Moreover, we learn about the Siegel kids. They talk about how they are so excited to move into the new house because the one they are living in is too small even though it has 10 bathrooms.
We then take a closer look at the timeshare company. There are 23 buildings in 11 states. In the climax of the documentary and a horrible turn of events, the Siegels' life has come to a startling holt as the stock market has crashed. Almost all of the Siegels belongings have either been auctioned or sold. Any planes ,resorts ,and even their mansion which was 50% finished. Everything was sold at half price. Even the mansion was going to be sold at only 75 milllion. The family struggles with avoiding to compulsive shop and get used to the "normal" life. David tries to convince himself that material things don't completely matter to him. Yet he has a problem with wanting to see his timeshare company. Which I could understand because that is something that is really personal to him. The documentary is an eye opener. Money comes and goes but family is always there. The documentary does not finish with a happy ending due to the fact that the problems weren't resolved but the family continues to work hard at doing better with their spending habits. It is however, pretty funny to watch a rich family go through everyday struggles.
We then take a closer look at the timeshare company. There are 23 buildings in 11 states. In the climax of the documentary and a horrible turn of events, the Siegels' life has come to a startling holt as the stock market has crashed. Almost all of the Siegels belongings have either been auctioned or sold. Any planes ,resorts ,and even their mansion which was 50% finished. Everything was sold at half price. Even the mansion was going to be sold at only 75 milllion. The family struggles with avoiding to compulsive shop and get used to the "normal" life. David tries to convince himself that material things don't completely matter to him. Yet he has a problem with wanting to see his timeshare company. Which I could understand because that is something that is really personal to him. The documentary is an eye opener. Money comes and goes but family is always there. The documentary does not finish with a happy ending due to the fact that the problems weren't resolved but the family continues to work hard at doing better with their spending habits. It is however, pretty funny to watch a rich family go through everyday struggles.