by Joe Nocera “THIS won’t be a big part of my story,” I assured Lauren Greenfield. “But can you tell me a little bit about the lawsuit?” It was the usual prerelease scene: a reporter and a filmmaker, sitting in a Midtown restaurant, talking about her forthcoming movie. Known primarily as a photographer, Ms. Greenfield, 45, had spent much of …

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES NYT Critic’s Pick Directed by Lauren Greenfield By A. O. SCOTT It has been said that we live in a new gilded age, in which the rich take it as their sovereign right and civic duty to get richer, while the rest of us look on in envy, simmer with resentment or dream of rebellion. “The …

David and Jackie Siegel: Meet the King and Queen of Versailles They lived the American dream and started to build their own palace. Then came the credit crunch… Guy Adams @guyadams David and Jackie Siegel at their home in Florida Reuters David Siegel was living the American dream. A self-made billionaire, married to a former model 31 years his junior, …

A documentary film turns a lens on the “1 percenters.” by LAURA LEVIS IN CERTAIN WAYS, David and Jackie Siegel were just trying to live the American Dream: succeed at business, own a big house, enjoy the spoils of their labor. But after achieving those dreams, they found themselves wanting more—much, much more. Their 26,000-square-foot house was simply not enough. Happiness …