It has the epic scope of a Shakespearean tragedy, and it follows billionaires Jackie and David as they go from poverty to riches, revealing both the inherent virtues and weaknesses of the American ideal along the way. We begin with the triumphant construction of the largest house in America, a huge, 90,000-square-foot palace inspired by the Palace of Versailles in the French Alps. Because it is financed by a thriving time-share firm that was established on the real-estate bubble, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of the business's owners. In a gripping film laced with delusion, denial, and self-deprecating comedy, we watch the ramifications of this fortunate turn of events over the course of the following two years.
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It has the epic scope of a Shakespearean tragedy, and it follows billionaires Jackie and David as they go from poverty to riches, revealing both the inherent virtues and weaknesses of the American ideal along the way. We begin with the triumphant construction of the largest house in America, a huge, 90,000-square-foot palace inspired by the Palace of Versailles in the French Alps. Because it is financed by a thriving time-share firm that was established on the real-estate bubble, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of the business's owners. In a gripping film laced with delusion, denial, and self-deprecating comedy, we watch the ramifications of this fortunate turn of events over the course of the following two years.
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