What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Writer: Carol Cartwright, Nancy Doyne
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan
Theatrical Release Date: May 3, 2013

Synopsis: Based on Henry James' novel about a six-year-old girl named Maisie, who is caught between the ugly divorce of her rock-and-roll icon mother and art dealer father.

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Review: 'What Maisie Knew' Is Deeply Affecting, Hard To Watch

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TIFF Capsule Review: 'What Maisie Knew'

The latest by the directorial team of Scott McGehee and David Siegel is a modernized take on Henry James’ novel about a sweet little girl who’s saddled with two of the world’s worst parents. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine a pair less deserving of six-year-old Maisie (Onata Aprile) than Susanne (Julianne Moore), a temperamental rock singer, and Beale (Steve Coogan), an art dealer who’s even more self-involved. Since their selfishness is made perfectly clear in the opening scenes depicting the couple’s breakup, it’s a shame that McGehee and Siegel feel the need to reiterate the point so often as Maisie...
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