What Maisie knew (What Maisie knew)
Directed by: Scott McGehee, David Siegel.Cast list: Julianne Moore (Susanna), Alexander Skarsgård (Lincoln), Steve Coogan (Beale), Onata Aprile (Maisie), Joanna Vanderham (Margo)
Country: USA
Year: 2012
Genres: Drama /
Runtime: 99 min.
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The film is a contemporary New York City re-visioning of the Henry James novel by the same name. It revolves around 7-year-old Maisie, caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother Suzanna, an aging rock star, and her father, Beale, a major art dealer. In a race to win the court's advantage, Beale marries Maisie's nanny Margo, prompting Suzanna in turn to marry friend and bartender, Lincoln. Both forced into a battle neither wishes to be a part of, Margo and Lincoln come to empathize with Maisie's position and over time with one another's. Teased by the notion of making their own surrogate family, the trio must either submit to the will of Maisie's parents or eventually face their wrath.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Literature / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /
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