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What Maisie Knew
Divorce, filmed from the height of a six-year-old 👀
Who it's for
The whole film is shot from a small child's height and point of view, so adults who grew up between fighting parents often recognise exactly what it felt like to watch grown-ups argue over you.
Feelings it meets
What it is
What Maisie Knew is a 2012 drama directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, updating Henry James's 1897 novel to present-day New York. Six-year-old Maisie is caught between her divorcing parents, Susanna, a rock singer (Julianne Moore), and Beale, an art dealer (Steve Coogan), as their custody battle grows bitter. Beale marries Maisie's former nanny, Margo, and Susanna marries a young bartender, Lincoln.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores; streaming availability varies by region.
Before you start
Heads up: Child caught in a bitter custody fight.
Age: R (some language); suggested 13+
Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
