The film title "
What Maisie knew" is truly accurate - we see the world from the perspective of 7 year old Maisie. The impressive New York apartment is punctuated by parental arguments, as we realise her aging rock star mother Susanna (played by Julianne Moore) has little in common with her art dealing dad Beale (played by Steve Coogan). They are both obsessed by their own careers, and while they proclaim love, buy presents and hug Maisie lots, they are incapable of the regular routines associated with parenthood.
So the scene is set, after the divorce, for her father to marry her nanny, the lovely Scottish Margo; and her mother to marry the young suave bartender, Lincoln. Of course, they both have time for Maisie and while she learns to love them, she sees a repitition of adult dysfunction in both marriages! More arguments, self-obsession and lots of waiting for absent parents to pick her up. The acting is superb, great music and screen shots and while the ultimate message is somewhat predictable, it really is a warm and insightful film... should be obligatory before
any discussions of divorce!
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