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What Maisie Knew is a 2012 drama film directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel and written by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne. Starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham and Steve Coogan, it is a modern adaptation of Henry James' 1897 novel What Maisie Knew.
What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year. It tells the story of the sensitive daughter of divorced, irresponsible and narcissistic parents.
- Henry James
- 1897
May 3, 2013 · What Maisie Knew: Directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel. With Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgård, Joanna Vanderham. In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
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- Drama
- Scott McGehee, David Siegel
- 2013-05-03
Published in 1897 when Henry James was becoming increasingly experimental with narrative technique and fascinated by the idea of the child's-eye view, What Maisie Knew is a subtle, intricate yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society.
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- Paperback
May 6, 2013 · A contemporary New York City revisioning of the Henry James novella by the same name starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan, WHAT MAISIE...
- 2 min
- 275K
- Madman Films
May 1, 2013 · "What Maisie Knew," set in contemporary Manhattan, follows the events in question through the eyes of a 6-year-old girl ( Onata Aprile) as she tries to interpret the often-incomprehensible behavior of adults who use her as a pawn in the war they are waging against each other.