![]() While Maisie lives in a fancy apartment and goes to a good school in New York City, we see early on that her real problem is her parents. But the modern-day adaptation of What Maisie Knew from directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel shows that James was more than prescient, with themes and sensitivities that feel so thoroughly modern that this film should be required viewing for all parents, divorced or not.Īside from the story's 19th century roots, the most amazing thing about What Maisie Knew is Onata Aprile, the little girl who plays seven-year-old Maisie and gives an extraordinary performance as engaging and subtle as anything you're likely to see this year. It's hard to believe that someone over a century ago, when divorce was more rare, would have such a firm grasp on what divorce looks like for a child caught in the middle. Divorce is more common now than it ever has been, but in 1897, author Henry James wrote a novel called What Maisie Knew, which he wrote from the perspective of a little girl named Maisie whose utterly irresponsible parents go through a bitter divorce and are forced to share custody of their daughter. ![]() ![]() "These days, I feel like a bit of an oddball when I tell people that my parents are actually still happily married. ![]()
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