fable

This version of “The Queen of Versailles,” making the visual most of settings by scenic and video designer Dane Laffrey, that can make Mar-a-Lago seem understated, embraces the sociological fable aspect of the tale.

Regardless, Wasser’s association with this fable is merely implied by association.

It is fascinating that recent movies that attempt to grapple with contemporary sociopolitical issues often feminize the threat: the #MeToo cancel culture fable “Tár” or this year’s academia scandal film “After the Hunt.”

It is a scene that feels straight out of fiction, the jumping-off point for a fable.

Port William is formed from a composite of fact and fable.