David Maysles, Edie Beale, Edith B Beale Jr
The unbelievable but true story of Mrs. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Mother and daughter live in a world of their own behind the ...( read more
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Directed by: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer
Release Date: January 1, 1975
DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001
Stats: 643 reviews
One of the best portrayals of a relationship committed to film that I've ever seen. A strong testament to both the liberating power and the imprisoning isolation of divorcing oneself from present reality. Staunch characters indeed.
a disturbing and unique document. i can see why this is so highly rated but i would NOT want to watch it again
I must say that the first time that I saw this film I was not prepared for it. I wasn't sure what to expect.
Technically it is a documentary, but to me it is almost like watching a stage play (if somehow Tennese Williams and David Lynch had ever colaborated on one). The way ...( read more)
Exploitative documentary about a reclusive mother and her 56-year-old daughter both named Edith Beale, in Grey Gardens, a crumbling mansion in Gothic decay. Film documents their once high society lifestyle and current circumstances in utter squalor in the wealthy neighborhood of...( read more)
Two queer old birds locked up together in a decrepit mansion invite us into their kooky slightly deranged lives.
Tasteless, bizarre, funny horrifying, and absolutely beautiful. I loved these two women.
Uncomfortably voyeuristic at times, yet oddly fascinating as well. It?s well pieced together, but at times it does get rather monotonous. Sad and thought provoking as well.
Could there ever be more interesting people! Can't wait to watch part 2 (it's in the mail)
Such a strange and fascinating documentary. It comes off like some sort of stage play, with exagerated characters. But then you remember that these people were real and simply being filmed. Once, rich New York socialites. Now they've secluded themselves for decades in a run d...( read more)
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Grey Gardens" !
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