The_Beales_of_Grey_Gardens

<i>The Beales of Grey Gardens</i>

The Beales of Grey Gardens

2006 documentary film

The Beales of Grey Gardens is a documentary film by Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Ian Markiewicz, released in 2006.[1]

Quick Facts The Beales of Grey Gardens, Release date ...

Background

This film is a follow-up to the celebrated 1975 documentary Grey Gardens about Jackie Kennedy's aunt and cousin, "Big" Edie and "Little" Edie Beale. This film is composed entirely of footage not used in the original documentary that was shot at the Beale estate in East Hampton.

Contents

The Beales of Grey Gardens gives greater insight into the simultaneously contentious and loving relationship between the mother and daughter, as well as their relationship with the young caretaker, Jerry, their multitude of cats, and Lois Wright, a friend who briefly appeared in Grey Gardens at the celebration of "Big" Edie's birthday.

It includes a dramatic scene of a small fire in the second floor hallway of the mansion, which explains the large hole in the wall shown in the first film.

In an interview filmed on the front porch, "Little" Edie claims that a newspaper in East Hampton claimed that she had schizophrenia, which she denied, saying "No Beales are schizophrenic!"

Several scenes depict "Little" Edie discussing her relationship with her father, which she described as difficult; the importance of the Catholic Church in her life; the Republican Party; the renovations done to the mansion following the raid; the title of the original documentary; and the loss of several boyfriends in World War II.

"Little" Edie revealed that she had not been invited to the wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953.

Also revealed is that "Big" Edie liked "Little" Edie to change costumes ten times a day. This explains "Little" Edie's constantly changing wardrobe in the original Grey Gardens.

Reception

The film has 71% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

Music

References

  1. [1]
    Tinkcom, Matthew (May 17, 2011). Grey Gardens. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-1-84457-567-1.
  2. [2]
    "The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006) - Rotten Tomatoes".


Stub icon

This article about a biographical documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article The_Beales_of_Grey_Gardens, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.