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Director:
Michael Sucsy
Writers (WGA):
Michael Sucsy (teleplay) and
Patricia Rozema (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 April 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
True glamour never fades
Plot:
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis (both named Edith... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 11 nominations more
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From documentary to film more (35 total)

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Runtime:
USA:104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Singapore:PG

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Drew Barrymore has stated in many interviews that she stayed very close to Little Edie's character throughout filming, shutting herself off from the outside world and from friends. more
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'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale: Well, mother and I are very entertaining, that's true... more
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Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV) more
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From documentary to film, 24 April 2009
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Author: blanche-2 from United States

Well, you can't go wrong using Big and Little Edie as subject matter, be it in a documentary, a movie, or a musical. This beautifully photographed and opulent "Grey Gardens," starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore as Big and Little Edie, again demonstrates what compelling people they were.

Not having seen any documentary yet, or the musical, which had some powerful emotions expressed in the music ("Another Winter in a Summer Town" as an example), I can only go by this particular "Grey Gardens." The story of the Beales is sad, harrowing, frustrating, and sometimes funny. Both women are magnificent in their roles, particularly Lange, though my understanding is that the real Big Edie was a much better singer than shown here. Barrymore makes a stunning young Edie, living in New York and trying to make it as an actress and captures the mature woman - it's quite a stretch, too.

What's missing here is exactly what happened to these two beautiful and wealthy women, and I'm not sure it's covered in any other material about them. Why didn't Big Edie remarry? Why didn't Edie "The Body Beautiful" Beale get a rich husband? Why did the other children allow them to live the way they did? Was Little Edie untalented, or could she have had success as an actress? Were they always mentally unstable or eccentric or make each other that way? I don't know after watching "Grey Gardens," though I'm sure Lange and Barrymore made some decisions about those things in order to play their roles.

The nice thing about "Grey Gardens," for me, anyway, is that Little Edie finally got what she wanted in life - fame (well, notoriety), the ability to perform, money, and a warm place to live. I'm happy about that for her. I just wish I knew more about the psychology that led up to all of it.

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