The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Albert Maysles
David Maysles

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Utilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens. |

Cast

Edith Bouvier Beale	...	Herself (uncredited)
Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale	...	Herself (uncredited)
Albert Maysles	...	Himself (uncredited)
David Maysles	...	Himself (uncredited)
Jerry Torre	...	Himself (uncredited)
Lois Wright	...	Herself (uncredited)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Maysles Films

Trivia:

Early in the film there is a conversation between Little Edie and the Maysles brothers in which they speculate on who might play the two Edies in a dramatized movie version of their lives. Little Edie says she doesn't want any actress to play her. Off screen, one of the Maysles brothers suggests Ethel Barrymore for the role of Big Edie. Ethel Barrymore was the great-aunt of actress 'Drew Barrymore', who ultimately played Little Edie in the 2009 dramatized movie Grey Gardens (2009) (TV).

Quotes:

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale: But you know me. Don't you know me by now?
Edith Bouvier Beale: No, we know how rude you can be at the drop of a hat!

Movie Connections:

References Gigi (1958)

Soundtrack:

Around the World

The Maysles have done it again!

While watching "The Beales of Grey Gardens" I was simply amazed at the amount of priceless footage that did not make it into the original film! Edie is truly a legend and icon of her time. It is not surprising that her style has been copied by numerous fashion designers; that woman definitely had a sense of style and it seems could make virtually any piece of clothing look good on her. If you are a fan of the original film, the new documentary is a MUST-SEE. Just when you thought you knew the two girls, along comes all the stuff you've never seen before, and you will fall in love with them all over again. The only down side is that at the end you will feel sorry that there will be no more antics of Big and Little Edith Beale to delight you for hours on end, but you be grateful for what we do have, and what these delightful characters provided us with.