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The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)

Name: The Beales of Grey Gardens
Director: Albert Maysles
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2006-07-21
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Edith Bouvier Beale, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Jerry Torre, Lois Wright

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

IMDb 7.31h 31mDocumentary Drama

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Plot Summary

Mother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.