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Grey Gardens
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
1976 · Directed by Muffie Meyer · 95 min · Documentary · 23 frames
Tagline
She was the girl who had everything - Money, good looks and social position. Her mother - a classic Bouvier beauty. Now they are living amongst the souvenirs of their lives. In Grey Gardens. This is their story. A love story. Sort of.
Crew
- Cinematography: David Maysles, Albert Maysles
- Edited by: Ellen Giffard, Susan Froemke, Muffie Meyer
- Produced by: David Maysles, Albert Maysles
Cast
- Edith Bouvier Beale as Self
- Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale as Self
- Brooks Hyers as Self
- Norman Vincent Peale as Self
- Jack Helmuth as Self (uncredited)
- Albert Maysles as Self (uncredited)
- David Maysles as Self (uncredited)
- Jerry Torre as Self (uncredited)
- Lois Wright as Self (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Portrait Films, Maysles Films
- Budget: $500,000
- Box office: $41,702
- Themes: cat, paranoia, dysfunctional family, family relationships, mockumentary, long island, new york, eccentric, mansion, docudrama, recluse
On this film
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