{"id":6934,"date":"2009-05-19T20:22:45","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T03:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2020-12-30T16:38:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T23:38:28","slug":"grey-gardens-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6934","title":{"rendered":"Grey Gardens (1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I only care about three things: the Catholic church, swimming, and dancing.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-60574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster-677x1024.png 677w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Grey-Gardens-Poster.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nEdith Beale and her daughter, &#8220;Little&#8221; Edie (Jacqueline Kennedy&#8217;s cousin), live together in a decaying East Hampton mansion known as Grey Gardens.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Grown Children<\/li>\n<li>Nonconformists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter the success of their documentary chronicling the Rolling Stones&#8217; tragic Altamont Speedway concert (<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3162\">1970&#8217;s <em>Gimme Shelter<\/em><\/a>), the Maysles brothers set out to make a film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis&#8217;s childhood &#8212; but their attention was diverted once they discovered the existence of Kennedy&#8217;s unbelievably eccentric aunt and cousin, &#8220;Big&#8221; and &#8220;Little&#8221; Edie Beale. The result was this beloved cult film, in which the Beales allow their quirky, unconventional existence together in a large decaying mansion to be recorded for the general public. Indeed, both Edies are exhibitionists, and seem to take genuine delight in &#8220;performing&#8221; for the camera: Big Edie considers herself a world-class singer, while Little Edie foster dreams of a dancing career, and we get to witness ample evidence of both their &#8220;talents&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>Viewers and critics often wonder whether the Beales &#8212; who come across as not-just-a-little unhinged here &#8212; were taken advantage of by the Maysles, but in truth, the Beales were flattered by the film, and enjoyed the notoriety it brought them; as a result of her newfound fame, Little Edie &#8212; always seeking the limelight &#8212; was even given the opportunity to perform in a nightclub. Diehard Beales fans have <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.groups.yahoo.com\/group\/greygardens\/\">long championed this documentary<\/a>, giving it automatic cult status, but it&#8217;s gained even more attention recently given the airing of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0758751\/\">an HBO special<\/a> (starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore) which fills in the gaps of the Beales&#8217; lives pre-squalor, and serves as an invaluable counterpart to this film; both are must-see. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remarkably quirky &#8220;performances&#8221; by both Big and Little Edie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grey-gardens-big-edie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grey-gardens-big-edie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6936\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Countless humorous scenes &#8212; such as when Little Edie describes her &#8220;costume for the day&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grey-gardens-little-edie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grey-gardens-little-edie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6937\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many bizarrely memorable quotes:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He always compliments me on the way I do my corn.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Of course, I&#8217;m mad about animals, but raccoons and cats become a little bit boring.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;You know, they can get you in East Hampton for wearing red shoes on a Thursday.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a certifiable cult favorite. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073076\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rogerebert.suntimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/19761110\/REVIEWS\/611100301\/1023\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/1998\/07\/24\/DD102315.DTL\">SF Chronicle Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=356\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/443200\/grey-gardens#articles-reviews?articleId=145426\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I only care about three things: the Catholic church, swimming, and dancing.&#8221; Synopsis: Edith Beale and her daughter, &#8220;Little&#8221; Edie (Jacqueline Kennedy&#8217;s cousin), live together in a decaying East Hampton mansion known as Grey Gardens. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Grown Children Nonconformists Review: After the success of their documentary chronicling the Rolling Stones&#8217; tragic Altamont Speedway concert (1970&#8217;s Gimme Shelter), the Maysles brothers set out to make a film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis&#8217;s childhood &#8212; but their attention&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6934\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60575,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions\/60575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}