THE BEALES OF GREY GARDENS
Added 3/21/2010
Amazing documentary from AMAZON .COM of two of the most eccentric people i`ve ever "known." On one hand it`s very sad, on the other, riveting and humorous.
Little Edie steals the show with her steady stream of commentary, mostly on the way things at GREY GARDENS are the way they are, AND, complaining, almost telling on her mother, who she gripes about continuously, almost in whispered tones, while her mother, Big Edie, barks orders and comments in the background.
Although it`s sad, one must remember that IT ISN`T THE LEAST BIT SAD TO THEM !
For all we know, they might assume that everyone lives exactly as they do.
You laugh , you cry and you laugh `til you cry.
It`s non-stop and , if this is possible, HILARIOUSLY PATHETIC AND SADLY CHARMING.
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Grey Gardens Bio
Added 3/15/2010
Incredible Story.. Whatch this before the new HBO film..
You will give Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange a high five for their outstanding performances..
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Extreme Muck-over, Home Perdition
Added 3/4/2010
After stoically soldiering through the HBO dramatization, and finding it very similar in tone and horrifying effect to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I decided to watch the original documentary. This I did in the very late nights on three consecutive days, letting the documentary wash over me while drifting in and out of consciousness on sleeping pills. I recommend this way of watching it. When you're knocked out on goofballs, the behaviour (excuse the spelling, I get so ruddy English when I'm drunk) of the Beale's and the general atmosphere of end-stage aristocratic decay is somehow quite soothing. It drones on and on as you drift in and out and nearly fall off your chair and straight into a dream that hits you with car-crash acceleration as the sleeping pills are getting you right between the eyes like an obsidian-bladed spear in the hands of a lurking atavistic hitman from the tarry world of sleep.
Yes, the colouring is sepia, the resigned 1920s decay reminiscent of the firefly evenings and sad young men of Fitzgerald's Jazz Age suspended in amber by the Beales like a skipping record. All this in East Egg, no less. Where's Gatsby when you need him? Yes, where's Gatsby to get drilled on his inflatable matress and spiral in slow circles drifting red, while tinny jazz shrills from a Victrola and the living ghosts of the Beales carp and meander onward and the weeds grow ever more virulently, rustling quietly with resigned plant-malevolence as they grow up all around.
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A Trip to Nowhere
Added 2/19/2010
Grey Gardens obviously has a lot of fans. The documentary did nothing for me. It is the story of a mother (Big Edie) and her daughter (you guessed it, Little Edie) who are related to Jackie Kennedy. They live in a rambling, decrepit house in the Hamptons on Long Island.
Little Edie has severe mental problems. She tells stories about her life that may or may not be true. The Edies are both codependent and engage in vicious fights. Occasionally, an outsider comes by and observes their weird behavior. That's it - nothing else happens in this film.
The directors deserve credit for allowing the Edies to tell their own stories. However, the lack of a narrative causes Grey Gardens to meander along the road to nowhere.
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Grey Gardens
Added 2/16/2010
Meet Big and Little Edith Beale. Former grand dames of the Hamptons who have lived most of their lives in their once stately home named Grey Gardens. At the time of filming, Grey Gardens is falling apart, board by board, and the Edies are living in squalor amid a bunch of cats, fleas, flies, and weeds. They spend their days eating crackers and ice cream. They don't seem to care much about their surroundings, but you can tell that they do care about each other - a sort of dysfunctional dependency if you will. While highly eccentric, I found the Edies to also be very intelligent and very maddening.
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THE BEALES OF GREY GARDENS
Added 3/21/2010
Amazing documentary from AMAZON .COM of two of the most eccentric people i`ve ever "known." On one hand it`s very sad, on the other, riveting and humorous.
Little Edie steals the show with her steady stream of commentary, mostly on the way things at GREY GARDENS are the way they are, AND, complaining, almost telling on her mother, who she gripes about continuously, almost in whispered tones, while her mother, Big Edie, barks orders and comments in the background.
Although it`s sad, one must remember that IT ISN`T THE LEAST BIT SAD TO THEM !
For all we know, they might assume that everyone lives exactly as they do.
You laugh , you cry and you laugh `til you cry.
It`s non-stop and , if this is possible, HILARIOUSLY PATHETIC AND SADLY CHARMING.
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Grey Gardens Bio
Added 3/15/2010
Incredible Story.. Whatch this before the new HBO film..
You will give Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange a high five for their outstanding performances..
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Extreme Muck-over, Home Perdition
Added 3/4/2010
After stoically soldiering through the HBO dramatization, and finding it very similar in tone and horrifying effect to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I decided to watch the original documentary. This I did in the very late nights on three consecutive days, letting the documentary wash over me while drifting in and out of consciousness on sleeping pills. I recommend this way of watching it. When you're knocked out on goofballs, the behaviour (excuse the spelling, I get so ruddy English when I'm drunk) of the Beale's and the general atmosphere of end-stage aristocratic decay is somehow quite soothing. It drones on and on as you drift in and out and nearly fall off your chair and straight into a dream that hits you with car-crash acceleration as the sleeping pills are getting you right between the eyes like an obsidian-bladed spear in the hands of a lurking atavistic hitman from the tarry world of sleep.
Yes, the colouring is sepia, the resigned 1920s decay reminiscent of the firefly evenings and sad young men of Fitzgerald's Jazz Age suspended in amber by the Beales like a skipping record. All this in East Egg, no less. Where's Gatsby when you need him? Yes, where's Gatsby to get drilled on his inflatable matress and spiral in slow circles drifting red, while tinny jazz shrills from a Victrola and the living ghosts of the Beales carp and meander onward and the weeds grow ever more virulently, rustling quietly with resigned plant-malevolence as they grow up all around.
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