Saturday, February 6, 2010

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens has been the subject of a documentary, a movie and a musical.
Grey Gardens - Criterion Collection (1976)
Grey Gardens (2009 film)
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis (both named Edith Bouvier Beale aka "Big and Little Edie"), who were raised as Park Avenue debutantes but withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home/estate Grey Gardens. In includes not only the filming of the documentary Grey Gardens by Albert and David Maysles, but also events in the the Beales' past including their arrival at the estate, the disintegration of Big Edie's marriage, Little Edie's failed attempts to have her own life, and events subsequent to the premiere of the documentary.
The movie ends with Little Edie singing Tea for Two at the Reno Sweeney cabaret in Greenwich Village, and the quote, "My mother gave me a truly priceless life."
Документальный фильм "Серые сады".
Мать и дочь, обе по имени Эдит Бил - два светских затворника . Обе женщины жили в Grey Gardens, который был ветхим особняком в богатом районе Ист-Хэмптон - Georgica Pond, Нью-Йорк.
Это прекрасный портрет двух благородных женщин, которые решили удалиться из общества.
Grey Gardens
 is one of the most colorful homes in American folklore. Since the early 1970s, it has been the subject of many magazine articles, documentaries, books, songs, theater productions, television sitcoms and general cocktail party chatter ever since it was revealed that the house had belonged to two colorful relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
The traditional shingled cottage of 14 rooms, was designed by Joseph Greenleaf Thorpe in 1897 and completed several years later. The grey color of the dunes, the hue of the cement garden walls, and the sea mist gave the garden its color and the house its name.
In 1924 Grey Gardens was purchased by Phelan and Edith Bouvier Beale, aunt and uncle of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The Beales occupied the house for over 50 years.
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Documentary: Grey Gardens

If your plan is take it easy over the upcoming holidays, you might want to take a look at this documentary Grey Gardens.

The film depicts two reclusive socialites, a mother and daughter both called Edith Beale. The two women lived at Grey Gardens, which was a decrepited mansion in the wealthy Georgica Pond neighborhood of East Hampton, New York.

It is a beautiful portrait of two noble women who decided to abandon society.

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