Wed 22 Apr
2009
DIFFERENT WORLD
After hearing a lot about it on the local talk radio shows, and after much discussions about it with my friend and co-worker, Rob Peets, I decided to look into more about Grey Gardens.
The talk on the stations centered on Drew Barrymore’s coming of age as an actor, and her stunning performance as Edith Bouvier Beale, but I’ve not seen, nor am I discussing the Grey Gardens that she stars in. Kinda, because I haven’t seen it yet.
I’m talking about the original documentary, Grey Gardens. From IMDB:
“Seventy-nine year old Edith Bouvier Beale and her fifty-six year old daughter, Edith ‘Little Edie’ Bouvier Beale, are Jacqueline Kennedy’s aunt and cousin. Living alone with several cats, fleas and raccoons (the latter, wild, which live in the attic but who Edie feeds), the Beale’s are discovered living in filth and squalor in Grey Gardens, their 28-room family mansion located in East Hampton, Long Island, the mansion which doesn’t even have running water.”
The original documentary is fascinating. I found myself really taken by the mother, daughter pair and their take on the world around them.
The two constantly spar off each other, but you can see deep down how fiercely protective they are of one another. The reflections of their past lives as rich socialites seem to be the one thread they cling to for any semblance of meaning.
I’ll probably catch the movie later, but until then, if you seen the documentary, I’d love to hear your take on it.
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