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Summary:

A documentary feature film capturing a visit by the Maysles to a decaying East Hampton mansion inhabited by two recluses, Edith Bouvier Beale and her grown daughter Edie Beale (aunt and cousin of Jackie Onassis), showing the eccentricity of the personalities, the relationship and a residence filled with clutter, cats and memories. Cinéma vérité style.

Contributors:

Maysles, David , film director, director of photography

Maysles, Albert , film director, director of photography

Hovde, Ellen , film director, editor of moving image work

Meyer, Muffie , film director, editor of moving image work

Froemke, Susan , editor of moving image work

Beale, Edith Bouvier, -1977 , onscreen participant

Beale, Edie, 1917-2002 , onscreen participant

Maysles Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Portrait Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 123

Subjects:

Beale, Edith Bouvier, -1977

Beale, Edie, 1917-2002

Families — New York (State) — East Hampton — Social life and customs

Mothers and daughters

Dwellings — New York (State) — East Hampton

Recluses

Families — Social life and customs

Families

Dwellings

New York (State) — East Hampton

Genres:

Motion pictures

Biographical films

Documentary films

Feature films

Nonfiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.

Performers:

Residents of Grey Gardens, Edith Bouvier Beale & Edie Beale.

Production Credits:

Photography, David Maysles & Albert Maysles ; editors, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, Susan Froemke.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: New digital transfer; audio commentary by directors and associate producer; excerpts from a 1976 recorded interview with Little Edie Beale; video interviews with fashion designers Todd Oldham and John Bartlett on the continuing influence of Grey Gardens; behind-the-scenes photographs, trailers, and filmographies; essay by critic Hilton Als.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

GRE 1976 DVD

ISBNs:

9780780024304
0780024303

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 037429159125
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC1668D

OCLC Numbers:

670781312