Grey Gardens

"She was the girl who had everything - Money, good looks and social position. Her mother - a classic Bouvier beauty. Now they are living amongst the souvenirs of their lives. In Grey Gardens. This is their story. A love story. Sort of."

1976 1h 35m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 258

Documentary

Synopsis

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Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.

“She was the girl who had everything - Money, good looks and social position. Her mother - a classic Bouvier beauty. Now they are living amongst the souvenirs of their lives. In Grey Gardens. This is their story. A love story. Sort of.”

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Cast

Edith Bouvier Beale
Self
Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
Self
Brooks Hyers
Self
Norman Vincent Peale
Self
Jack Helmuth
Self (uncredited)
Albert Maysles
Self (uncredited)
David Maysles
Self (uncredited)
Jerry Torre
Self (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Muffie Meyer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Grey Gardens Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Muffie Meyer, shot by David Maysles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ellen Giffard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and Brooks Hyers carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She was the girl who had everything - Money, good looks and social position. Her mother - a classic Bouvier beauty. Now they are living amongst the souvenirs of their lives. In Grey Gardens. This is their story. A love story. Sort of.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Muffie Meyer directs. David Maysles behind the camera. Ellen Giffard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
350 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Grey Gardens Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Muffie Meyer, shot by David Maysles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Ellen Giffard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and Brooks Hyers carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She was the girl who had everything - Money, good looks and social position. Her mother - a classic Bouvier beauty. Now they are living amongst the souvenirs of their lives. In Grey Gardens. This is their story. A love story. Sort of.".
9IMDB entry: tt0073076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "cat", "paranoia", "dysfunctional family", "family relationships".

The technical file

Cinematography: David Maysles
Editing: Ellen Giffard
Sound: Lee Dichter
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Box office: $41,702
Return: 8% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Grey Gardens (1976)

Part of

Grey Gardens Collection

The daily lives of two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate.