Grey Gardens (1976)

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.

• Documentary

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.

Rating

7.3 / 10 (261 votes)

Release date

February 19, 1976

Runtime

1h 35m

Language

English

Director

Muffie Meyer, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles

Status

Released