I saw this wacky but wonderful film the other day and had to share.
It's about the eccentric aunt and first cousin (both named Edie Beale - and referred to throughout as "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" - Big Edie is the mother of little Edie) of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and their rejection of New York high society for a life at their rambling Long Island retreat "Grey Gardens". Mother and daughter, through circumstance, end up living together permanently at this estate, and it slowly but surely disintegrates (along with the sanity of both women) into an infested mess, full of cats, mice, and general debris - think "Hoarders". It's based on a true story; apparently there was quite a scandal and their story made national headlines when Jackie Onassis saved the estate, going home to help her wayward rellies, who shocked the world given that they were aristocrats, living so badly. A documentary about the two was made in 1975, but this 2009 film tells their story, prior to and up to the premiere of the documentary. It's sad but comical at the same time, thought provoking and fascinating. I'd love to see the original documentary of the actual women. Check it out if you're after something interesting..
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