This sensational film presents a backstory-prequel to the making of the documentary that spotlit Big and Little Edie, two great American eccentrics
They’re back! For fans of the classic 1975 documentary Grey Gardens, by Albert and David Maysles, this film is a startling, even sensational event. Despite some faults, it is basically a must-see, an archival gem with mouthwatering unseen footage of the two women who were turned by that film into pop-culture legends. It throws real light on them, and on the silent cunning of the Maysles brothers themselves, with a Greeneian splinter of ice in their hearts.
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