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The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)

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From Grey Gardens filmmakers Albert and David Maysles comes a tribute to the eccentric East Hampton recluses (and counterculture icons) Big and Little Edie Beale, and to their landmark documentary's legions of fans.

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

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Dec 5, 2006

Maysles Films

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (3) | DVD (3)

Little Edie models her strange getups, studies an astrology paperback through a magnifying glass, holds forth on the horrors of alcohol and the strength of her Catholic faith, and delivers numerous spontaneous singing performances.

January 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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A bit like wandering into a slice of life that suddenly turns into a Tennessee Williams play, with upper-class Eastern accents replacing the Southern ones.

January 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
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It lacks the first movie's cohesiveness, but Grey Gardens was never a model of structure; it was more a reality show before its time, and The Beales of Grey Gardens brings us closer to the mysteries at its heart.

September 23, 2006 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
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Catnip for the Beale cult, the film supplements but nowhere surpasses the funky charm and moldy glamour of the original.

August 15, 2006 Comment
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Deserves a thoughtful look-and a lively argument.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
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it's hard to escape the feeling that Maysles could have done something more with the footage--made it more than just a collection of unseen outtakes

November 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | Comment
Q Network Film Desk

Fans of the first film will want to see this extension, though it stands equally well on its own as a portrait of thwarted, headstrong women trapped in a degraded present and borne back ceaselessly into the past.

August 15, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Never been much of one for once-rich and privileged, now-poor and self- obsessed white folks endlessly rambling over past glories and flirting like school girls. i must have no heart.

September 25, 2009
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Worth the watch but just the one time. Grey Gardens sloppy seconds.

May 11, 2009
SunilJawahir

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