Grey Gardens (Blu-ray)

Directed by: Albert Maysles, David Maysles

Contributors: Muffie Meyer, Ellen Hovde, Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith Bouvier Beale Jr., Albert Maysles, David Maysles

Description

*Grey Gardens* is an intimate and mesmerizing documentary by Albert and David Maysles, chronicling the eccentric lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, "Little Edie" Beale, the reclusive cousins of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Once glamorous socialites, the Beales live in shocking squalor in their decaying East Hampton mansion, Grey Gardens. As the camera captures their unique and tragic existence, their story unfolds as one of resilience, nostalgia, and unbreakable familial bonds. This Criterion Collection release presents the film in a beautifully restored Blu-ray edition, preserving its haunting and unforgettable legacy.

Key Features

• Format: Blu-ray / Restored
• Studio: Criterion Collection
• Catalogue No: CC2332BDUK
• Barcode: 5050629040418
• Main Language: English
• Region: A, B, C
• Release Date: 18 Apr 2016
• Originally Issued: 1976
• No of Discs: 1
• Weight: 97g
• Dimensions: 1754 x 15 x 135 (mm)
• Genre: Feature
• BBFC Certification: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)
• Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
• Run Time: 94 minutes

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Behind The Scenes
• Interviews with fashion designers Todd Oldham and John Bartlett
• Audio commentary featuring Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, and Susan Froemke
• Documentary: 'The Beales of Grey Gardens' with introduction by Albert and David Maysles
• Bonus Tracks: Audio excerpts from a 1976 interview with Little Edie Beale