Grey Gardens (1975)

Directed by Ellen Giffard, Muffie Meyer, Albert Maysles, David Maysles · Cinematography by Albert Maysles, David Maysles

PG95 min40 frames

Documentary

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.

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Grey Gardens (1975) movie still: medium — A brown, black, and orange calico cat hides under a low-hanging outdoor frame. The cat rests on weathered… — Grey Gardens (1975) — © Portrait Films, Maysles Films

Grey Gardens (1975) movie still: establishing — A three-story colonial-style museum building features a small bell tower and a covered porch. A… — Grey Gardens (1975) — © Portrait Films, Maysles Films

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What is Grey Gardens about?

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.

Grey Gardens is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a derelict mansion at 3 West End Road in the wealthy Georgica Pond neighborhood of East Hampton, New York. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival but was not entered into the main competition.

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What does the cinematography of Grey Gardens look like?

Sampled across 40 frames, the coverage of Grey Gardens leans on medium shots (53% of the sample) and close-ups (20%). Cinematographer Albert Maysles keeps 78% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Grey Gardens?

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