i was captivated by the edie beales as i watched drew barrymore and jessica lange's spot-on portrayal in grey gardens. i am even more fascinated by the footage from the documentary which led to the broadway production and now the movie. to live a life so completely disconnected, so completely oblivious and disillusioned. wow. i am trying to get my hands on the complete documentary now but if you haven't watched the new HBO flick, try and catch it. it's amazingly sad and beautiful.
5.04.2009
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thanks for the heads up.. i'm gonna try and catch it soon :D
oooooh!!! i was just talking to a friend about this the other night - damn i wish i had hbo!! eeek! i guess it's amazing..
that was captivating. really. so it's on hbop? let me know if you find the doc.
xoxoxo!
Edie is such a fascinating, tragic figure. It's kinda like a train wreck...you can't help but watch. It makes me so grateful.
I am so intrigued by this and I really know nothing about it and hadn't heard about them before the HBO special! I've got it saved it netflix for when it comes out on dvd, because until I get cable at my new place I won't be able to catch it.
Hey there!! Oh, so love this Documentary and film. The Documentary though was much better, but the actors did a great job in the film.
I dont know why we havent chatted before, seeing how we are gonna be roomies and all. Well I suppose now is the time we start:)
So hello!!!!!
man I feel so out of the loop on this...
From the perspective of having not only the original documentary to go by, but also having known "little" Edie personally, I can say that
the HBO film, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lang is certainly a perfect tribute to both the original documentary and these two wonderful woman.
I was told right after filming of the HBO film wrapped up in the fall of 2007, that I would be blown away at the last scene, where Edie sings Tea For Two at Reno Sweeny, and I was ! I had supplied the film company with the only recording in existence of Edie singing the tune, only this wasn't from her actual performance at the club, but rather her singing it just for me at one of my many visits to Grey Gardens, more than 30 years ago. Drew sang it exactly, phrase for phrase as I have it on tape. Edie and I actually met that night at Reno Sweeny, and my relationship with Grey Gardens has now spanned over 3 decades. For our complete review, check out our blog at MyGreyGardens.com (HBO film review by Robb Brawn & Lee Arboreen), and be sure to check our Youtube video uploaded 4/18/09 the same day as the HBO film release. Click
GREY GARDENS PROMO to view the video
If you're anywhere near the Philadelphia area, The Philadelphia Theatre company will be presenting Grey Gardens The Musical between May 22nd and June 28th. Check it out here: GREY GARDENS PHILLY
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