The Beales of Grey Gardens
“Utilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens”
Cast
Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale 
Edith Bouvier Beale 
Albert Maysles 
David Maysles 
Jerry Torre Lois Wright
Credits
Cinematography: Albert Maysles
Editing: Ian Markiewicz
Produced by: Kim Hendrickson Tanja Meding
Plot
Mother and daughter, Big Edie and Little Edie, in their decaying East Hampton mansion, in material left over from the classic.
Sinekatalog’s take
Albert Maysles's film, made from unused footage of Grey Gardens, is eccentric and fascinating, a funny, sad coda.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,478 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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