Behind the Scenes of Cult Film Grey Gardens

There are few films that have achieved such cult renown as Grey Gardens: the 1975 cinema verite documentary that recorded the bizarre and captivating existence of mother and daughter Edith and Edie Bouvier Beale. Filmed by cinematic pioneers Albert and David Maysles – two brothers who initially set about creating a documentary on socialite Lee Radziwill but, to her displeasure, were fascinated by her eccentric relatives instead – it is a compelling and unremittingly…