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Grey Gardens (1975)
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9/21:
Grey Gardens is a huge waste of my time.
It's a 95-minute documentary about two women rambling about the past, dancing, nagging each other, and singing about nothing.
The only question I wanted to ask is: "What the fuck happened?" They never answer it, and the end. If I ever need an example
to define the word "exploitative," Grey Gardens will do.
A mistake from the get-go is the filmmakers failing to define the relationship between the Beales and Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis. The quick answer is: Edith is Jackie's father's sister which means her daughter and Jackie are first cousins. Like I
care...
If anything, I'm surprised to see the daughter leaving bread and cat food all over the attic for the raccoons to feast on.
No wonder why the house fell apart so quickly. Why do you think the daughter wears a scarf incessantly around her head? It's
because she purposefully set it on fire. Now, that's what I call "mental illness."
All in all, if not for the connection to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Grey Gardens would've never been made in the
first place.