I first became aware of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale yesterday after catching some posts by a FaceBook friend. She was posting clips from a documentary made in 1975. These ladies were the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Their story is absolutely fascinating. I knew I had to see that documentary and went on a mad hunt to find it. Well, NetFlix presented me with a "Very Long Wait". But, then I discovered that HBO made a movie with Jessica Lange (Big Edie) and Drew Barrymore (Little Edie) and it was on last night! Of course, I had to watch. It was fabulous! Even Mr. NeverBored like it ;) I can't compare the performances to the real thing just yet, but I thought the movie was wonderful. I have plans to watch the documentary as soon as I can.
Original Trailer from Grey Gardens, the documentary (1975):
Trailer from Grey Gardens, the HBO movie (2009):
Wasn't that just great. Drew did a fantastic job in it and wow, looks so much like her. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I really liked the movie a lot. We watched half the documentary last night. Will try to finish tonight, but, from what I've seen so far, both ladies did a smashing job of becoming Big & Little Edie!
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