For anyone who has seen and loved Grey Gardens, the documentary following Jackie O's eccentric relatives Big and Little Edie, the upcoming HBO dramatic retelling will be quite an event. And while most people focus on Little Edie's fashion sense as the major point of aesthetic interest, we're looking forward to the set design too...
Sure, many would say that the squalor the two Edies lived in offers little by way of inspiration for a happy home, but the lavish touches throughout the house that whisper of the family's one-time opulence always intrigued us. We could imagine Hollywood creating an Anthropologie-laden set with some cobwebs added for good measure, or (hopefully) a true-to-life mix of family heirlooms, handmade items, and yes, some funk. Judging by the few photos we've seen so far, we're happy to say that it appears they went with the latter style. Grey Gardens airs this Saturday on HBO. Are you excited to see it?
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Comments (13)
Love that wallpaper in the bedroom.
The movie set looks better than the actual home from the documentary. My favorite part of the documentary was when Big Edith was showing us a portrait of herself in her younger years when all of a sudden she breaks out in laughter because one of the many cats in the house was taking a poop behind it.
We'll be hosting a "themed" dinner party for the premiere. Pate on crackers, drinks served in mason jars, and corn on the cob - served sofa side.
I assume, Harikuyo, you'll then be serving individual ice cream pints (along with plastic knives as utensils) for dessert?
i heart grey gardens like nothing else in the world!
I would love to see it but I don't get HBO so I'll have to wait for the DVD.
I was fascinated by the Grey Gardens documentary and appreciated the spunk and vigor of the Edies, but it was so sad, too. I don't know who went crazy first - Big Edie or Little Edie, but obviously it was catching and they both ended up that way.
I couldn't help but wonder why their connected and wealthy extended family didn't try to help them, at least by making sure their home was habitable and they had enough to eat.
Some parts of the documentary were heartwrenching. It's easy to laugh at them, but they were once two lovely, educated and "normal" women who slowly sank into mental illness.
I don't know if I'll see the movie. Once you've seen the documentary with the real thing, why bother with the Hollywood version?
I feel like I'm the only person in the world who just thought that movie was so so boring. Oh well.
The Edies were crazy, Ms. Pea? What's your evidence-- a little squalor?
I agree with Mrs. Pea about the HBO film, but I'm sure I'll watch anyway. I believe that the family tried, but the Beales weren't declared incompetent, and didn't want help, so what can anyone do, really?
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I fell asleep halfway in, I wanted to like it but just didn't have it in me.
The movie set looks better than the actual home from the documentary.
The HBO movie begins years before the events depicted in the original documentary. I've seen stills from the new movie, and by the period covered in the documentary their sets are as dilapidated as the real thing.
It was really a beautiful home back in the day. I think Ben Bradlee (of the Washington Post) and his wife own the home today, and have had it extensively restored.