# Grey Gardens (1976)

> A witty, unsettling direct-cinema portrait of a mother and daughter whose eccentric intimacy fills a decaying East Hampton mansion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10438

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Ellen Giffard, Muffie Meyer, David Maysles, Albert Maysles
- Cast: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers, Norman Vincent Peale, Jack Helmuth, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Jerry Torre
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, eccentric, intimate, documentary night, cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A glimpse into the eccentric lives of two reclusive women living in a decaying mansion.

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