# The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)

> An intimate, eccentric documentary portrait of a mother and daughter preserving their identities amid a crumbling home and an increasingly exposed private life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/31699

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Documentary, Drama
- Director: David Maysles, Albert Maysles
- Cast: Edith Bouvier Beale, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Jerry Torre, Lois Wright, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839739/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eccentric, intimate, melancholic, documentary night, cinephile viewing

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