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Jun 07, 2013badgirls rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Story concerns two women, mother and daughter, who started out with "everything"- famous/high class family name, jewels, fabulous houses etc. Then they "lost it" both money/status wise and emotionally and end up living in their run down mansion "Grey Gardens'. The film is based on the documentary from the 1970's of the same name. The story is fascinating but depressing-what happens to two women who don't play "the game" properly and end up alone. They were discarded by husbands, lovers, society etc. and so create their own reality. Both the doc. and this movie have a voyeuristic feel but i think this is what has kept the story so fascinating over the years. The original doc. has spawned not only this movie but a recent hit Broadway musical called-you guessed it -"Grey Gardens".