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Grey Gardens Criterion Collection (USA Edition)
The documentary that started it all! The original film is included here in all its digitally remastered glory. Special features include subtitles (so you can memorize every line to perfection); audio commentary from Maysles, Hovde, Meyer, and Froemke; excerpts from a 1976 interview with Little Edie recorded for Interview magazine; video interviews with fashion designers Todd Oldham and John Bartlett; behind-the-scenes photographs; trailers; and filmographies.
FUN FACT: After the end credits, there is a chapter of just color bars (Chapter 25). Fast forward through the color bars, and eventually they will start to dissolve into a black and white photograph of Little Edie. Rewind slightly and you will hear the beginning of a phone conversation between Little Edie and Albert Maysles. The interview runs about five minutes long and you will see older stills of Edie while you listen. The interview refers to the 2000 presidential election and Edie talks about Al Gore losing. Since the disc was released in 2001, and Little Edie died early in 2002, the interview must have taken place that year.  |
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Grey Gardens
Eureka! Masters of Cinema (UK Version)
Even if you own the USA edition, you must have this one, too. A great marketing move, this one features extras not available on the Criterion version including a 2006 interview with Al Maysles; an interview with Jerry Torre in his New York City cab; and footage of Al and Jerry visiting Grey Gardens in 2005. This region-free disc will play on American players without problem.
FUN FACT: The DVD includes a superb 40-page booklet containing rare photos and original newspaper clippings, Edie's rebuttal letter to Walter Goodman's review in the New York Times, and an expanded essay on the film by Jonathan Vogels. This booklet is worth the price of the DVD alone!
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Grey Gardens
Distinction Series (Australian Version)
This is the most basic version of “Grey Gardens” that I have seen. The cover artwork is grainy, and a DVD booklet is not included.
It does feature two nice bonus features: a biography of Albert Maysles, and the 2006 documentary “Ghosts of Grey Gardens.”
Note that this version will not play on DVD players manufactured in the USA.
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The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)
Criterion Collection
This companion piece to the original documentary was culled from hours of never-before-seen footage recently found in the Maysles' vaults. Of course, not as good as the original (and certainly not meant to be), this sequel helps fill in the blanks and supplements where Grey Gardens left off. There are many rare, and never-before-seen photos of the Beales in the introduction. The booklet features an essay by Michael Musto.
FUN FACT: The DVD features a montage of Little Edie's fashionable costumes!
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Ghosts of Grey Gardens (2005)
A documentary short by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders
A documentary on a documentary, this film is one fan's three-year quest to glean additional information about the Beales, and includes interviews with Albert Maysles, Ben Bradlee, Todd Oldham, Sally Quinn, and Beauregard Houston-Montgomery. The film includes a present-day tour of the Grey Gardens estate. A nice documentary, though only 30 minutes long.
FUN FACT: The film was an official selection of the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. |
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Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway
Promo Documentary by Albert Maysles
For this new Maysles documentary (which runs 50 minutes), Albert went behind the scenes of Grey Gardens: The Musical. The cast and creators are interviewed about how the show was put together and how Ebersole "channeled" both Beales in her performance. Also part of the story is the making of the original Grey Gardens documentary and the impact it has had over three decades. I highly enjoyed it!
FUN FACT: This promotional DVD was sent to Tony Awards voters with a press packet that included the musical program and a copy of the script. The packet was seen as a little over-the-top to some voters, and may have adversely affected the musical's chances for a Best Musical Tony.
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