Review of Grey Gardens (2009) by David C — 22 Sep 2009

Such a strange and fascinating documentary. It comes off like some sort of stage play, with exagerated characters. But then you remember that these people were real and simply being filmed. Once, rich New York socialites.

Now they've secluded themselves for decades in a run down mansion. The daughter constantly wishing she could leave her sick mother, but obviously wouldn't know how to fit in with the world. Now these ladies have stumbled across these interested filmmakers and feel like they are stars once again as they reminisce and sing and dance in their cat and racoon infested mansion.

I fell for this documentary because of these real life people that I had only seen before in caricatures.