Grey Gardens: rarely seen images from the film about the eccentric Beale family

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The Maysles brothers’ 1975 documentary about “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale – ageing, isolated relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – has become a cultural phenomenon, with a musical and a TV film reconstruction already produced. Here are a selection of photographs from the celebrated film.

• Grey Gardens is available on Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection

Mon 25 Apr 2016 12.49 EDT Last modified on Thu 15 Feb 2018 07.02 EST

• “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale taking the sun during the filming of Grey Gardens. All images: Criterion Collection Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Little Edie” and her mother “Big Edie” Ewing Bouvier Beale Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie”, left, and “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie”, sitting, and “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie” Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie”, right, and “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie”, sitting, and “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie” Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Big Edie”, left, and “Little Edie” in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• Grey Gardens

• Albert Maysles
• Documentary films
• Jackie Onassis

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