grey gardens

“It’s very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present.” ~ Edith Bouvier Beale Admittedly, I’ve watched the 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens about the New York socialite mother and daughter duo of the esteemed Bouvier family , many times, but something about this most recent viewing really struck me — namely the beautiful enigma that is Little Edie. If you’re familiar with the film (or heck, even the many parodies that have inevitably followed ) you know how strangely fascinating both women are, living in a dilapidated mansion in East Hampton, recluse and often considered the outcasts of their famed Kennedy...