The Beales of Grey Gardens
2006 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,382 VOTES · DIR. David Maysles, Albert Maysles
Overview
Mother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,541 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:40 [Door Opens]
00:04:25 - Hmm: - I don't want anybody playing Edith Beale.
00:08:20 sent her in groceries from my grocery store.
00:12:15 You want it out that way? That way?
00:15:45 It's Al. He can't marry me.
00:19:20 Listen, I feel fine.
00:22:40 Woman's supposed to be pretty! Did you ever see such an ugly face?
00:26:12 He may not come back. I don't know.
00:29:54 I just wanted to elope with those kitties:
00:33:28 But I did stop it after.
00:36:51 - That's why you gave it up? - Yes, that's why I gave it up.
00:40:07 [Lois] Accordingly, you were born to have two marriages:
00:43:41 - I would have gone in - - [Mrs Beale] I wouldn't dare go alone!
00:47:19 [David] No, it's okay, Edie:
00:51:04 A little late
00:54:43 - Isn't that terrific? - Makes me cry:
00:58:23 Should I be sweet or hot
01:01:56 I got protection, faith.
01:05:24 But he did seem very embarrassed. He kept turning away the whole time.
01:09:11 instead of the, uh -
01:12:58 My God.
01:20:09 - It's very cute: - Don't you want to put it on?
01:24:46 [Edie] Trumpet vine:
01:28:27 [David] Edie, what do you think of: :