The aristocratic Beales have fallen on hard times, and their fortunes have turned around from being Park Avenue debutants to eccentrics living in squalor. They live at their rundown estate in Long Island. Though this may seem like a regular story in this age of recession, Edie (Drew Barrymore) and Edie (JessicaLange) Beale are no ordinary citizens. They are first cousin and aunt of American royalty Jackie Onassis Kennedy. As their fortunes dwindled, they withdraw from New York society, taking shelter at their East Hampton summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world fizzled, so did their grasp on reality. They were reintroduced to the world when international tabloids learned of a health department raid on their home, and Jackie O swooped in to save her relatives.
Drew Barrymore makes the performance of her lifetime and Jessica Lange is stunning. I know I have the documentary somewhere - The Beales of Grey Gardens, so I'm gonna watch this too. I loved the musical numbers that featured duets by Jessica Lange and Broadway star (and Emmy nominee) Malcolm Gets (he portrayed Gould, Edie's musical boytoy).
Lange already won her Emmy for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, while Drew got her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) for the same category. Well deserved recognitions.
Younger Edie eternally covers her hair with a veil. She suffers from alopecia. 
Broadway star Malcolm Gets.
The beautiful set of the Broadway play "The Story of My Life" starring Malcolm Gets. Just wanted to share this.
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