Edith Beale and her daughter Edie, neglected scions of the Bouvier clan, live a life of impoverished solitude in the remains of their once-great house Grey Gardens. Bed-ridden Edith is at once demanding and coquettish, recalling a life of privilege and high-society. Her daughter Edie’s presence in the house is ambiguous and the two’s voluble interaction uncovers a web of mutual dependence, affection and resentment. The Maysles Brothers’ influential documentary has spawned two sequels, a Broadway musical and a current Hollywood remake with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. It remains today a landmark of documentary film-making and a fascinating study of family interdependence.