Have I yet expressed my joy at the winning of "Grey Gardens" at the Emmys on Sunday? This was a fantastic movie that left me happily watching two eccentric women. I actually watched the HBO movie before watching the documentary which now I wish I had done it the other way around. Oddly this movie was recommended to me by Mr. Miller. I’m glad that I took his advice. What I found so enjoyable about this movie is the personalities of Big Edie and Little Edie. The fact that they were so destitute living in this mansion but did not recognize their situation and acted like they had all the money in the world. Also, I fell in love with their relationship with each other. The typical mother daughter relationship mixed up with equal amounts of quarreling and affection. I was blown away by the acting abilities of Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore and how they could perfectly duplicate the odd behavior of Big and Little Edie. If they were able to give Emmys to both women I’m sure that they would. Also, the fact that it did win for Outstanding Movie Mini Series does say it all. Congratulations to you, Grey Gardens!
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