Synopsis for the Documentary Movie Grey Gardens

The stage is set : a ramshackle mansion where two , once beautiful women , Edith Bouvier Beale , age 82 , and her daughter of the same name known as Little Edie , age 56 , cousins of Jacqueline Onassis , live out the remainder of their years . They recall better times , and lost loves while Edith sings and Edie dances to wallow away the hours . They seem not to have a care in the world . Edith sits on her bed among nine cats and trash , while Edie sits on the bed beside Edith 's , rummaging through old photographs and

scrapbooks , showing when they were a part of elite society , and , on Sunday nights , listening to Norman Vincent Peale on the radio

Edith and Edie 's decaying mansion is surrounded by the summer homes of the wealthy . They live among dilapidated rooms that are rarely visited preferring to reside solely in one bedroom . They use this room as an area for lounging and eating as well as for sleeping . They have a mini refrigerator and a hot plate sits on Edith 's bed , obviously used to cook hot food . Edie leaves the room frequently , opting to walk around the grounds of the estate or to spend a day at the beach . Edith , however does not leave the room much , and when she does , she sits just outside an entrance to the house

In the documentary , Grey Gardens , Edith and Edie are eccentric women who seem to live fully on their decaying estate . However , it seems as though...