Lost footage intended for the 1975 classic Grey Gardens resurfaces, detailing the summer of 1972.
“Before the Maysles brothers began work...
Lost footage intended for the 1975 classic Grey Gardens resurfaces, detailing the summer of 1972.
“Before the Maysles brothers began work on their seminal documentary, they were hired as crewmembers by photographer-artist Peter Beard, and his friend Lee Radziwill, Jackie Onassis’s younger sister. The intention was to make a film about Lee and Jackie’s Hamptons childhood, but it was abandoned. The footage went missing for 45 years. Swedish filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson, experienced in the art of found footage, has taken Beard’s material and inserted footage shot by Andy Warhol and Jonas Mekas. The outcome is a poignant, almost dreamy record of life at Grey Gardens. Amid the crumbling walls and overgrown garden, the elegant Radziwill attempts to intervene in the lives of her reclusive aunt and cousin.” (Sydney Film Festival)
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82 %39 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %110 reviewsAudience score rating
"Underlying the delirious unconventionality, long the privilege of the upper classes, is a palpable streak of melancholy ..."
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Variety
Variety"Essential for Grey Gardens completists, but equally very niche."
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The Times
The Times"Sheds further light on the Beales with footage shot before the making of "Grey Gardens.""
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The New York Times
The New York Times"No one who loves Grey Gardens can do without this."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"At its best, "That Summer" proves an effective time capsule aimed squarely at Beale devotees, adding light and context to the saga of this endlessly baffling and singularly captivating mother-daughter duo."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A tribute to the spirited ones."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"A must for fans of the Maysles' film."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThat Summer | Details
- Runtime
- 80
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Sweden, USA, Denmark
