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Aug 25, 2018LPL_LookPlayListen rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
There's the documentary with the actual Beales and there's this movie with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore playing the actual Beales and they're much more engaging. The Big Edie and Little Edie Beale were cousins of Jackie Kennedy who just went right off the deep end. Big Edie took to her bed and gave up their house in fashionable East Hampton to entropy and feral cats and raccoons. Little Edie lost her hair from anxiety, gave up her show biz ambitions and holed up in the disintegrating family home. Jackie did come to their rescue to no avail, however. They were too far gone though Little Edie managed, at last, to gain some success as novelty cabaret act. Both of the actresses are outstanding. This is the movie that established Drew as a serious actress of no small talent.