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Maysles Films
The 1976 cinema vérité classic Grey Gardens, which captured in remarkable close-up the lives of the eccentric East Hampton recluses Big and Little Edie Beale, has spawned everything from a midnight-movie cult following to a Broadway musical, to an upcoming Hollywood adaptation. The filmmakers then went back to their vaults of footage to create part two, The Beales of Grey Gardens, a tribute both to these indomitable women and to the original landmark documentary’s legions of fans, who have made them American counterculture icons.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Insert
- New video introduction for The Beales of Grey Gardens by Albert Maysles
- Insert featuring an essay by Michael Musto
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Sarah Habibi
Release Notes on Restoration
The Beales of Grey Gardens
The Beales of Grey Gardens is presented in is original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from the original camera negative and 16mm work print. The transfer was supervised by editor Ian Markiewicz and approved by director Albert Maysles. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest possible bit rate for the quantity of material included.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the original 16mm magnetic tracks, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on surround sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for wider dispersal of the mono sound.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the original 16mm magnetic tracks, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on surround sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for wider dispersal of the mono sound.