i loved watching this ,i thought they were smashing, i think if you are going to live like this you need to be a bit nutty they were intelligent nutters not thick, i work in the caring profession which entails old people , and the ones that have lost there marbles are the most happiest people in the world , hope i end my days like that, loopy and dancing and singing all day
I really love this trailer. There’s no voice-over. This mysterious, magical, bygone-era style music and the images all speak for themselves. It entrances me.
It was terrible that her ex husband gave his own wife so little money to live on knowing that she could NOT live on that or keep the house up. But I guess that was his point.
The reason they are so fascinating is because they had it all: priveledge, wealth, education, living in high society. When her ex husband lost most of his money during the crash, he stopped giving Biig Edie support. He never payed alimony. Their existence was a co-dependent realtionship. They survived somehow, even with their mental inadequacies, that is a hugh thing! So many people fall throught the cracks but do not survive. And they did it with extreme optimism!
I don’t think Little Edie wanted to be stuck in a grotesque, crumbling house with her mother and God knows how many cats and racoons. She always talked about being a dancer or an actress or marrying a rich man. But she could get away from the sick co-dependent relationship she had with her mother. She wasted her life, and she knew it. Both women needed to be in psychiatric wards, especially Big Edie.
The documentary highlighted the “banter chemistry” between the two women that the film done about them missed. Still worth seeing the film though documentary is best.
Really? Little Edie seemed miserable to me, and rightly so. She constantly talked about wanting to leave. I agree with your assessment of Big Edie though.
What a contrast in spirit. Big Edie, self-centered, narcissistic, always crictical of her daughter, and Little Edie who was so giving, saw good in everything, and was totally devoted to what appeared to be a very ungrateful mother . Little Edie seemed happier in her humble existence than most people who have everything.
schizophrenia is not that easy to diagnose. unless your a psychiatrist its not very likely you could properly diagnose someone as schizophrenic just my they way they talk or act. it could be number of things.
I completely agree about Little Edie. When she tells them that someone told her that she was schizophrenic, they, like a lot of people, tell her it means split personalities, which is not what schizophrenia is at all. You can definitely tell by the disorganization of her speech and how quickly she can change from one subject to another, extremely unrelated topic that she was most definitely schizophrenic.
From what I read, the living conditions were worse than a third world country. Big Edie slept on a bed that the cats had used as a litter box—and where a few cats had died too—and sang them opera all day long. The camera crew had to wear flea collars around their ankles just to get inside the compound.
What I love most about this story is that they were both true survivors. Basically they’d been pretty much abandoned and I also read that part of their poverty came from a male relative stealing much of their money, leading to their financial demise. But heck, they seem happier then lots of people I know, even living in such destitute squalor and with hardly anyone to help save them. The survived and they found reasons to smile. I love both these lovely women…
i loved watching this ,i thought they were smashing, i think if you are going to live like this you need to be a bit nutty they were intelligent nutters not thick, i work in the caring profession which entails old people , and the ones that have lost there marbles are the most happiest people in the world , hope i end my days like that, loopy and dancing and singing all day
Does anyone know which version of tea for two this is?
Thank you danneflannell, I’ll go hunting for it.
@65Georgie
Well it actually is, from UK based company ” Eureka/Masters of Cinema”.
Its a pity these dvd’s are not available in region 2…
th1s moviie Is now available t @ MOOV ZON,COM
just google for the link above
I really love this trailer. There’s no voice-over. This mysterious, magical, bygone-era style music and the images all speak for themselves. It entrances me.
It was terrible that her ex husband gave his own wife so little money to live on knowing that she could NOT live on that or keep the house up. But I guess that was his point.
The reason they are so fascinating is because they had it all: priveledge, wealth, education, living in high society.
When her ex husband lost most of his money during the crash, he stopped giving Biig Edie support. He never payed alimony. Their existence was a co-dependent realtionship. They survived somehow, even with their mental inadequacies, that is a hugh thing! So many people fall throught the cracks but do not survive. And they did it with extreme optimism!
To put it simply: these two women were NUTS! Apparently mental illness ran in the Bouvier clan.
I don’t think Little Edie wanted to be stuck in a grotesque, crumbling house with her mother and God knows how many cats and racoons. She always talked about being a dancer or an actress or marrying a rich man. But she could get away from the sick co-dependent relationship she had with her mother. She wasted her life, and she knew it. Both women needed to be in psychiatric wards, especially Big Edie.
The documentary highlighted the “banter chemistry” between the two women that the film done about them missed. Still worth seeing the film though documentary is best.
Really? Little Edie seemed miserable to me, and rightly so. She constantly talked about wanting to leave. I agree with your assessment of Big Edie though.
tea for two!!!
Such a moving film, I bought this on a whim months ago and was in tears by the end.
What a contrast in spirit. Big Edie, self-centered, narcissistic, always crictical of her daughter, and Little Edie who was so giving, saw good in everything, and was totally devoted to what appeared to be a very ungrateful mother . Little Edie seemed happier in her humble existence than most people who have everything.
i saw the remake movie its very good! i want to see the actual one though!
schizophrenia is not that easy to diagnose. unless your a psychiatrist its not very likely you could properly diagnose someone as schizophrenic just my they way they talk or act. it could be number of things.
i love this documentary and i didn´t thought that it was going to be real
Fascinating film
I completely agree about Little Edie. When she tells them that someone told her that she was schizophrenic, they, like a lot of people, tell her it means split personalities, which is not what schizophrenia is at all. You can definitely tell by the disorganization of her speech and how quickly she can change from one subject to another, extremely unrelated topic that she was most definitely schizophrenic.
From what I read, the living conditions were worse than a third world country. Big Edie slept on a bed that the cats had used as a litter box—and where a few cats had died too—and sang them opera all day long. The camera crew had to wear flea collars around their ankles just to get inside the compound.
They were both bat shit crazy, but fascinating.
What I love most about this story is that they were both true survivors. Basically they’d been pretty much abandoned and I also read that part of their poverty came from a male relative stealing much of their money, leading to their financial demise. But heck, they seem happier then lots of people I know, even living in such destitute squalor and with hardly anyone to help save them. The survived and they found reasons to smile. I love both these lovely women…
Amazing.