Grey Gardens is considered to have created such debate and response among groups of people because it's content and characters engage the spectator with issues around social class, feminism and patriarchy and questions around conformity - what is normal and what isn't?
The critiques and reviews below considers how and why different social groups might respond differently to the film. Read them through and then think about your own spectator reaction - does your personal response to the film compare or contrast and if so, why might this be?
From the book American Film Directors - Albert Maysles
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