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That Summer

2017

Göran Olsson

Documentary, Self: Paul Morrissey, Peter Beard, William Vanden Heuvel

6.2

66

Documentary A prequel to “Grey Gardens” chronicling the summer when the two Edies’ cousin Lee Radziwill arrived with the Maysles brothers.

	Author	Review
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"The 'Grey Gardens' mystique becomes even more intriguing with 'That Summer' (...) Olsson retains just enough material about East Hampton to expand the sense of nostalgia"	POS
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"That lost-and-found material, shot primarily by Beard, has been deftly excerpted by Olsson and his co-editor, Per K. Kirkegaard"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Beard’s view of the Beales in this period is possibly unique."	POS
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"This footage is more incidental, less mysterious and revelatory than in 'Grey Gardens'. But, still, it’s more of the Edies, which makes it priceless."	POS
United States	Dan Callahan The Wrap	"A fascinating look at an aborted documentary project (...) [It] is essential viewing for 'Grey Gardens' fans."	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"The makers of this rescued-footage documentary ultimately understand the power of its subjects’ personalities (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Sporadically intriguing, but ultimately unsatisfying film (...) There’s undoubtedly some treasure there, but it’s buried by stuff that probably should have been chucked out."	NEU

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