Drew Barrymore has got Edie’s accent down pat, which I always thought was such a defining part of her character. She has the big domed forehead too. Good casting.
The filmakers could’ve played the movie a couple ways- a weird creepy neglect scandal, or a gushy mother-daughter bonding film. Looks like it is being done as the latter. Interesting choice but not what I watched the original film for, to be sure.
I’m kind of excited about this too–if nothing else because it’ll be interesting to see the “back story” acted out. I remember the first time I watched the documentary a few years ago; it’s been haunting me ever since! Too bad I’ll have to wait till it comes out on DVD though. 😉 lol!
I watched that trailer the other day through my fingers for fear I would get that all over embarassed feeling but I was pleasantly surprised. Drew really nailed that accent of Edie’s! I still don’t know how I feel about them tampering with the Maysles work but I too am really interested in knowing about her younger life in NYC. Oh and the dresses, oh the dresses!
I am excited for the parts that aren’t direct reenactments of scenes in the documentary. I felt very uncomfortable watching parts of the trailer!
Anna: I know, me too. My first reaction was that there is no point in remaking those scenes, at all – but I guess for set up, it makes sense.
Drew Barrymore has got Edie’s accent down pat, which I always thought was such a defining part of her character. She has the big domed forehead too. Good casting.
The filmakers could’ve played the movie a couple ways- a weird creepy neglect scandal, or a gushy mother-daughter bonding film. Looks like it is being done as the latter. Interesting choice but not what I watched the original film for, to be sure.
I’m kind of excited about this too–if nothing else because it’ll be interesting to see the “back story” acted out. I remember the first time I watched the documentary a few years ago; it’s been haunting me ever since! Too bad I’ll have to wait till it comes out on DVD though. 😉 lol!
I watched that trailer the other day through my fingers for fear I would get that all over embarassed feeling but I was pleasantly surprised. Drew really nailed that accent of Edie’s! I still don’t know how I feel about them tampering with the Maysles work but I too am really interested in knowing about her younger life in NYC. Oh and the dresses, oh the dresses!
Sacrilege schmacrilege. Purists be damned.
Jennifer: I know!! Some of the dresses in the trailer are exact copies of photos I have seen of Little Edie – it looks great costume-wise. Eeeee.