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49 UP

A Film by Michael Apted



film still 49 UP is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.

In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made, and more members of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.

“Amazing! The spectacle, as in time-lapse photography, of human beings taking shape before our eyes.”—Molly Haskell, Vogue

“One of the towering achievements in the history of documentary film.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

“On my list of the ten greatest films of all time!”—Roger Ebert

“Possibly the most exciting use of the documentary medium ever!”—New York Daily News

“One of the most rewarding and uplifting programs I’ve ever seen. It makes you feel better about the human race.”—London Sunday Times

** 2006 New York Film Festival

135 minutes / c/b&w / 2005
Sale/video-dvd: $298
Rental/video: $125

 


Subject areas: Aging, Anthropology, Britain, Cinema Studies, Cultural Studies, Economic Sociology, England, Family Relations, Sociology, Western Europe

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42 Up: The latest installment in Michael Apted's remarkable documentary series following the lives of 14 people, now 42-years-old.


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