42 Up
In 1964, director Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children for the documentary "Seven Up". He's been back to film them every seven years. Now they are 42.
In 1964, director Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old...
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1999
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Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
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Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
17 Nov 1999
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$300,880
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Their largely negative or only superficially positive responses make me feel guilty about finding the series so fascinating -- and should make the filmmakers feel even guiltier.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
14 Aug 2012
fresh:
On some level, 42 Up is a startling home-movie time capsule. Simply to behold the aging process with such intimacy is enough to give you a shudder.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011
fresh:
One of the best movie series ever is a true-life drama like no other. Miss it at your peril.
– Louis B. Parks,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
fresh:
As beneficial as helmer's influence may be to that aging franchise, his work here reps a fascinating use of the docu form.
– Eddie Cockrell,
Variety,
21 Jan 2003
rotten:
The grand, class-society-embracing conception of this film has become too rich for its narrow stylistic confines.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
1 Jan 2000