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The Up series of documentary films follows the lives of ten males and four females in England beginning in 1964, when they were seven years old. The first film was titled Seven Up!, with later films adjusting the number in the title to match the age of the subjects at the time of filming.
Sep 15, 2005 · 49 Up: Directed by Michael Apted, Paul Almond. With Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield. Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait.
Nov 2, 2006 · In 1963, Granada Television in Britain commissioned a film about a group of children born in 1956. Drawn mostly from the upper and lower ends of the British class system, they were asked about their plans and dreams. The idea was to revisit them every seven years and see how they were doing.
Mar 22, 2007 · In one of documentary cinema's more remarkable enterprises, "49 Up" makes its U.S. broadcast premiere on PBS' "P.O.V." series on Tuesday, October 9 at 9 PM (...
Dec 14, 2023 · “49 Up” is a captivating documentary that follows the lives of British individuals from age 7 to 49, offering profound insights into aging, societal issues, and the power of storytelling.
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
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 ...
