56 up

The Resource 56 up
Label
56 up
Statement of responsibility
directed by Michael Apted
Title variation
Fifty-six up
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man". Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, renowned director Michael Apted has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects, examining the progression of their lives From cab driver Tony to East End schoolmates Jackie, Lynn, and Susan and the heart-breaking Neil, we see, as they enter their 40's, how close these subjects are to realizing their ambitions. An extraordinary look at the structure of life in the 20th century, The Up Series is, according to Roger Ebert, "an inspired, almost noble use of the film medium. Apted penetrates to the central mystery of life."
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
305.2310942
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
LC call number
HQ792.G7
LC item number
U7 2013
Runtime
138
Technique
live action

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