In 1964, a film crew interviewed seven-year-old English kids: five or six from privilege, a Yorkshire farm lad, East-End girls, and boys from a children's home. Every seven years, Michael Apted re-interviews those willing (two declined this time). At 42, careers are stuck or flourishing; marriages are strong, shaky, or over (and Bruce recently married for the first time). They're dealing with parents' dying, and children coming-of-age. One is a single mom with young sons. One... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1964, a film crew interviewed seven-year-old English kids: five or six from privilege, a Yorkshire farm lad, East-End girls, and boys from a children's home. Every seven years, Michael Apted re-interviews those willing (two declined this time). At 42, careers are stuck or flourishing; marriages are strong, shaky, or over (and Bruce recently married for the first time). They're dealing with parents' dying, and children coming-of-age. One is a single mom with young sons. One is remarried, but how are the five children from his first marriage? Lyn and Jackie face health problems with down-to-earth lucidity. Neil, on the margin at 28 and 35, has a glorious story of friendship at 42.
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| Apollo GuideDan Jardine42 Up is not only riveting viewing, it is an important social document that allows an ageing group of Boomers to remind us - as Yogi Berra noted - not only is 90 per cent of this Game of Life 'half mental,' but it it ain't over 'til it's over. |
| Hollywood.comChuck Walton42 Up is a delightful and moving look at humanity through the singular stories of this captivating group. |
| New York Magazine/VulturePeter RainerThe grand, class-society-embracing conception of this film has become too rich for its narrow stylistic confines. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis series should be sealed in a time capsule. It is on my list of the 10 greatest films of all time, and is a noble use of the medium. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinWhen this hugely ambitious project began, it was a longitudinal study of class divisions among English schoolchildren. But time and persistence have turned it into much more. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceWhat's emerged is not only a continually fascinating portrait of the interviewees, it's also a moving sociological portrait of England and everyday life. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesThe series is the longest running documentary in the history of the cinema. And the best. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyPart of Apted seminal docu series that began with 7Up, then 14, 28, and 35, this chapter centers on the subjects as they head into middle-age, with all its compromises and disappointments. |
| TheMovieChicks.comCherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann PaloneThis series remains as fascinating as it did when it started - a lifetime ago. |
| culturevulture.netGary MairsIf only because its foreignness allows it to come to terms with one of the great taboo subjects in our national life, 42 Up is a tremendously valuable film. |
