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In 1964, England's Granada Television produced a documentary called 7 Up, in which 14 seven-year-old British children from a wide variety of social and economic backgrounds were interviewed about their ideas and opinions on the adult world. In 1971, director Michael Apted tracked down the same youngsters for a follow-up, 7 Plus 7. Since then, Apted has revisited his subjects every seven years in a series of remarkable films that allow us to watch these children grow into adults before our eyes. In the sixth film in the series, we visit eleven of the now middle-aged kids (three have chosen not to participate), as they settle contentedly (for the most part) into mid-life and contend with the growing maturity of their own children and, in some cases, the infirmity and death of their parents. Tony, who once dreamed of being a jockey, now drives a cab, does a bit of television acting, and admits to being unfaithful to his wife. Suzy, who at 21 was bitter and cynical with no intention of having kids, is now a happy mother who works part-time as a bereavement counselor. Neil, who has struggled through years of mental illness, poverty, and homelessness, was elected as a Liberal Democratic representative to the Hackney council in London and seems to have found stability. Paul, who was raised by divorced parents and suffered from poor self-esteem as a child, now has a fine home in Australia and has been happily married for 23 years. And Simon, a West Indian immigrant raised in a children's home, is happy, middle-class, and raising a four-year-old of his own. Ironically, Apted's latest installment in this compelling but low-key ongoing project was set for international release within months of the highest-profile film of his career, the James Bond adventure The World Is Not Enough. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Unrated, 2 hr. 15 min.
Documentary, Drama, Special Interest
Directed By: Michael Apted
In Theaters: Oct 9, 1999 Wide
On DVD: Aug 21, 2001
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Cast
Jacqueline Bassett
Symon Basterfield
Bruce Balden
Andrew Brackfield
Lynn Johnson (IV)
Neil Hughes
Nicholas Hitchon
Paul Kligerman
Susan Sullivan
Suzanne Dewey
Tony Walker
Critic Reviews for 42 Up
All Critics (36) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (3) | DVD (6)
One of the best movie series ever is a true-life drama like no other. Miss it at your peril.
July 21, 2005 Full Review | Comment
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
Top Critic
The grand, class-society-embracing conception of this film has become too rich for its narrow stylistic confines.
January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
Top Critic
This 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.
January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Top Critic
There's something incredibly simple yet profound about what Apted has done with this series. It's an amazing achievement - not only is it a sociological masterpiece, but it's a fine example of how real-life drama can often be more compelling than fiction.
January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Top Critic
At its best, the Up series does what art is meant to do: It binds us to others, helps us to identify our feelings and reminds us of our shared humanity.
January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Critic
When 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.
January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
Janet Maslin
New York Times
Top Critic
Perfect. An absolute must-see.
May 25, 2008 Comment
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Part 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.
August 8, 2006 Full Review | Comment
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com
The Up Series is stupendous. You will not spend a better 9 and 1/2 hours.
November 19, 2004 Full Review | Comment
Bill Gibron
DVDTalk.com
Two subjects acknowledge their conjoined lifeline, become best friends, and as a result a life is forever changed.
October 26, 2004 Full Review | Comment
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
This movie is a living artifact that does what movies do best: exist in time. May this series continue up, up, and beyond.
November 24, 2002 Full Review | Comment
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
This series remains as fascinating as it did when it started - a lifetime ago.
November 5, 2002 Comment
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
A fascinating entry in Michael Apted's long-running documentary series.
June 13, 2002 Full Review | Comment
Jason Clark
Matinee Magazine
This fascinating ongoing sociological document and human drama by its very nature gets better with each progressive installment.
June 5, 2002 Full Review | Comment
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine
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One in the series of the greatest documentary ever made. May 18, 2010
Jeremy Smith
Super Reviewer
It continues. We are still missing three of the "kids" as one who came back last time dropped out again and one that was missing in the last installment has returned.As the folks head into the middle years of their lives they all seem to be leveling out. Sure there were hard times but they have managed to overcome them and find a balance on which to live.Relationships have come and gone and the one thing that is evident as we continue on the journey of life with these people is that no matter the social standing you are in life will always be chaos. Nothing will be as you see it for yourself.It was nice to see one of the gentlemen who was having a hard time at life seems to be on the track to a better life. The ones that have managed to stay married after all this time give you hope that not all of the "kids" marriages are going to end up like much of their parents.As I started this installment I did have a nice reaction of It's-good-to-see-these-people-again that I enjoy. May 13, 2009
Jason Spencer
Super Reviewer
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