7 up series documentary

Odd that a documentarian would check out of one of the greatest documentaries of all time, but i can certainly see that some would see the up series as an invasion of privacy. Give me a child until he is 7, and i will give you the man. The cast of the 7 up series have said the next instalment could be the last. Director michael apted has been revisiting the same group of 14 britishborn adults every seven years for 56 years. The eightpart documentary series follows fourteen british people from the age of seven to 56, checking in on them every seven years. In 1964 a group of 7 yearold children were interviewed for the groundbreaking documentary seven up. The first of a series of documentary films that have followed the lives of fourteen british children since 1964, when they were seven years old. It details the lives of 7 yearold americans from across the continental united states, of varying social classes and ethnicities. I see my life as a failure the amazing rebirths of.

Researcher michael apted interviewed the children for the first film, and was struck by how britains class system seemed to have shaped them, even at. This is part of a series of eight films that follows the characters at age 7, 14, 21 and 28. The 63 up series, which starts on 4 june, tells the life stories of 14 people plucked from varied backgrounds in the 1960s for what was intended as a oneoff documentary. George jesse turner tells of his 42 years behind the camera on the documentary series that has become a tv institution published. But this instalment of the landmark 7 up series may well be the last, as the participants admit that time has finally caught up with them. The series began in 1964, with what was intended to be a oneoff documentary about the disparate lives of british sevenyearsolds from different economic backgrounds. This is arguably the greatest documentary of all time, a real labor of love, owed largely to michael apted a researcher on 7 up and director of all of the films. The up series is a series of documentary films produced by granada television that have followed the lives of fourteen british children since 1964, when they were seven years old. Nov 15, 2014 suzanne lusk suzy when i first watched suzy her personality was dreamy and she radiated a sweet innocence that one only has once. Director michael apteds sevenpart, generationspanning documentary series up, which follows the lives of 14 british children from 1964 to. The itv documentary series 7 up is returning to the screens with the latest instalment 56 up.

Michael apteds entire up series now available on netflix. Cast of 7 up say latest instalment could be their last as. He becomes a documentary filmmaker for the bbc, we are told, and we see a few photos of an intense, thin man. The up series has followed jackie through marriage, divorce and childbirths. Sue davis, who starred in 7 up as a schoolgirl with. Age 7 in america is a 1991 american documentary film produced by michael apted, coproduced by vicky bippart, directed by phil joanou, and narrated by meryl streep. During may 2012 the documentary 56 up, is being broadcasted. The director michael apted has reached 56 up of his documentary series covering the lives of 14 britons whom he began filming when they were 7. Michael apteds entire up series now available on netflix instant. In 56 up, she tells viewers about the family deaths she has enduredher sister, exhusband, motherinlaw, stepmother and brotherinlawas well as government cuts to her disability benefits for rheumatoid arthritis.

This film was first broadcast on al jazeera english in november 20 source. Should be compulsory viewing for anyone in the process of growing up. I first became aware of the up series, in the mid1980s. Michael apted says ive followed the 7up children for 56. However, in general we get a good portion of real life experience handed out via the seven up. Director michael apted revisits the same group of britishborn adults after a 7 year. Documentary taking a look at the children now aged 35 from the seven up. Fiftyfive years later, the project is reaching its. Its a documentary achievement not ever before attempted. Back in 1964, granada tv assembled 20 boys and girls from all walks of life for a series about growing up in the uk.

Michael apted stumbled into making what has become the most profound documentary series in the history of cinema. Winner, 20 george foster peabody award for the up series. This first us entry follows a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7yearolds. The landmark documentary series has traced the lives of. It is, however, a documentary, so if the above mentioned subjects dont. Every seven years, the british director michael apted revisits a group of people whose lives he has been chronicling since they were children. Jul 26, 20 michael apted, aging with the 7 up crew every seven years since 1964, the director has caught us up on the lives of 14 everyday people in his acclaimed 7 up series. Now the participants of one of the longest running documentary series in tv, 7up, are set to star in one last installment of the show. Jan 05, 2014 over the course of 6 days, he and i plowed through all 7 videos in the up series and while my eyes are now red and my tush is now flat, i can say that i have seen every minute of the 7 up documentary series. Michael apted, keeping up with the up series the new. This first ever edition of the longrunning and widely seen programme was made in 1964 and has spawned similar programmes throughout the world.

A musician whose life was followed by millions of television viewers in the documentary 7 up is returning to the series tonight 28 years after he quit. The final word in 56 upthe latest installment in director michael apteds longrunning documentary series that follows the lives of a group of britonsbelongs to tony. Documentary which takes a group of 7 yearolds, and reinterviews them over the years. I see my life as a failure the amazing rebirths of seven. Michael apted, keeping up with the up series the new york. George jesse turner tells of his 42 years behind the camera on the documentary series that has become a tv institution. As he chats with them about how things are going, his films penetrate to the central mystery of life, asking the same questions that wim wenders poses in wings of desire. Sep 19, 20 director michael apteds sevenpart, generationspanning documentary series up, which follows the lives of 14 british children from 1964 to 2012, is now available to stream on netflix instant. Six of the discs are a new run and match each other and only the 49 up disc is different, which is from the 2006 single disc release. Defined as a documentary, this seems, to me at least, closer to a reality tv.

The series began in 1964, with what was intended to be a oneoff documentary. To see how true is the jusit saying give me a boy until age seven and i will show you the man 7 up tv series 1984 imdb. A 7 up series for russia, with soviet roots the new york. Director michael apted s sevenpart, generationspanning documentary series up, which follows the lives of 14 british children from 1964 to 2012, is now available to stream on netflix instant.

This is 7 up series documentary 1964 highlights by michael apted on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Seven years after that, he visited them again for 28 up, and seven years after that, he did it again, and so forth all the way through 56 up, released last year. May 28, 2019 the cast of the 7 up series have said the next instalment could be the last. The up series is a series of documentary films produced by granada television for itv that follows the lives of fourteen british children since 1964, when they were seven years old. May 14, 2012 a musician whose life was followed by millions of television viewers in the documentary 7 up is returning to the series tonight 28 years after he quit. Since its first instalment in 1964, the celebrated up documentary series has traced the fortunes of a group of british children from a variety of backgrounds and different areas of the uk. The iconic merce cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in alla kovgans 3d documentary, through. The up children then and now photo 1 pictures cbs news. Apted on groundbreaking doc series up and why hed never do another bond film. From the days of the week to the ages of man, seven is mystically the number that seems to mark the epochs of our lives, and thats the concept, hardwired into our psyches, that granada television tapped into when in 1964 it began commissioning the unique documentary series seven up. Oct 04, 20 born in the ussr is an awardwinning documentary series that started out as the soviet version of british director michael apteds 7 up, the project that has followed a group of children starting at age 7 and checked in with them every seven years. Seven years after the first film, the children have all now reached the age of 14. The documentary series, which offers sevenyearly updates on a select group of people, returns next week for 63 up.

Director michael apted plans to reinterview them at sevenyear intervals to. Oct 14, 20 in 1964 a group of 7 yearold children were interviewed for the groundbreaking documentary seven up. This is the latest instalment of the up series, which provides an excellent journalistic account of childhood origins and adult destinations for a group of children who were age seven in the early 1960s. I had watched some of the series years ago, but want to watch all of them chronologically over a weekend. I watched on with amusement as the doeeyed suzy performed absentmindedly in ballet and suddenly it hit me that once upon a time everybody in my class was 7. Michael apted has been back to film them every seven years since. His above thesis centers around the notion that at 7 years you can see the same person at 63. First run features did a great job in the transfer of all eight films and their soundtracks except for the audio for 56 up.

I heard a minor, random snapping sound on my copy so i ordered the 56 up single disc version which is a different run and has different art on the disc. Summer 20 jackie, lynn, and sue at age seven, as seen in 56 up. The latest episode in the longrunning social documentary series brings up to date the stories of a. The up series is a series of documentary films produced by granada television for itv that follows the lives of fourteen british children since 1964, when th. Among the earliest scenes to be filmed were sequences of the sevenyearolds. Jun 03, 2019 as the up series hits 63, the man whose story gripped a nation explains why he wont be watching. The documentary has had nine episodesone episode every seven yearsthus spanning 56 years. Jun 01, 2019 the 63 up series, which starts on 4 june, tells the life stories of 14 people plucked from varied backgrounds in the 1960s for what was intended as a oneoff documentary. Jan 06, 20 the director michael apted has reached 56 up of his documentary series covering the lives of 14 britons whom he began filming when they were 7. The idea was to make followup films on them every 7 years but the project ended in 2006.