Movie Description:
Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, director Michael Apted has explored theJesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diversebackgrounds from all over England, asking them about ther lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk tothe same subjects, examining the progression of their lives. "Apted gives us the rare thrill of seeing people change, both physicallyand otherwise, from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood." From cab driver Tonyto East End schoolmates Jackie Lynn and Susan and theheartbreaking Nell, we see, halfway through their lives, how close these subjects are torealizing their ambitions. An extraordianry look at the structureof life in the 20th century, the UP series is, according to Roger Ebert, "aninspired, almost noble use of the filmmedium, Apted penetrates to thecentral mystery of life."
