42 Up (TV Movie 1998)

42 Up: Directed by Michael Apted. With Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield. Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

“Most of the posters here have already thoroughly covered the concept and content of this amazing docu series, so Iu0026#39;ll avoid generalizations.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFirst of all, Apted began an American version years ago [u0026quot;Age Seven in America,u0026quot; (91) and u0026quot;14 Up in Americau0026quot;(98)], but I have been unable to locate them. He did not direct these versions, but acted as a producer. Ironically, 2005 is the year for u0026quot;21 Up in Americau0026quot; and u0026quot;49 Up.u0026quot; I certainly look forward to the latter.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is quite interesting to see that the styles and u0026quot;feelu0026quot; of each original series entry appears about ten years off. In other words, the shows in the 80s feel like the 70s, and the 90s editions feel very 80s-ish. Has anyone else noticed this? Perhaps it is the difference in cultures, or the style of film-making. Regardless, the u0026quot;Upsu0026quot; are amazing. I watched all six documentaries within one week. Although I had been familiar with them as early as the 80s, I had never bothered to sample an edition. My loss.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere has been no document of human growth quite as effective as this.”