Rotten
Their largely negative or only superficially positive responses make me feel guilty about finding the series so fascinating -- and should make the filmmakers feel even guiltier.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
42 Up
In 1964, director Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children for the documentary "Seven Up". He's been back to film them every seven years. Now they are 42.
1999 · 2h 13m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Michael Apted
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Michael Apted Director
- Bruce Balden as Himself (as Bruce)
- Jacqueline Bassett as Herself (as Jackie)
- Symon Basterfield as Himself (as Symon)
- Andrew Brackfield as Himself (as Andrew)
- John Brisby as Himself (archive footage) (as John)
- Suzanne Dewey Cast
- Charles Furneaux Cast
- Nicholas Hitchon Cast
- Neil Hughes Cast
- Lynn Johnson Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
On some level, 42 Up is a startling home-movie time capsule. Simply to behold the aging process with such intimacy is enough to give you a shudder.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
One of the best movie series ever is a true-life drama like no other. Miss it at your peril.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
As beneficial as helmer's influence may be to that aging franchise, his work here reps a fascinating use of the docu form.
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Rotten
The grand, class-society-embracing conception of this film has become too rich for its narrow stylistic confines.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
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