"Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man." Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, The UP Series has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, renowned director Michael Apted, a researcher for Seven Up, has been back to talk to them, examining the progression of their lives. (c) First Run Features Unrated
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Release Date : Jan 4, 2013 Limited
Mpaa Rating : Unrated Genre Movie :Documentary,Special Interest
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Yes, on some level it's just a seven-year check-in with people maybe half-remembered, if that. Yet the films also serve as a kind of check-in with us, too.
Bill Goodykoontz-Arizona Republic What ultimately is so compelling about 56 Up is the universality of the experiences. We were all once children. And we all will die. And in between, there is everything else.
Steven Rea-Philadelphia Inquirer We feel good, refreshed and depressed in watching these people get older, also embarrassed in moments and cautioned about the passage of time.
Mick LaSalle-San Francisco Chronicle Apted skillfully weaves old footage with the new, and we become poignantly aware of another factor shaping their lives (and our own): biology, as the we watch the once-cute kids grow gray and heavy.
Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apted, himself now in his early 70s, says he hopes to continue the series further. Long may it live.
Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times Watching "56 Up" gives you the wonderful feeling of seeing a sociological experiment blossom into something novelistically rich and humane.
Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune 56 Up has become a stirring reflection, even tribute, to the little bends and turns of ordinariness, the ebbs and surges of everyday lives.
Brian Gibson-Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) Apted's subjects would object to the idea that we really know them, but we think we do -- and that's good enough to make his film feel like a reunion, a visit with an old friend. Or 14 of them.
Mike Scott-Times-Picayune Chances are that you'll come away from this long film feeling a sense of knowing its characters.
Ken Hanke-Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) We might say that '56 Up' serves much the same function as 'Amour,' but it responds to the inevitability of decline with compassion, not dread.
John Beifuss-Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) What started as a crafty way of looking at the U.K.'s rigid class structure has grown into a portrait of melancholy middle age, with its heartbreaks and minor-key triumphs.
Greg Evans-Bloomberg News Those British kids are now 56
Robert Denerstein-Movie Habit Watching the eighth film is intriguing but, in a way, disappointing. At this point in the game, it feels as if all the characters have determined their lots in life and are simply plodding through their interviews.
Vanessa Farquharson-National Post Quite simply one of the great documentary projects in the history of cinema, an engrossing sociological experiment on film; and though this mostly mellow installment isn't as revelatory as some earlier ones, it's still a remarkable document.
Frank Swietek-One Guy's Opinion ... feels like a retrospective and summation of the whole series, with ample quotation from the previous films, an approach that makes it interesting even for viewers who haven't seen the previous installments.
Sarah Boslaugh-PopMatters A completely unique and remarkable documentary project.
Kelly Vance-East Bay Express Perhaps the boldest and probably longest running sociological experiment on film.
James Verniere-Boston Herald I think the best thing about this movie (and the entire series) is that it forces the viewer to think about their own lives. It's kind of an awakening experience.
Austin Kennedy-Film Geek Central Once again, Apted assembles a captivating documentary that's profoundly educational, essential viewing to aid the understanding of the human experience.
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