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I presume lots of people have seen these?
They interviewed a group of 7 year olds and then proceeded to interview them every seven years to see how their lives are taking shape compared to where they thought they'd be.
Really awesome and thought-provoking films, despite the simple concept.
49 UP is out now, I think I might go see it at the Dendy.
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you get all the previous lot out on video first, maybe have a party
is it useless to see this if you havenm't seen the others in full?
i've only seen snippets.
Also who does the films?
Surely the first guys to do it wold be getting on now???
each new film has many, many flashbacks to the previous episodes
the kids that were 7 in the first film are 49 now, hence '49 UP'
and i currently have the box of the others out from the library. awesome.
yes, who is 'they'??
Michael Apted directs them now originally it was paul almond
Is it on at the Dendy now?
I would definitetly see all the others KA.
I remember getting one of them out and having to rush back and get the others and watched nearly the whole thing in one sitting.
You kind of lose the momentum after waiting seven years but am looking forward to this one..I want to see how Neil is?!
which one was neil? was he the one who lived in a shack?
no he was the hippy guy how said "boomshanka" and ate lentils all the time
Neil
By the time of 28 Up one of the brightest comprehensive school boys, Neil, was experiencing ongoing struggles in his life and was homeless with some issues from mental illness. He did not believe in medication for his condition. Neil had remained on social security his entire life. By the time of 42 Up he found some stability in his life with the help of Bruce and was involved in politics, becoming a full-time District Councillor in the Eden district of western UK.
Neil was the really bright kid who then suffered mental problems...really fucking sad.
According to Margaret P he doing alot better..haha.
Some of the ones that dropped out are back on again too.
neil, I love. i was in a funk for weeks after watching 35 Up.
I'm really keen to see this one.
really bright kid whose parents were crazy oppressive
cool - these are great. The worst/funniest bits of footage of all of them are all from 14up, but I guess that would hold true for most of humanity I suppose.
I hope they keep doing them until they're all old and shrivelled. Although I guess there wouldn't be too much difference between 84up and 91up etc
gonna see this tomorrow hopefully.......... love this series
i've been following this series and saw 49 up the other day.
as red_menace alludes to, 35 up was a somewhat dour affair. many of the participants were in a state of flux, feeling lost and questioning their choices. neil, in particular, barely gripping to the last skerriks of his sanity.
49 is much more postive. everyone seemed more together, happier and more fulfilled than we've seen them. even the roughest and craziest of them.
it made me feel hopeful.
cool. I look forward to seeing 49up.
did you ever see this on the late show? they interveiwed them ever 7 minutes!!! very funny
This was just on tellie last night and last week. I haven't caught up with Neil since he seemed on the verge of suicide in 28 up- thank goodness he's alright. I always think one of the most interesting dropped out -Charles one of pouncy rich kids who seemed to turn a bit hippy in 21 up (his last appearance). And Tony has gone from one of cutest of the bunch to a fucking annyoing middle-aged Chav.
yeah Tony's turned out into a racist old cunt.
I wonder what Charles is doing.
are you able to get the full series anywhere? i watched part 1 of 49 up last week but missed it last night.
youtube?
I really don't think the theme music suits it. It's too negative and spooky
I really, really wanted to watch this last night, but I was outvoted.
what happened to the cockney kid who wanted to be a jockey?
Last night was a lot better then part 1.
John, Charles and Andrew the privileged private school boys were fucking hilarious at the age of 7. Explaining why the poor weren’t allowed to attend their schools. Andrew claiming that he read The Financial Times and all three could say which prep schools, public schools and universities they planned to attend (Oxford/Cambridge) even naming the specific Oxbridge college they intended to join.
Also Neil the crazy homeless guy who just seemed to drift from one place to another was really interesting in a painful kind of way.
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not much, he was a grandfather & had a holiday home in Spain.
and he's become a racist.
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the poncy rich kid who dropped out after 21up went into the movie business himself.
can't remember his surname tho.
Network DVD have just announced they're doing a box of the whole thing.
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The three part 56 Up began its UK broadcast last Monday evening
Interview with director Michael Apted
Yep - Article in the Herald today. Sceening in SBS later in the year. Hopefully will get a run at Dendy prior
56 Up started last night on SBS (3 x 1hr over three Tuesdays). You can catch up on the SBS site, along with all the previous ones, though they'll start expiring in a week (the On-Demand streaming, I mean). Surprised they put Neil in the first instalment, he's kind of the tragic figurehead of the series. His interview was pretty interesting, he seemed fairly pissed off with Apted trying to portray him in a particular light, but gave as good as he got.
I enjoyed last nights ep very much. Late Sunday night they showed the previous episode featuring Neil (i.e. 49 Up) which brought me up to speed... he's definitely an eccentric character. Interesting to hear last night why Peter pulled out of the film after 28 UP due to the vitiolic response to his anti-Thatcher views.
Yeah, the original idea of following a bunch of people through life now has the added interest of seeing what happens when those people decide they don't actually want that sort of public scrutiny. Surprised that nobody wants to publish Neil's writings, regardless of their quality I would've thought there would be enough interest from the show.
Also interesting to realise that the gender balance (4 girls out of 14 kids) says a lot about the world of 1964. These days it'd be 50/50 for sure.
ABC actually commissioned some docs in a similar vein looking at Australian children - Life at 1, Life at 3, Life at 5, Life at 7 etc. The latest series (Life at 7) screened last week I think. But you can catch up on iView: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/life/
I absolutely ADORED the series - warning if you're clucky though, it may make you want to have kids! One child in particular (Daniel) is just amazing considering all his family has had to deal with in the first few years of his life... it's incredible just how much development happens in the first few years of life.
For some reason those don't appeal as much, I think I need the greater timespan to get interested. Not that a lot can't happen in a couple of years... anyway if the show keeps going, I'll have regular chances to catch up.
Hmmm - have either of you seen or heard of I am Eleven? It screened a film festivals (debuting at MIFF) and was popular; since then it's been moving slowly between cinemas around Australia and now overseas.
Heard of, not seen. Looks a bit too heart-warming for me.
Fair enough. It is pretty heart warming, especially compared to the ... Up series.
God, I sound like a grumpy old prick... I'm just not sure of the filmmakers' intentions. I'll watch it when it's on TV...
I am Eleven is a lovely film. What I liked about the ABC Life at ... series is it's not only about the kids, but their parents too. And the impact major life events (poverty, divorce, death etc) can have at such a young age - but also the resiliance of children. I found it fascinating to see the difference between those children that grew up with everything handed to them on a platter, and those whose first few years of life were a struggle. We all know it makes a difference, but I think as adults we forget how much of the foundation is laid in those first 7 years...
Anyway the series will be continuing as far as I know, which I'm very happy about as it's nice to see one of these projects specifically about Australian familes (and they ensured they had a mixed group - there's your 1st gen Asian family, 2nd gen muslim family, large indigenous family, middle class family of quintuplets, low-income teenage parents, high-income workaholic parents, single mothers, blended families, etc etc)
would love to get my hands on these -- all the way up to 56 Up