49 Up (2006)
89%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Michael Apted’s Up series is a cinematic masterpiece that has captivated audiences for over 50 years. The latest installment, 49 Up, is no exception. Apted’s ability to draw heavily on footage from previous films to follow each child on their journey into middle age is nothing short of brilliant. The segments are cleverly arranged, and the inclusion of past pictorial references for each of the people we revisit creates a mystical quality that is both captivating and thought-provoking. The Up series is a testament to the power of film to awaken our common humanity and establish a tight bond with its characters. It is essential viewing for anyone who wants to gain insight into the human experience.
49 Up is like a real-life version of Boyhood, but instead of one kid, we get to see the lives of 14 people unfold over the course of 42 years. It’s fascinating to see how each person has changed and grown, and how their experiences have shaped them into the people they are today. Plus, it’s a great reminder that we’re all just middle-aged mediocrities in the end. Can’t wait for 56 Up!
Production Company(ies)
Live Entertainment, Dog Eat Dog Productions, Inc.,
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Year of Release
2006
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Country of origin:United States
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Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, Michael Apted, 7 Up series, Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield, John Brisby, directed by Michael Apted, written by Michael Apted, genre: documentary, box office performance: N/A, budget: N/A, reviewed by J.R Jones, Roger Ebert, Michael Wilmington, Stanley Kauffmann, Sean P Means, Moira MacDonald, Fernando F Croce, Cole Smithey, Peter Keough, Kam Williams, Eric Monder, audience score: 87%, MPAA rating: N/A, producer: Michael Apted
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Jacqueline Bassett – self
Symon Basterfield – self
Andrew Brackfield – self
John Brisby – self
Michael Apted – Director
Director(s)
Michael Apted
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Film Festivals
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Academy Awards
All Critics (65) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (63) | Rotten (2)
This seventh installment is utterly fascinating, drawing heavily on footage from the previous movies to follow each child on the journey into middle age.
August 14, 2012
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Michael Apted’s Up series remains one of the great imaginative leaps in film.
November 3, 2006 | Rating: 4/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
I can think of no single movie, fictional or factual, that more strongly awakens our common humanity or that establishes such a marvelous, tight bond with its characters.
November 2, 2006 | Rating: 4/4
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
The segments are so cleverly arranged — [director Michael Apted] includes past pictorial references for each of the people we revisit — that now there is something almost mystical involved.
October 26, 2006
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
But a funny thing happened on the way to the class-warfare lecture: Most of the subjects got on with living their lives, ignoring their class distinctions in the process.
October 13, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sean P. Means
Film.com
TOP CRITIC
I’ll wait breathlessly for 56 Up, and hope this brave group will speak to the camera again; giving us the gift of a share in their lives.
October 13, 2006 | Rating: 4/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Essential viewing
August 28, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
There should not be an adult in the western world who isn’t at least tacitly familiar with Michael Apted’s groundbreaking documentary series based on the idea that a person’s personality is formed by the age of seven.
April 24, 2009 | Rating: A
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
In 42 years has the series brought any insight into issues of class, politics, or culture? Perhaps only insofar as nearly all the participants, regardless of background, end up as the same bourgeois, middle-aged mediocrities.
April 23, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
Time-lapse cinematography taken at seven year intervals.
September 29, 2007 | Rating: 4/4
Kam Williams
EURWeb
Even those wondering about the gaps and “missing pieces” or what will happen in the future will not be disappointed by this remarkable work.
March 1, 2007
Eric Monder
Film Journal International
The wonder of 49 Up is its unfolding, within a little more than two hours, of so many specific lives…
November 11, 2006
Stuart Klawans
The Nation…
Plot
Drew Carey goes to the world cup to take some pictures.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels says that “Twelve people, documented every seven years since they were each 7 years old, discuss how their lives have changed since their last interview.”
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