7 Up
1964 Directed by Paul Almond
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A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. Director Michael Apted plans to re-interview them at 7 year interviews to determine how their lives and attitudes have changed.
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This page is for ''7-up'' but this is a review for 7-up, 7+7, and 21 up. This ''series'' is essentially unspoilable for those airing caution. I had planned to watch all of the films from this series and write my thoughts at the end but it has proved too much of a task and I fear what I would end up with would be too diffuse, especially with each runtime building as we move forward. So here we are with the first lump of life, the first 21 years of it. The three documentary films are interviews filmed at ages 7, 14, and 21 for those not keeping score at home. The last film with all participants on board, some…
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I just started this and I've yet to see the other episodes, but so far it looks extremely promising. Being the first one it's mostly interviews with seven year olds that were occasionally be a bit hard to understand, but also make a good job quickly showing you how these kids are similar and different from each other. I'm already drawing some conclusions: apparently the amount of tea British kids consume is staggering no matter what gender or socio-economical background they have.
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Documentary meets reality television, way before its time. Film crew checks in on a set of seven-year-olds every seven years of their life, to test their theories on the class system in the UK. (They're now 49.) The editing can drag or feel very redundant if you watch them back to back, but the life insight is worth it.
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The December Project: Film #90
With the latest installment of Michael Apted's legendary septennial documentary series soon to be given a theatrical release across the Atlantic, I at last decided to introduce myself to the 39 minute work that started it all. 7 Up is a hilarious and intriguing look at life through a child's eyes; across a broad social spectrum it presents the world as seen by youth. The frankness of these kids is the film's greatest appeal, their shameless thoughts inherently amusing. It's a fascinating idea that sets the scene for the (then unplanned) great things to come; I can't imagine anyone watching and not being drawn to continue.
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This is a interesting look at a few precocious 7 year olds from the UK. I believe this was a half hour news show that aired this program. The children were selected from different backgrounds and social classes. The director then asked them a series of questions about all sort of things.
It is mostly cute, but there is a bit of biting social clash in the film when the rich white girl says something to the effect of "I don't know any colored people, and I don't want to". Also when the roughian little boy says "I don't have any plans for college. I'm going to work in the factory with my father". Out of the mouths of babes.…
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It's incredible to watch someone grow up. This shows that
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This page is for ''7-up'' but this is a review for 7-up, 7+7, and 21 up. This ''series'' is essentially unspoilable for those airing caution. I had planned to watch all of the films from this series and write my thoughts at the end but it has proved too much of a task and I fear what I would end up with would be too diffuse, especially with each runtime building as we move forward. So here we are with the first lump of life, the first 21 years of it. The three documentary films are interviews filmed at ages 7, 14, and 21 for those not keeping score at home. The last film with all participants on board, some…
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On it's own this half hour film is just an interesting look at children in England and how class differences affect them. Knowing we'll follow these kids throughout their lives really ups the ante, but this is really just an introduction to a greater thing. A playground scene at the end is terrifying in its lack of safely standards. I'm surprised any of them survived to make another film.
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Very entertaining and occasionally jarring insight into class division and conditioning. All the more effective when dealing with such young children. It continues to resonate today.
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The start of the seminal documentarry
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Much like the Harry Potter franchise, you just have to through the first movie when they are just annoying little kids.
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Awww.
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This is a interesting look at a few precocious 7 year olds from the UK. I believe this was a half hour news show that aired this program. The children were selected from different backgrounds and social classes. The director then asked them a series of questions about all sort of things.
It is mostly cute, but there is a bit of biting social clash in the film when the rich white girl says something to the effect of "I don't know any colored people, and I don't want to". Also when the roughian little boy says "I don't have any plans for college. I'm going to work in the factory with my father". Out of the mouths of babes.…
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The first in a series of documentaries that chronicle the lives of twenty British individuals from seven years old and on. Every seven years a new entry is added updating the lives, beliefs and thoughts of these same people from vastly different backgrounds and walks of life.
These children's comments and behaviors range from adorable and hilarious, to snotty and even sad. It is entertaining and short. Leaving you in anticipation to see how they will look and behave as 14 year olds.
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It's tough to judge this film at this point. I plan on watching the entire series soon and I get the sense that it will be much more impactful as a whole than as individual films.