Michael Apted has worked on every one of the entries in this long-running all documentary biography series, and directed all but the first one. Every seven years, it revisits the same U.K. natives first visited when they were seven years old – revisits, that is, as many who agree to take part each time around – to talk to them about their dreams, lives, regrets and reflections. It’s an amazing series, and each entry makes it even richer. The previous one,
49 Up, was somewhat depressing – but this one,
56 Up, capturing its subjects at age 56, is notably different. For a full review, see Eric Gould’s
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