Saturday, March 19, 2005
42
I finished Michael Apted's UP series today at 42.
In this 6th of the series we see the recovery in the most down and out of the lot, motherhood later in life, a couple dealing with one's adultery, some continued priggishness from the upper class boys, and an amazing friendship arising between two men simply because they have been in this series together!
Still a 5 out of Netflix5.
Next stop in 2006 with 49 UP. They are filming it as I type.
It is interesting to watch Apted's technique evolve through the series. Of course, a lot has to do with the difference of intent between the very first program and the last. The technology for television recording also improves.
There is more depth in the interviewing as we move through the years. I think that Apted does the interviewing on all of them after 7UP. The consistent voice and the obvious relationship he has built with each of the people is very interesting to watch unfold.
