35 Up (1991) (TV)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers:

Release Date:

15 January 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

Every seven years, Michael Apted has returned to record the lives of 14 people, tracing their ambitions, successes, their failures, their loves and even one's madness. Seven years are up. Discover where they are now.

Plot:

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Sequel | Independent Film | Number In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bruce Balden	...	Himself (as Bruce)
Jacqueline Bassett	...	Herself (as Jackie)
Symon Basterfield	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Symon)
Andrew Brackfield	...	Himself (as Andrew)
John Brisby	...	Himself (as John)
Suzanne Dewey	...	Herself (as Suzy)
Charles Furneaux	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Charles)
Nicholas Hitchon	...	Himself (as Nick)
Neil Hughes	...	Himself (as Neil)
Lynn Johnson	...	Herself (as Lynn)
Paul Kligerman	...	Himself (as Paul)
Susan Sullivan	...	Herself (as Sue)
Tony Walker	...	Himself (as Tony)

Also Known As:

Thirty Five Up (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Bengali | Bulgarian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

Granada Television

Movie Connections:

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Are they at middle age, now 35 years old??

In a sense it is remarkable that over the 28 years up to this film, all of the original subjects are still alive.

I still wonder if way back then, Michael Apted had this great vision for, or if he just stumbled upon, this superb study of human nature and how humans grow up. The whole series has been a fascination for me. Now my public library has the whole DVD series, 6 films on 5 discs, and right now it is in my viewing room. Having seen "42 UP" a few years ago, the DVD series has given me the opportunity to see all of them. What a fine series it is. Now I want to see "49 UP"!!

At 35 each of the subjects are well into their lives and it is fascinating to see into how many directions they have gone. And, in a real sense, all of them are successful, when we define success as finding fulfillment in where you are and in what you do. Neil is the only possible exception, but Neil is bright and, although he thinks he may be slowly going mad, he accurately sizes up the whole mad world around all of us. So, from my point of view, even Neil is successful.