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Jan 8, 2021 · Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director behind the revolutionary series of decades-spanning 'Seven Up' documentaries and features including 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' 'Nell' and 'The World Is ...
Jan 8, 2021 · Last modified on Fri 8 Jan 2021 17.54 EST. The British director Michael Apted has died at the age of 79. The film-maker and documentarian was known for films such as Gorillas in the Mist and Coal ...
Apr 7, 2021 · But for most of the group of British seven-year-olds identified to take part by their parents and teachers, the participation has turned into a lifelong commitment. Every seven years, a production crew, headed by director Michael Apted, would parachute into their lives for several days for a reflective check-in, before moving on again.
Jan 10, 2021 · GARCIA-NAVARRO: In 1963, filmmaker Michael Apted started working on a black-and-white British documentary about a group of 7-year-old school kids. "Seven Up!" was inspired by an old Jesuit saying.
The Up Series. In this seminal documentary series spanning decades, filmmaker Michael Apted examines the lives of fourteen British children as they mature into adulthood. Experience their lives in entirety with an unconventional and life-affirming binge. Documentary which takes a group of 7-year-olds, and re-interviews them over the years.
Jan 8, 2021 · Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the James Bond film franchise, said Apted "was a director of enormous talent" and "beloved by all those who worked with him".
Jan 9, 2021 · Michael Apted directing the Up series in 1984. Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock. The show was an early forerunner of reality TV, but focussed on social history and inequality rather than fleeting ...
