One of the most magnificent, meaningful documentary film series in the history of the genre.
7 Plus Seven (1970)
Genre: Education/General Interest
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The flashbacking technique employed throughout the Up series is part of each film's dialectic approach and is alternately compelling and cumbersome.
Apted's style of filmmaking is that one need not watch all of these films from the very beginning to appreciate the evolution -- each film sufficiently references the previous ones such that it stands alone.
By 7 Plus Seven, the personality differences are so clear that they throw the earlier interviews into a new light, and the number of children who accurately predicted their futures and future interests is remarkable.

