Back in 1964, a documentary was commissioned by Granada Television called
Seven Up!, which aimed to test the old Jesuit maxim “Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man” by studying the lives of a group of children from various backgrounds to see how their lives would develop. Every seven years thereafter, director
Michael Apted has returned to see where their lives have taken them, in a series of films known as
The Up Series. You can read a great
overview of the series here. Some have followed the path expected of them. Others have moved halfway across the world.
Some have even set up their own webpage! And others still, like Neil, have found that getting to
what may be your calling in life often requires you to take a signifcant detour,
as this video from the latest edition, 49 Up, shows.
posted by Effigy2000
on Feb 1, 2007 -
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