1985 · longitudinal · up-series · class
28 Up
Directed by Michael Apted2h 16m1985
Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.
Our read: 28 Up (1985) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded longitudinal · up-series · class entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured longitudinal / up-series, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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