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No telling what. Divorced with two children, she found a secretarial job and rose to a top administration post. We see her speaking to a lecture hall filled with students, and admitting how strange that seems to her, having never attended university herself. If there is one lesson we can learn from this film, it is that as we grow older, we tend to grow happier and more successful.

As nearly as we can tell, all the subjects have grown wiser, more useful, more pleased with the way things are turning out. I have no idea what that means. From a statistical viewpoint, it may mean nothing.

But here they are in , 7 years old, who Michael Apted pays a call on every seven years. It is a mystery, this business of life. I can't think of any under cinematic undertaking that allows us to realize that more deeply. Even Neil, I believe, has found the sort of happiness he is suited for.

Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Reviews All growed up. Roger Ebert January 30, Tony, the cab driver. Now streaming on:. Powered by JustWatch. Now playing. This latest film features a generous selection of footage from all seven previous ones expertly edited together by Kim Horton , so even a lack of previous knowledge is no barrier to full enjoyment here.

For those looking for life lessons from these stories, two key ones emerge: the significance of family, especially a lasting relationship, for personal happiness, and the importance of education for success in the workplace and the world. Peter, for example, who is newly returned after a year absence, is candid that he is returning now because he is happier and because he wants to publicize the Good Intentions, the band he is now in.

An intense, wary man, he was a homeless wanderer in the Scottish Highlands at age You never know. That would be fellow East Ender Tony.

Review: Feast on the adoring new Julia Child documentary, the tale of a life well-lived. The best drama in 56 Up is when Apted asks each of the married couples if the chemistry between them is still alive, precipitating a moment of exquisite, wounded hesitation from each, as they wait for their other half to respond. The participants all say that being involved in the programme has not changed the course of their lives, although of course there is no way of knowing. Over the years, says Apted, "a certain amount of pride" has added to their more complicated feelings about the series and many were thrilled when the ratings for 49 Up came in.

The latest programme is likely to out-do even that, and deservedly so. And so the clock returns to zero. This article is more than 8 years old. Emma Brockes. In a culture so reliant on phony reality shows, documentary series offers a refreshing glimpse of real people in real lives. Photograph: ITV. Reuse this content.