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Year
1964
Runtime
40 min.
Director
Paul Almond
Genres
Biography, Documentary, Short
Rating *
8.1
Votes *
2,485
Checks
2,512
Favs
154
Dislikes
7
Favs/checks
6.1% (1:16)
Favs/dislikes
22:1
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  1. george4mon's avatar

    george4mon

    i enjoyed that much more than i was expecting! it was really funny and interesting, can't wait to watch the rest of the series 11 years 10 months ago
  2. beeswax's avatar

    beeswax

    @KatForsyth

    The series was made for and aired on British tv, but every title starting with 28 Up has also screened theatrically in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere?).
    13 years 2 months ago
  3. dwzobell's avatar

    dwzobell

    The beginning of it all - a study to end all studies. Some will flippantly refer to it as the father of reality TV. If these films are the father, than oh, how the children have strayed. While reality TV seeks to exalt the base and corrupt, here is hope for a nation.

    As the film subtly suggests, none of us have as many choices as we think we do. The child who's never heard of university is the one who will be less enabled to attend when old enough.

    At this age, one can assume the ideologies presented are all based in the ideas passed onto them from teachers and parents. Fair, they probably have such origins later on in the series as well, but they're more undiluted here.
    9 years 6 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #17 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Documentaries of All Time
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  2. This movie ranks #42 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Non-Fiction Films
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  5. This movie ranks #766 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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