Michael Apted Took The Very Long View
His “Up” series chronicled lives over five decades and revealed profound changes in society. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images When the director Michael Apted died, at 79 years old, on January 7, social media lit up with remembrances. He had directed many films, including Coal Miner’s Daughter, and more recently, prestige shows on premium cable, but fans mourning him were uniquely oriented toward one of his efforts, the Up series. “Give me a child until he is seven, and I will show y...
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