From a charismatic Formula 1 racing legend to a brilliant but flawed soccer god to a troubled, tragic singer, Academy Award-winning docmaker Asif Kapadia has made a career out of telling the stories of larger-than-life figures. But when it comes to his “dream job,” it was a group of “ordinary people” in their seventies who stole his heart.
\n\nSpeaking at Rome’s MIA Market on Thursday, Kapadia opened up about what it was like to be handed the reins of the ground-breaking “Up” documentary series, which followed the lives of 14 everyday Brits over the course of more than six decades. The final, two-part installment aired last month in the U.K. on ITV.
\n\n“In the U.K., this is one of the most important television shows made. There’s nothing [like it],” Kapadia said. “It deals with humanity and life. Real people. Ordinary people.”
\n\nThe “Up” series of films launched in 1964 with “7 Up,” capturing the lives of 10 boys and four girls in England all aged seven at the time. Cameras then revisited the group every seven years to chart their journey from childhood to teenagers, to adulthood, through careers, marriage, divorce, parenting, bereavement and more.
\n\nThe longest-running documentary series ever…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/