This fascinating look at 14 children as they become adults was made by filmmaker Michael Apted who later made "Coal Miner's Daughter" & "Gorky Park." The first installment, when the kids were 7, originally appeared on television as a series & was so well-loved that he went on to make sequel series of the children when they were 14, 21 & 28. As it appears now, the film is a composite of the four studies which enables us to watch a progression as these kids grow up, fulfill their dreams or don't, rebel & conform, become who they are going to be & honestly discuss their ambitions, expectations, & philosophies about life.