A film about life, death and supermarkets, thats for sure. Though culminating with the farewell concert the band played to thousands of adoring fans in their hometown of sheffield, england, pulp is by. There have been a few documentaries on pulp made over the years that are more standard talking heads and archive footage and are worth seeking out on youtube. A film about life, death and supermarkets film the. The film was selected as the norwegian entry for the best foreign language film at the 53rd academy awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Legendary britpop band pulp return to sheffield for their final performance in a rock doc like no other. The brit pop bands story, told through live performance and staged tableaux starring regular people from the streets of sheffield. A fine documentary about december 8th 2012 and the bands preparation to that important performance in their hometown. However, after watching this charming film, with its celebration of sheffield and beyonds real life common people, they have become fans. Gangly geek jarvis cocker is the most unlikely looking rockstar ever, but seeing the front man of the british indiepop group pulp ignite frenzied crowds of a packed stadium, you realise that he is, in fact, one of the very best. Habicht never dives too deeply or casts his net too widely, but as a filmic love letter to sheffield, the resulting doc is full of small. Britpop band pulp found fame on the world stage in the mid1990s with. Sheffields common people pay tribute to pulp in this affectionate.
The featurelength film snuck online monday on music site. Florian habicht directs this documentary and concert featuring alternative rock band pulp who formed in 1978. Later, habicht reveals that hes only doing what cocker already did during the bands final concert in. Dynamic concert footage and hilarious interviews paint a portrait of a band and city thats funny, moving, and life affirming. Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture. Oscilloscope laboratories is taking its rock doc pulp. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys music. May 29, 2014 watch the trailer for new documentary pulp. Wes andersons grand budapest hotel leads bafta film nominations boyhood wins top prize at london critics circle awards all about the book thief news, photos, videos and. A film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 imdb. Filmmaker florian habicht captures both the triumphant homecoming show and the views of various sheffield residents in profiling a band with a deep and enduring connection to their local roots. Hawley is interviewed in florian habichts new documentary, pulp. But thats exactly what director florian habicht does at the start of concert doc pulp. Their music denigrated the people of sheffield as much as it celebrated them.
Pulp a film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 bfi. Pulp paper, the fibrous material used to make paper. Nov 17, 2014 while doc alliance has made the experimental documentary the iron ministry available for 24 hours, is now streaming florian habichts pulp. Ore pulp, a mixture of finely ground ore, water, and chemicals used in the froth flotation process for mineral processing. As a native of sheffield who lives overseas and an occasional pulp admirer who met jarvis cocker while out drinking in sheffield in 1985at least i remember.
Pulps jarvis cocker and kiwi director florian habicht speak on the making of the new pulp documentary, how they came to work together and. Pulp is partly a concert film of the bands possible last ever uk gig in their hometown of sheffield, but its also a requiem for the city itself. Witty, warm, and unconventional, pulp makes up in overall entertainment what it lacks in depth. Twentyfive years after leaving sheffield to find fame in london, pulp return for a farewell concert. A new documentary looks at the band pulp the new york times. As well as singing along with the common people, and interviews with jarvis cocker and band musing on everything from ageing to fishmongering, habicht reunites with his love story cowriter and cinematographer. In 2012, they played sheffield, their hometown, for the first time in years, and that show became the subject of the documentary pulp. Documentary about the career of sheffield pop group pulp, featuring footage from their last ever concert in 2012 at.
Pulp is less a documentary and more a love letter to. With pulp, jarvis cocker, nick banks, candida doyle. While doc alliance has made the experimental documentary the iron ministry available for 24 hours, is now streaming florian habichts pulp. Almost 20 years after they found fame and success with their single common people, which reached number two in the uk, the band return to their home town of sheffield where they give their final performance. As much a testament to the band as it is to the city and inhabitants of sheffield, pulp weaves exclusive concert footage with manonthestreet interviews and dreamy staged sequences to paint a picture much larger, funnier, moving, and life affirming than any music film of recent memory. A film about life, death and supermarkets is definitely in the latter camp, but it really runs with the idea. The key event its structured around is pulps hometown show at the sheffield motorpoint arena on saturday december 8, 2012.
As much a testament to the band as it is to the city and inhabitants of sheffield, pulp weaves exclusive concert footage with manonthestreet interviews and dreamy staged sequences to paint a picture much larger, funnier, moving, and life. If youre a pulp fan, you know that cutting lead singer jarvis cocker off just as he starts to pick up speed is tantamount to blasphemy. Whatever the reason, this truly is a film about life, death, and supermarkets, which means its a far better film about pulp than any mere record of their final concert would have been. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to their hometown for their last uk concert. This affectionate, humorous documentary is as much about the spirit of the northern english city of sheffield as it is about pulp, the legendary britpop band led by. This affectionate, humorous documentary is as much about the spirit of the northern english city of sheffield as. Sheffields docfest played host to the european premiere of pulp. A film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 on imdb.
A film about life, death and supermarkets bfi player. Its looking likely to be enshrined in pulp history as their farewell gig. As well as singing along with the common people, and interviews with jarvis cocker and band musing on everything from ageing to fishmongering, habicht reunites with his love story cowriter and cinematographer to pay. Today, oscilloscope laboratories has announced a series of u. Its warm and rare portrayal of sheffield and its people provided me with many that was my life moments and much nostalgia. A film about life, death and supermarkets directed by florian habicht for. Nov 19, 2014 if youre a pulp fan, you know that cutting lead singer jarvis cocker off just as he starts to pick up speed is tantamount to blasphemy.
A film about life, death and supermarkets on itunes. A film about life, death and supermarkets, which was a joint project with frontman jarvis cockerand that shows, for both better and worse. Pulp on the whole, and without wishing to sound big headed, i think pulp had the best fans. Nov 17, 2014 in 2012, they played sheffield, their hometown, for the first time in years, and that show became the subject of the documentary pulp.
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