Pulp is less a documentary and more a love letter to. 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. If you knew nothing about pulp before watching a film about life, death, and supermarkets, youd be forgiven for thinking that pulp was comprised of a charismatic lead singer, and a backup band. 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. Witty, warm, and unconventional, pulp makes up in overall entertainment what it lacks in depth. Though culminating with the farewell concert the band played to thousands of adoring fans in their hometown of sheffield, england, pulp is by no means a traditional concert film or rock doc. Later, habicht reveals that hes only doing what cocker already did during the bands final concert in 2012. Following a disastrous farewell show in their hometown, pulp move to london in search of success. The band pulp returns to the stage in sheffield for the last time. Nov 19, 2014 but habichts film never goes beyond idol worship since his film only succeeds at reproducing cockers myopic vision of his band. Sheffields common people pay tribute to pulp in this affectionate. The film toured the international film festival circuit and was released theatrically by oscilloscope laboratories in. A film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 full. All writhing limbs and thickset specs, jarvis cocker and his band pulp carved a new rock n roll archetype carved around nuanced irony, tease and kinky kitchensink drama.
New zealand filmmaker florian habicht love story captures british group pulp as they perform their final reunion show in their hometown of sheffield, blending interview and concert footage with his unique directorial sensibilities. A film about life, death and supermarkets florian habicht unwisely shifts his focus from sheffield and its unique denizens to the bands personal history, effectively turning the film into an episode of behind the music. But thats exactly what director florian habicht does at the start of concert doc pulp. A film about life, death and supermarketsso charming is the way habicht places the city of sheffield and its people centre stage, along with the music. A film about life, death and supermarkets on discogs. A film about life, death and supermarkets at discogs. 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. Twentyfive years after leaving sheffield to find fame in london, pulp return for a farewell concert. Nov 17, 2014 while doc alliance has made the experimental documentary the iron ministry available for 24 hours, is now streaming florian habichts pulp. Its the miraculous in the mundane, and the celebration of a united kingdom. On 9 march 2014 pulp and filmmaker florian habicht premiered the feature documentary pulp. 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. Pulp a film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 tweet.
Documentary about the career of sheffield pop group pulp, featuring footage from their last ever concert in. 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. January 28, 2015 i was expecting a movie along the lines of pulp fiction when i put this disk which just has the title pulp on it in the machine, but instead, it is a documentary about a rock band id never heard of before. While doc alliance has made the experimental documentary the iron ministry available for 24 hours, is now streaming florian habichts pulp. How can action cameras make your hunting trip more memorable. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Habichts film never goes beyond idol worship since his film only succeeds at reproducing cockers myopic vision of his band. The documentary helps the audience understand increasingly about an english rock band formed in sheffield in 1978. Pulp a film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 bfi. A film about life, death and supermarkets 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is a lovely film about music and homefor some people, the two are indivisible. Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to their hometown for their last uk concert.
Pulp is by no means a traditional concert film or rock doc. 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. Supermarkets germanborn kiwi director florian habicht charts the journey of britpop band pulp to their 2012 sheffield farewell concert. 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. 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 2014 imdb. The full first hour of spaceship earth is devoted to the union of allens group, which formed a longrunning theater troupe, ran an art gallery. Pulps final show of their 2012 reunion tour is given an unorthodox spin in this documentary from new zealand filmmaker florian habicht. With pulp, jarvis cocker, nick banks, candida doyle.
Jarvis cocker, nick banks, candida doyle, steve mackey, mark webber. 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. Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to. It is about the extraordinary farewell concert the band played for thousands of crazy fans. A film about life, death and supermarkets, which was a joint project with frontman jarvis cockerand that shows, for both better and worse.
Today, oscilloscope laboratories has announced a series of u. Documentary following jarvis cockers band as they return to their sheffield roots for their farewell. 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. Pulp on the whole, and without wishing to sound big headed, i think pulp had the best fans. Its the miraculous in the mundane, and the celebration of.