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Pulp - A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets

Synopsis

Pulp find fame on the world stage in the 1990s with anthems including 'Common People' and 'Disco 2000'. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame, love, mortality - & car maintenance. Director Florian Habicht weaves together the band's personal offerings with dream-like specially-staged tableaux featuring ordinary people recruited on the streets of Sheffield.
SXSW 2014 - World premiere

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 mins
Director
Florian Habicht
Producer
Alex Boden
Editor
Peter O'Donoghue
Screenwriter
Peter O'Donoghue
Director of Photography
Maria Ines Manchego
Sound
Mark Bull
Composer
Pulp
Principal cast
Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey, Richard Hawley, Leo Abrahams, Jean Cook, Sheffield Harmony, U-nique Dance Group, Victoria Live at Home singing group, Bomar Faery, Liam Rippon, Owen Hatherley, Christine Connolly.

Genre

Music Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pistachio Pictures

1 Grove Court
Drayton Gardens
London
SW10 9QY

Sales Company

Altitude Film Sales

34 Fouberts Place
London
W1F 7PX

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