The abbreviated history may mystify people who don't already know the basics. But the film does offer a vivid portrait of Cocker - wit, unlikely casanova and quite possibly hypochondriac - and an intriguing if glancing one of Doyle.
Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets
2014 · 1h 30m · N/A
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Florian Habicht
Overview
Pulp found 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. In addition to performing, band members share their thoughts on fame, love, mortality — and car maintenance.
Director and cast
- Florian Habicht Director
- Jarvis Cocker as Himself
- Nick Banks as Himself
- Candida Doyle as Herself
- Steve Mackey as Himself
- Mark Webber as Himself
- Leo Abrahams as Himself, Guitarist
- Jean Cook as Herself, Violinist
- Richard Hawley as Himself, Guitarist
- Kate Brown as Herself, Vocals
- Neo Joshua as Himself, Vocals
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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 delights for serious Pulp fans.
A bright, eccentric testament to the mutual regard that Pulp's members and ordinary Sheffield residents feel about one another.
These random encounters, as well as brief interviews with band members ... effortlessly capture the bond between this former steel town's spirit and the ineluctable tug of Mr. Cocker's lyrics.
This is a film about many things, but maybe it's mostly about the mingled tragedy and glory of coming from where you came from.
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