Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets (2014)

Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets: Directed by Florian Habicht. With Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle. Britpop band Pulp found fame on the world stage in the mid-1990s with anthems including “Common People” and “Disco 2000”. Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to their hometown for their last UK concert.

“As a native of Sheffield who lives overseas and an occasional Pulp admirer who met Jarvis Cocker while out drinking in Sheffield in 1985(at least I remember)! of course I enjoyed this film. Itu0026#39;s warm and rare portrayal of Sheffield and itu0026#39;s people provided me with many u0026#39;that was my lifeu0026#39; moments and much nostalgia. But this isnu0026#39;t about me. The film aligns the band with ordinary working class, unassuming, self-deprecating people, the majority of Sheffieldu0026#39;s population I believe, the state-housed or working/lower-middle classes. Jarvis himself is from a different stratum of society but that neednu0026#39;t matter. The film portrays those people sympathetically and allows their light to shine in a way that normally wouldnu0026#39;t be revealed. The music is good – itu0026#39;s Pulp. If you are interested in music documentaries, itu0026#39;s worth a look.”