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The Big Melt

#1 Post by antnield » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:07 am

A film by Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker
Soundtrack by Jarvis Cocker

A special commission as part of the 100 years of Stainless Steel celebrations, The Big Melt is a feature-length elegy to the men and women who toiled in Sheffield's steelworks and a hymn to Britain's proud industrial past. Working with Sheffield's own musical hero Jarvis Cocker, acclaimed director Martin Wallace has woven an exquisite tapestry of steel industry-related archival footage drawn from the BFI National Archive. Jarvis also provides the film's stirring musical accompaniment, collaborating with a raft of Sheffield's finest musicians, including a string quartet, a brass band, members of Pulp, Richard Hawley, The Forgemasters and a youth choir.

Performed live at Sheffield's celebrated Crucible Theatre at Doc/Fest 2013. The DVD includes the full archive-based film, plus a recording of the live event.

SPECIAL FEATURES

- Interviews with Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker
- Fully illustrated booklet with essays by Jarvis Cocker, Martin Wallace and BFI curators
March 17th, 2014

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Re: The Big Melt

#3 Post by antnield » Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:19 am

Screening in the UK this Sunday on BBC4 at 9pm. (Details.)

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