The Big Melt (2013)
- Directed by
- Martin Wallace, Jarvis Cocker
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- PG
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary mixes old film clips of steelmaking in Sheffield with a live musical score. It shows how the industry shaped the people and city.
nostalgicindustrialbittersweetreflectiveatmosphericcontemplativeearthylayered
What happens
The Big Melt (later subtitled How Steel Made Us Hard) is a documentary film about the Sheffield steel industry directed by Jarvis Cocker and Martin Wallace. It combines archive footage with a live soundtrack. The film was commissioned by BBC Storyville and BBC North, in association with the BFI. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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