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Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop is a 2003 documentary film written and directed by John Dower. The documentary is a study of popular culture in the United Kingdom during the mid to late 1990s. The focus of the piece is British popular music, which came under strong media attention during the mid to late 1990s and was dubbed Britpop.
The political landscape of the time also features. Much is made of Tony Blair and New Labour's efforts to align themselves with the distinctly British cultural resurgence that was underway. The documentary features a number of prominent UK musical and artistic figures, but relies heavily on contributions from Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis, Damon Albarn of Blur and Jarvis Cocker of Pulp. Other contributors include 3D from Massive Attack, Louise Wener from Sleeper, fashion designer Ozwald Boateng and modern artist Damien Hirst.
Original Release
03/07/2003
Cast
Name | Character |
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Noel Gallagher | Self |
Liam Gallagher | Self |
Damon Albarn | Self |
Jarvis Cocker | Self |
Kevin Cummins | Self |
Toby Young | Self |
Ozwald Boateng | Self |
Damien Hirst | Self |
Robert del Naja | Self |
Jon Savage | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Noel Gallagher | Self |
Liam Gallagher | Self |
Damon Albarn | Self |
Jarvis Cocker | Self |
Kevin Cummins | Self |
Toby Young | Self |
Ozwald Boateng | Self |
Damien Hirst | Self |
Robert del Naja | Self |
Jon Savage | Self |
Louise Wener | Self |
Peter Mandelson | Self |
Tony Blair | Self / Self (archive footage) |
James Brown | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Battsek | Producer |
Jessica Ludgrove | Producer |