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Velvet Goldmine is a British film of genre Drama directed by Todd Haynes released in USA on 26 october 1998 with Ewan McGregor
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 26 october 1998
Length 2h4
Directed by Todd Haynes
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating68%
Velvet Goldmine (1998) is a British drama film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s; it tells the story of the fictional pop star Brian Slade. Sandy Powell received a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The film utilizes a non-linear structure to interweave the vignettes of the various characters.
Synopsis
Set in a dystopian, grey version of 1984, gay British journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is writing an article about the withdrawal from public life of 1970's bisexual glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), and is interviewing those who had a part in the entertainer's career. As each person recalls their thoughts, it becomes the introduction of the vignette for that particular segment in Slade's personal and professional life.Actors
Ewan McGregor
(Curt Wild)
Christian Bale
(Arthur Stuart)
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
(Brian Slade)
Toni Collette
(Mandy Slade)
Janet McTeer
(Female Narrator (voice))
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