Academy Awards 1999 - Nominated - Best Costume Design
Cannes Film Festival 1998 - Nominated - Golden Palm
Cannes Film Festival 1998 - Won - Best Artistic Contribution
Independent Spirit Awards 1999 - Nominated - Best Director
Academy Awards 1999 - Nominated - Best Costume Design
Cannes Film Festival 1998 - Nominated - Golden Palm
Cannes Film Festival 1998 - Won - Best Artistic Contribution
Independent Spirit Awards 1999 - Nominated - Best Director
Independent Spirit Awards 1999 - Nominated - Best Feature
Independent Spirit Awards 1999 - Won - Best Cinematography
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Velvet Goldmine
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Film SynopsisLoosely based on the experiences and personalities of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, Velvet Goldmine is a wild, glitter-laced trip through the 1970s era of Glam rock. Fictional characters Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) are personifications of Glam rock's ideals, with the mysterious and androgynous Slade balanced by the intense, raucous Wild. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
124 min.
Genre:
Drama
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
The rise of a star... the fall of a legend!
Plot Summary
When Slade disappears, the era itself seems to melt away, swallowed up by the slick 1980s. But Slade's story, and the story of Glam rock, is retold when journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is assigned to discover what really happened to Slade. Through his own memories of this time, Arthur faces his childhood fears and fantasies. With a nod to Oscar Wilde, a Citizen Kane-like structure, and an overall sumptuous atmosphere, Velvet Goldmine is director Todd Haynes's unique look at homosexuality, indulgence, and, most importantly, rock & roll.
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Directed by
Todd Haynes
Produced by
Christine Vachon
Writing credits
Todd Haynes
James Lyons
Cast
| Ewan McGregor | ||
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ||
| Christian Bale | ||
| Toni Collette | ||
| Eddie Izzard | ||
| Emily Woof | ||
| Michael Feast |
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