Velvet Goldmine (1998)
- Directed by
- Todd Haynes
- Genre
- drama film, musical film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 544 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A journalist investigates the staged death of a glam rock star from the 1970s. The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks showing the star's rise and fall and his relationships with other musicians.
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What happens
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes from a story by Haynes and James Lyons. It is set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s, and tells the story of fictional bisexual pop star Brian Slade, who faked his own death. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and won the award for the Best Artistic Contribution. Sandy Powell received a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The film uses non-linear storytelling to achieve exposition while interweaving the vignettes of its various characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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