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

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)

Trailer

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