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Musician's Life Rise and Fall Celebrity Culture Ambition Artists and Showbiz Gender Lifestyle Unfulfillment more...
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Drama Music Period
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20th Century 70s 80s
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Velvet Goldmine, 1998

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale

Directed by: Todd Haynes

Written by: Todd Haynes

Language: English

Country: UK, USA

Runtime: 124 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.7

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Velvet Goldmine can be described as stylized, atmospheric, and exciting. The plot revolves around a rise and fall, celebrity culture, and the life of a musician. The main genres are drama and period. In terms of style, Velvet Goldmine is nonlinear and is surreal. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in England. Velvet Goldmine takes place in the 1980s. The soundtrack is alternative and rock. The movie has received attention for being an award winner.

Summary of Velvet Goldmine

Loosely 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. 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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Language:	English
Country:	UK, USA
Release date:	1 October 1998
Runtime:	124 min

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Ewan McGregor

as Curt Wild

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Brian Slade

Christian Bale

as Arthur Stuart

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Velvet Goldmine (1998)

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The New York Times

Brilliantly reimagines the glam-rock 70's as a brave new world of electrifying theatricality and sexual possibility, to the point where identifying precise figures in this neo-psychedelic landscape is almost beside the point. Full Review

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by: Elvis Mitchell

Rolling Stone

The plot only slows a film that works best as a feast of sight and sound. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

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7/10

A bit of disappointment due to some questionable script and direction choices. Nevertheless, this movie does have its great moments and, of course, great music. Much recommended for those who like the music and atmosphere of the arty glam-rock,... Read and rate it

01.April.2010
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by: bimo2310
bimo2310 rated this movie7/10Good

A movie about glittery rock&roll gender-bending musicians that is drab, un-sexy, and dull. Read and rate it

04.September.2009
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by: Michael Cain
Michael Cain rated this movie0/10

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