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Velvet Goldmine

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Velvet Goldmine
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R,2hrs 3min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
November 6, 1998
Director:
Todd Haynes
Distributor:
Miramax
Starring:
Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette  ...more
Synopsis: At the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, American independent director Todd Haynes (Safe) received the "Artistic Achievement" award for this re-creation of the UK glam rock scene of the early '70s. Glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who does a character named Maxwell Demon, predicts his own death onstage. As per his prediction, this happens, but when the killing is exposed as a hoax, it marks the end of Slade's stardom. A decade later, in 1984, Brit reporter and former Slade fan Arthur Stuart ... Full Synopsis
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Elvis Mitchell, 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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65
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 25 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Ewan McGregor
Curt Wild
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Brian Slade
Toni Collette
Mandy Slade
Christian Bale
Arthur Stuart
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Christian Bale attends the premiere of "Velvet Goldmine" in Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 5, 1998.
Christian Bale attends the premiere of "Velvet Goldmine" in Hollywood, Calif., mon Nov. 5, 1998.
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