Velvet Goldmine(Movie, 1998)

Name: Velvet Goldmine
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1998
Duration: T01:58:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 58min | Genres: Drama, Music

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 209 votes)

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. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Velvet Goldmine

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design

About Velvet Goldmine

Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.

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Trailer for Velvet Goldmine + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 2(Trailer, 1:50)

Trailer 2 (Trailer) | Velvet Goldmine ≣ 1998 ≣ Trailer ≣ Remastered ≣ German | Deutsch (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: London

Made by: Miramax Films, Killer Films, Channel Four Films, Newmarket Capital Group, Single Cell Pictures, Zenith Productions, Goldwyn Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/26/1998 (World premiere: 10/23/1998)

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard, Janet McTeer, Brian Molko, Joseph Beattie, Stefan Olsdal, Steve Hewitt, Wash Westmoreland, Michael Feast

Narrator: Janet McTeer

Director: Todd Haynes

Producer: Christine Vachon, Michael Stipe, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Screenwriter: Todd Haynes, James Lyons

Film Editor: James Lyons

Director of Photography: Maryse Alberti

Composer: Carter Burwell

Costume designer: Sandy Powell

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"丝绒金矿"

"天鹅绒金矿"

"紫醉金迷"

"纸醉金迷"

"벨벳 골드마인"

Keywords: great britain, lgbt, 19th century, music journalism, 1980s, imaginary band, baby left on doorstep, down feather, glam rock, bisexuality, fictional band, narration

Revenue: 4,313,644 USD

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Velvet Goldmine(Movie, 1998)

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