Velvet Goldmine (1998)
With Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette, Janet McTeer, Brian Molko, Joseph Beattie, Stefan Olsdal
Directed by Todd Haynes
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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