Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
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Ewan McGregor
Curt Wild
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Brian Slade
Toni Collette
Mandy Slade
Christian Bale
Arthur Stuart
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Jerry Devine
Emily Woof
Shannon
Michael Feast
Cecil
Janet McTeer
Female Narrator (voice)
Mairead McKinley
Wilde Housemaid
Luke Morgan Oliver
Oscar Wilde (8)
Director
Todd Haynes
Screenplay
Todd Haynes
Tagline
"Leave your expectations at the door"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$9,000,000
Revenue
$4,300,000
Production
Zenith Entertainment, Killer Films, Single Cell Pictures, Newmarket Capital Group, Goldwyn Films, Miramax, Channel Four Films
Gimly
May 31, 2017
If you stop for five minutes to actually think about the plot, Velvet Goldmine falls apart, but if you just think about how off-the-charts wonderful all the individual aspects are, you'll be just fine. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
CinemaSerf
August 28, 2023
With the swinging sixties finally on the wane, "Brian Slade" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is starting to feel redundant. His career seems doomed - until that is, he is inspired by the potency of a "Curt Wild" (Ewan McGregor) concert and like a caterpillar to a butterfly, is reborn as the sexually ambiguous "Maxwell Demon" a glam rock icon inspiring adulation the world over. Just as he reaches his zenith...
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