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Velvet Goldmine (1998)

★ 6.9 · 540 ratings on TMDB

Leave your expectations at the door

Velvet Goldmine poster★ 6.9

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.

DirectorTodd Haynes
CastChristian Bale, Emily Woof, Ewan McGregor, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Luke Morgan Oliver
GenresDrama, Music
The emergence reading

Velvet Goldmine keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing identity, sexuality, fame, media, music.

zero-distanceUSidentitysexualityfamemediamusic
Also inFilms about identity
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