Velvet Goldmine (1998)

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Plot

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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Cast

Ewan McGregorCurt Wild

Jonathan Rhys MeyersBrian Slade

Toni ColletteMandy Slade

Christian BaleArthur Stuart

Eddie IzzardJerry Devine

Emily WoofShannon

Michael FeastCecil

Janet McTeerFemale Narrator (voice)

Mairead McKinleyWilde Housemaid

Harriet Sansom HarrisCurt Wild

Luke Morgan OliverOscar Wilde (8)

Osheen JonesJack Fairy (7)

Micko WestmorelandJack Fairy

Damian SuchetBBC Reporter

Danny NuttKissing Sailor

Wash WestmorelandYoung Man

Don FellowsLou

Lindsay KempPantomime Dame

Writers and directors

Brian BloomDirector

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Gimly ★ 7.0/10

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…31. May 2017

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CinemaSerf ★ 6.0/10

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 Wil…28. Aug 2023

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Tilnefnd til Óskarsverðlauna fyrir búninga. Vann BAFTA verðlaunin fyrir búninga. Tilnefnd til Gullpálmans í Cannes.

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