Velvet Goldmine

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drama film film independent film

Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drama film → film → independent film →
awardReceived	Best Artistic Contribution (Cannes Film Festival) →
character	Arthur Stuart → Brian Slade → Curt Wild → Mandy Slade →
cinematographyBy	Maryse Alberti →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United States of America →
director	Todd Haynes →
distributor	Miramax Films →
editedBy	James Lyons →
genre	LGBT-related film → drama → glam rock film → musical → romantic drama →
hasSoundtrack	Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture →
inspiredBy	David Bowie → Iggy Pop → Lou Reed →
language	English →
mainSubject	bisexuality → fame → glam rock → music industry → sexual identity →
musicBy	Carter Burwell →
namedAfter	"Velvet Goldmine" (David Bowie song) →
nominatedFor	Palme d'Or →
premiereEvent	1998 Cannes Film Festival →
producer	Celine Rattray → Christine Vachon NERFINISHED →
publicationDate	1998 →
releaseYear	1998 →
runningTime	124 minutes →
screenwriter	James Lyons → Todd Haynes →
setInLocation	London → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
setInPeriod	1970s →
starring	Billie Whitelaw → Christian Bale → Eddie Izzard → Ewan McGregor → Janet McTeer → Jonathan Rhys Meyers → Toni Collette →
title	Velvet Goldmine →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Killer Films → Sandy Powell → Todd Haynes →	notableWork
David Bowie ("The Thin White Duke") →	alterEgo
Velvet Goldmine ("Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture") →	hasSoundtrack
Velvet Goldmine (""Velvet Goldmine" (David Bowie song)") →	namedAfter
Velvet Goldmine →	title
Maryse Alberti →	workedOn