Product Information
At the height of the 1970s Glam Rock era, Brian Slade takes the charts by storm. Unable to cope with the fame and fortune, he plans a fake death. When his fans find out, he is finished. Years later a journalist is asked to investigate the Brian Slade phenomenon...Product Identifiers
ProducerChristine Vachon
EAN5014138286811
eBay Product ID (ePID)3944514
Product Key Features
ActorToni Collette, Eddie Izzard, Emily Woof, Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michael Feast, Ewan McGregor
Film/TV TitleVelvet Goldmine
DirectorTodd Haynes
LanguageEnglish
Run Time118 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Full Motion Menus\Scene Selection\Theatrical Trailer\Behind The Glam And The Glitter\Picture Show\Photo Library\Printable Photo Library, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerCarter Burwell
Production DesignerChristopher Hobbs
Executive ProducerMichael Stipe, Scott Meek
Additional InformationLoosely based on the experiences and personalities of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, VELVET GOLDMINE is a wild, glitter-laced trip through the 1970s era of glam rock. Fictional characters Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) are personifications of glam rock's ideals, with the mysterious and androgynous Slade balanced by the intense, raucous Wild. When Slade disappears, the era itself seems to melt away, swallowed up by the slick 1980s. But Slade's story, and the story of glam rock, is retold when journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is assigned to discover what really happened to Slade. Through his own memories of this time, Arthur faces his childhood fears and fantasies. With a nod to Oscar Wilde, a CITIZEN KANE-like structure, and an overall sumptuous atmosphere, VELVET GOLDMINE is director Todd Haynes's unique look at homosexuality, indulgence, and, most importantly, rock 'n' roll.
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...Haynes' film brilliantly exposes the ideals of youth culture..., Rolling Stone - ...In re-creating an era as a gorgeous carnal dream, Haynes celebrates the art of the possible..., New York Times - ...Dazzlingly surreal....Blazing with exquisite yet abstract passions, and with quite a lot to look at on the side....Ewan McGregor makes a fabulously charismatic rock star..., Entertainment Weekly - "...[Haynes is] brilliantly audacious....An eccentric hybrid of pop opera and surreal essay....A ravishing rock dream..." -- Rating: B+
ScreenwriterTodd Haynes
MusicRandall Poster
Costume DesignerSandy Powell
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Dolby Surround
EditorJames Lyons
Movie/TV TitleVelvet Goldmine
Director of PhotographyMaryse Alberti