Velvet Goldmine

Director: Todd Haynes
118 mins Film4 Archive

Todd Haynes's glam rock drama, starring Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Myers) predicts his death on stage. Shortly after, he fakes his own death and is exposed as a fraud. A decade later in 1984, reporter and former fan, Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), is sent out to expose the truth behind the myth and tracks down the former rocker. Arthur interviews the man who discovered Slade and a peer (Ewan McGregor) to understand Slade's motivations. 

Awards

Velvet Goldmine was nominated for Best Costume Design at the Academy Awards 1999. 

At the British Film Academy Awards 1999, Velvet Goldmine received two nominations: Best Costume Design and Best Makeup/Hair.