Velvet Goldmine

For the song, see Velvet Goldmine (song).

Velvet Goldmine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTodd Haynes
Screenplay byTodd Haynes
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaryse Alberti
Edited byJames Lyons
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 22 May 1998 (1998-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 23 October 1998 (1998-10-23) (United Kingdom)
  • 6 November 1998 (1998-11-06) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • French
Budget$9 million[2]
Box office$4.3 million[2]

Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes from a story by Haynes and James Lyons. It is set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s, and tells the story of fictional bisexual pop star Brian Slade, who faked his own death. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and won the award for the Best Artistic Contribution. Sandy Powell received a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The film uses non-linear storytelling to achieve exposition while interweaving the vignettes of its various characters.

  1. ^ "Velvet Goldmine (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 June 1998. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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