Velvet Goldmine

A reporter digs up the leather-jacketed past of a vanished glam icon. Ten years after Brian Slade fakes his death mid-concert an ex-journo walks the underlit trail of glitter and betrayal. The movie’s soundtrack supplies the glitter, Bowie’s ghost supplies the glitter.

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Todd Haynes directed Velvet Goldmine in 1998. See Todd Haynes's full filmography, where to start with Todd Haynes, or where to go after you've seen everything by Todd Haynes.

Velvet Goldmine was released in 1998 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.