Velvet Goldmine
1998 film directed by Todd Haynes
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Summary
Velvet Goldmine is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,055 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Todd Haynes[3]
- Screenwriter: Todd Haynes[4], James Lyons[5]
- Composer: Carter Burwell[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8], musical film[9]
- Named after: Velvet Goldmine[10]
- Cast member: Ewan McGregor[11], Christian Bale[12], Jonathan Rhys Meyers[13], Toni Collette[14], Eddie Izzard[15], Janet McTeer[16], Brian Molko[17], Joseph Beattie[18], Stefan Olsdal[19], Steve Hewitt[20], Wash Westmoreland[21], Michael Feast[22]
- Producer: Christine Vachon[23], Michael Stipe[24], Bob Weinstein[25], Harvey Weinstein[26]
- Production company: Newmarket Capital Group[27], Film4 Productions[28], Killer Films[29]
- Director of photography: Maryse Alberti[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 59%[33], 6.5/10[34], 65/100[35]
- Color: color[36]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[37], United States[38]
- Publication date: January 1, 1998[39], November 26, 1998[40]
- Distributed by: Film4 Productions[41], Miramax[42]
- Narrative location: London[43]
- Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/velvet-goldmine[44]
- Main subject: glam rock[45], self-expression values[46], persona[47], gender[48], reminiscence[49], popular culture[50], culture of London[51]
- Film editor: James Lyons[52]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[53]
- Title: Velvet Goldmine[54]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[55]
- Duration: 124 minutes[56]
- Set in period: 1970s[57], 1980s[58], 1990s[59]
Why It Matters
Velvet Goldmine has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]