---
title: 'Velvet Goldmine (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Todd Haynes'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/velvet-goldmine-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120879/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Velvet Goldmine (1998)

1998 · 124 min · Drama, Music · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Todd Haynes](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-haynes)
- **Screenplay:** [Todd Haynes](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-haynes), [James Lyons](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lyons)
- **Editor:** [James Lyons](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lyons)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Producer:** [Michael Stipe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-stipe), [Christine Vachon](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-vachon), [Harvey Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-weinstein), [Bob Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-weinstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maryse Alberti](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryse-alberti)

## Cast

- [Wash Westmoreland](https://cinepixo.com/people/wash-westmoreland)
- [Steve Hewitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-hewitt)
- [Christian Bale](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bale)
- [Janet McTeer](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-mcteer)
- [Toni Collette](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-collette)
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor)
- [Stefan Olsdal](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-olsdal)
- [Brian Molko](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-molko)
- [Joseph Beattie](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-beattie)
- [Michael Feast](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-feast)
- [Jonathan Rhys Meyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-rhys-meyers)

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