It is 1984 and rock journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) has been assigned to investigate the fate of the enigmatic, chameleonic star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who faked his death onstage and may have assumed a new identity. Interviewing Slade’s wives, lovers, managers and hangers-on, Stuart assembles pieces of the puzzle, revisiting Slade’s colorful past and his relationship with charismatic punk rocker Curt Wild (Ewan MacGregor). Director Todd Haynes takes his musical cues from T. Rex, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and, provocatively, the then-recently deceased Kurt Cobain. The film won the award for Best Artistic Contribution at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and Sandy Powell’s lavish costume design was recognized with an Academy Award® nomination. DIR/SCR Todd Haynes; PROD Christine Vachon. UK/U.S., 1998, color, 123 min. RATED R
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