Введение
1998 фильм режиссёра Тодда Хейнса.
the song
The tale strongly parallels Bowie's relationships with Reed and Pop in the 1970s and 1980s. Brian Slade's gradually overwhelming stage persona of "Maxwell Demon" and his backing band, "Venus in Furs", resemble Bowie's persona and backing band. The album Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars tells a similar story of a rock star gone over the edge and culminates in his assassination. As with Slade and Wild, Bowie produced records for and with, Pop and Reed. The band name "Venus in Furs" is taken from a song by Lou Reed's early band, the Velvet Underground, which was taken from Leopold von Sacher Masoch's eponymous novel, which appeared on their first album. Maxwell Demon was the name of an early band of Brian Eno, a long time Bowie associate, whose music is heard at various points in the film. Haynes has said that the story is also about the love affair between America and Britain, New York City and London, in the way each music scene feeds off and influences each other. Little Richard is shown as an early influence on Brian Slade. Little Richard inspired the Beatles and Bowie, who in turn inspired many other bands. Little Richard has also been cited by Haynes as the inspiration for Jack Fairy. David Bowie was ambivalent about Velvet Goldmine upon release. According to Bowie, "When I saw the film I thought the best thing about it was the gay scenes. They were the only successful part of the film, frankly." The Venus in Furs covers several Roxy Music songs with Thom Yorke channeling Bryan Ferry on vocals, Placebo covers T. Rex's "20th Century Boy," Wylde Ratttz and Ewan McGregor cover The Stooges' "T. V. Eye" and "Gimme Danger"; Teenage Fanclub and Donna Matthews cover the New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis". while the US cut released theatrically later that year by Miramax was re edited and runs 118 minutes.
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the song
The tale strongly parallels Bowie's relationships with Reed and Pop in the 1970s and 1980s. Brian Slade's gradually overwhelming stage persona of "Maxwell Demon" and his backing band, "Venus in Furs", resemble Bowie's persona and backing band. The album Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars tells a similar story of a rock star gone over the edge and culminates in his assassination. As with Slade and Wild, Bowie produced records for and with, Pop and Reed. The band name "Venus in Furs" is taken from a song by Lou Reed's early band, the Velvet Underground, which was taken from Leopold von Sacher Masoch's eponymous novel, which appeared on their first album. Maxwell Demon was the name of an early band of Brian Eno, a long time Bowie associate, whose music is heard at various points in the film. Haynes has said that the story is also about the love affair between America and Britain, New York City and London, in the way each music scene feeds off and influences each other. Little Richard is shown as an early influence on Brian Slade. Little Richard inspired the Beatles and Bowie, who in turn inspired many other bands. Little Richard has also been cited by Haynes as the inspiration for Jack Fairy. David Bowie was ambivalent about Velvet Goldmine upon release. According to Bowie, "When I saw the film I thought the best thing about it was the gay scenes. They were the only successful part of the film, frankly." The Venus in Furs covers several Roxy Music songs with Thom Yorke channeling Bryan Ferry on vocals, Placebo covers T. Rex's "20th Century Boy," Wylde Ratttz and Ewan McGregor cover The Stooges' "T. V. Eye" and "Gimme Danger"; Teenage Fanclub and Donna Matthews cover the New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis". while the US cut released theatrically later that year by Miramax was re edited and runs 118 minutes.
Сюжет сильно перекликается с отношениями Боуи с Ридом и Попом в 1970-х и 1980-х годах. Постепенно захватывающий сценический образ Брайана Слейда "Максвелл Демон" и его бэк-группа "Венера в мехах" напоминают сценический образ и бэк-группу Боуи. Альбом Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars рассказывает схожую историю о рок-звезде, потерявшем контроль и дошедшем до трагического финала – убийства. Как и в случае со Slade and Wild, Боуи продюсировал записи для и вместе с Попом и Ридом. Название группы "Venus in Furs" взято из песни ранней группы Лу Рида, Velvet Underground, которая, в свою очередь, была вдохновлена одноимённым романом Леопольда фон Захера-Мазоха, вошедшим в их первый альбом. "Максвелл Демон" – название ранней группы Брайана Ино, давнего соратника Боуи, музыка которого звучит в различных сценах фильма. Хейнс говорил, что история также о любовных отношениях между Америкой и Великобританией, Нью-Йорком и Лондоном, о том, как каждая музыкальная сцена питается и влияет на другую. Литтл Ричард показан как раннее влияние на Брайана Слейда. Литтл Ричард вдохновил The Beatles и Боуи, которые, в свою очередь, вдохновили множество других групп. Хейнс также назвал Литтла Ричарда источником вдохновения для Джека Фейри. Дэвид Боуи отнёсся к фильму "Бархатная золотая жила" неоднозначно. По словам Боуи: "Когда я посмотрел фильм, я подумал, что лучшее в нём – это гей-сцены. Честно говоря, это была единственная удачная часть фильма". The Venus in Furs исполняет несколько песен Roxy Music, где Том Йорк имитирует вокал Брайана Ферри, Placebo исполняет "20th Century Boy" T. Rex, Wylde Ratttz и Эван Макгрегор – "T. V. Eye" и "Gimme Danger" The Stooges; Teenage Fanclub и Донна Мэтьюс – "Personality Crisis" New York Dolls. Американская версия, выпущенная в прокат компанией Miramax позднее в том же году, была перемонтирована и длится 118 минут.
the song
The tale strongly parallels Bowie's relationships with Reed and Pop in the 1970s and 1980s. Brian Slade's gradually overwhelming stage persona of "Maxwell Demon" and his backing band, "Venus in Furs", resemble Bowie's persona and backing band. The album Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars tells a similar story of a rock star gone over the edge and culminates in his assassination. As with Slade and Wild, Bowie produced records for and with, Pop and Reed. The band name "Venus in Furs" is taken from a song by Lou Reed's early band, the Velvet Underground, which was taken from Leopold von Sacher Masoch's eponymous novel, which appeared on their first album. Maxwell Demon was the name of an early band of Brian Eno, a long time Bowie associate, whose music is heard at various points in the film. Haynes has said that the story is also about the love affair between America and Britain, New York City and London, in the way each music scene feeds off and influences each other. Little Richard is shown as an early influence on Brian Slade. Little Richard inspired the Beatles and Bowie, who in turn inspired many other bands. Little Richard has also been cited by Haynes as the inspiration for Jack Fairy. David Bowie was ambivalent about Velvet Goldmine upon release. According to Bowie, "When I saw the film I thought the best thing about it was the gay scenes. They were the only successful part of the film, frankly." The Venus in Furs covers several Roxy Music songs with Thom Yorke channeling Bryan Ferry on vocals, Placebo covers T. Rex's "20th Century Boy," Wylde Ratttz and Ewan McGregor cover The Stooges' "T. V. Eye" and "Gimme Danger"; Teenage Fanclub and Donna Matthews cover the New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis". while the US cut released theatrically later that year by Miramax was re edited and runs 118 minutes.
Кассовые сборы
Фильм вышел в прокат в Великобритании 23 октября 1998 года и собрал более 700 000 долларов. В США фильм вышел 6 ноября 1998 года в 85 кинотеатрах, собрав 301 787 долларов за первые выходные и заняв шестнадцатое место в прокате и пятое место среди новых релизов недели. В конечном итоге, сборы фильма в США и Канаде составили 1 053 788 долларов, а во всем мире – 4 313 644 доллара.