Inspired by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, Todd Haynes’ dreamscape of glitter, decadence, and glam rock explodes off the screen in glorious 35mm.
British Glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Myers) turned the music world on its head three times: first when he debuted his alter ego Maxwell Demon, second when he teamed up with notoriously feral Michigan punk Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor), and third when he faked his own death on stage and then disappeared. Years later, an intrepid reporter (Christian Bale) tries to find out what happened to Slade, and in the process uncovers the lasting personal and cultural impacts of glam rock’s transcendent moment. [123 min; musical, drama; English]
“Brilliantly reimagines the glam-rock ’70s as a brave new world of electrifying theatricality and sexual possibility, to the point where identifying precise figures in this neo-psychedelic landscape is almost beside the point.” — Janet Matlin, The New York Times
"A melancholic ode to freedom and those who fight for it through art." — Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine
"A titillating dreamscape of a film that is presented as outrageous and lavish, having the same unbridled flamboyance as the people being portrayed." — Connor Lightbody, Loud and Clear Reviews
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