A journalist studies the life of 1970s glam rock stars in 1984, stars that also influenced his life at the time.
From the "hate it or love it" category, this film is a fictional portrait of the glam rock era that uses some real figures as inspiration for the main characters (Brian Slade - David Bowie; Curt Wild - Iggy Pop - as far as I can tell). Constructed on the basis of an Oscar Wilde quote, to whose personality allusions are made throughout: "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
From the "hate it or love it" category, this film is a fictional portrait of the glam rock era that uses some real figures as inspiration for the main characters (Brian Slade - David Bowie; Curt Wild - Iggy Pop - as far as I can tell). Constructed on the basis of an Oscar Wilde quote, to whose personality allusions are made throughout: "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
The film presents the brilliance of those times, with all the illusions, promises, fascination, vices, addictions, disillusions, emptiness, disappointment both in the lives of those who created that world and in the lives of those fascinated and influenced by it.
Christian Bale shines as a former "addict" of those times, who felt his idols close, and experienced and lived alongside them and through them, now disappointed, resigned with some taste of regret, who put those times behind him and buried them deep, that life, that desire now forgotten not because of what it represented but because of the unfulfilled illusions. He is now tasked with the difficult job of bringing painful truths back to light.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrays one of these idols, extremely credibly. He's artificial and almost cold, the most memorable of them, a seemingly lively colorful personality, bursting with needs for attention, adoration, success, always in search for the perfect mask, jealous when someone is the living portrayal of that mask in an effortless and natural way while Ewan McGregor's character - his precious and unforgettable trophy - is lively, vicious, fascinating and repulsive at the same time, sincere and direct and almost innocent.
This past world is portrayed very faithfully, the personalities are defined subtly and in great detail and it's all done on a fascinating and delicious musical background. Amazing!
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard
This is a translation of an older post, see it here
Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrays one of these idols, extremely credibly. He's artificial and almost cold, the most memorable of them, a seemingly lively colorful personality, bursting with needs for attention, adoration, success, always in search for the perfect mask, jealous when someone is the living portrayal of that mask in an effortless and natural way while Ewan McGregor's character - his precious and unforgettable trophy - is lively, vicious, fascinating and repulsive at the same time, sincere and direct and almost innocent.
This past world is portrayed very faithfully, the personalities are defined subtly and in great detail and it's all done on a fascinating and delicious musical background. Amazing!
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard
This is a translation of an older post, see it here
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