Vox Lux

Vox Lux

classified 15
Film

Please note: This was screened in May 2019

Director
Brady Corbet
Cast
Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Stacy Martin
Details
115 mins, 2018, USA
Primary language
English

Brady Corbet follows up his directorial debut Childhood of a Leader with this ferociously entertaining and provocative portrait of 21st Century America seen through the prism of a pop star phenomenon (Natalie Portman).

In 1999 teenage Celeste (Raffey Cassidy), a survivor of a tragedy that defines her adolescence, attracts the attention of a manager (Jude Law) after performing a song, and she's catapulted into fame and fortune. Years later, the now adult (and deeply cynical) Celeste (Natalie Portman) is a Gaga-esque superstar, struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention...

With a brilliant score from Scott Walker and original songs by Sia, plus arch narration from Willem Dafoe, Vox Lux is a powerful commentary on celebrity culture. As Rolling Stone said in their review, the film "creates a universe where fame crowds out humanity. You can’t stop thinking about it."


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