Film
Vox Lux (15)
Dir. Brady Corbett, US, 2018, 114 mins.
Cast. Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Jennifer Ehle, Willem Dafoe (voice).
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. Teenage Celeste, a survivor of an adolescent tragedy, attracts the attention of a manager after performing a song, and she's catapulted into fame. Years later, the now adult (and deeply cynical) Celeste is a Gaga-esque superstar, struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals. With arch narration from Willem Dafoe, Vox Lux is a powerful commentary on celebrity culture.
Cast. Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Jennifer Ehle, Willem Dafoe (voice).
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. Teenage Celeste, a survivor of an adolescent tragedy, attracts the attention of a manager after performing a song, and she's catapulted into fame. Years later, the now adult (and deeply cynical) Celeste is a Gaga-esque superstar, struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals. With arch narration from Willem Dafoe, Vox Lux is a powerful commentary on celebrity culture.
