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The film suffers from being denied the use of any Bowie songs

STARDUST Be wary when a film begins with a caption telling you that follows is “(mostly) fiction”. Let’s say then that Gabriel Range’s Stardust is ‘mostly’ a biopic of pre-Ziggy David Bowie, plus a certain amount of fancy. It’s 1971, and a surprisingly naive Bowie (Johnny Flynn) arrives in America for a promotional tour. His host and driver is publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron), seemingly his only ally at Mercury Records. From the start, the singer manages to baffle and alienate everyone from American customs officials – “It’s a man’s dress,” he explains – to DJs and journalists aggrieved at his awkward interview style.

– not to be confused with a certain 1974 film that put to rest some of the hollower illusions of pop fame

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