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Vox Lux

Vox Lux

A twenty-first century portrait.

20185.81h 54m

Overview

In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

Directed by Brady Corbet
Written by Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Produced by Svetlana Metkina, Andrew Lauren, D.J. Gugenheim
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Celeste Montgomery

Raffey Cassidy

Raffey Cassidy

Young Celeste / Albertine

Jude Law

Jude Law

Manager

Stacy Martin

Stacy Martin

Eleanor "Ellie" Montgomery

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Josie

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Journalist

Logan Riley Bruner

Logan Riley Bruner

Cullen Active

Maria Dizzia

Maria Dizzia

Ms. Dwyer

Meg Gibson

Meg Gibson

Mrs. Montgomery

Daniel London

Daniel London

Father Cliff

Themes & Keywords

pop stariconschool shooting1990s2000s

About Vox Lux

Vox Lux is a drama, music film released in 2018 exploring themes of pop star, icon, school shooting, 1990s, 2000s. Directed by Brady Corbet, it stars Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Jude Law. In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

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