Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

18/4/1986 1h 48m 5.4/10

Overview

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

Director

Julien Temple

Top Billed Cast

James Fox

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

David Bowie

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Eddie O'Connell

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

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