Absolute Beginners
1986 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom
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...
Direction Julien Temple
Cast Eddie O'Connell · Patsy Kensit · David Bowie · James Fox · Ray Davies · Eric Sykes · Mandy Rice-Davies · Steven Berkoff · Lionel Blair · Alan Freeman · Robbie Coltrane · Irene Handl · Sade · Anita Morris · Ronald Fraser · Sandie Shaw · Carmen Ejogo
Soundtrack Gil Evans
Screenplay Christopher Wicking · Richard Burridge · Don MacPherson · Michael Hamlyn · Terry Johnson · Colin MacInnes
Cinematography Oliver Stapleton
Original title Absolute Beginners
5.6
469 votes (FilmAffinity)
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