Absolute Beginners
1986·United Kingdom·107 min.
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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...
DirectorJulien Temple
ScreenwriterChristopher Wicking·Richard Burridge·Don MacPherson·Michael Hamlyn·Terry Johnson·Colin MacInnesShow all
MusicGil Evans
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
CastEddie 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 EjogoShow all
Original titleAbsolute Beginners