Absolute Beginners
1986, Film, 108 min, Drama, Musical, Romance, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 60
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
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...
Directed by Julien Temple
Cast
- Patsy Kensit as Suzette
- Eddie O'Connell as Colin
- David Bowie as Vendice Partners
- James Fox as Henley of Mayfair
- Ray Davies as Arthur
- Mandy Rice-Davies as Mum
- Eve Ferret as Big Jill
- Tony Hippolyte as Mr Cool
- Graham Fletcher-Cook as Wizard
- Joseph McKenna as Fabulous Hoplite
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