Absolute Beginners

Name: Absolute Beginners
Director: Julien Temple
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1986-04-04
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, David Bowie, Ray Davies

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1986 · 108 min · PG-13 · Drama · Music · Romance · TMDB 5.5/10

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...

Directed by Julien Temple

Cast

Eddie O'Connell — Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit — Suzette
James Fox — Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie — Vendice Partners
Ray Davies — Arthur, Colin's Dad