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Absolute Beginners (1986)
Directed by Julien Temple
“Welcome to the world of your dreams!”
Drama, Music, Romance · 1h 48m
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...
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
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Crew
- Director
- Julien Temple
- Screenplay
- Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, Don MacPherson
- Novel
- Colin MacInnes
- Director of Photography
- Oliver Stapleton
- Editor
- Michael Bradsell, Gerry Hambling, Richard Bedford, Russell Lloyd
- Producer
- Stephen Woolley, Chris Brown
Details
- Release date
- 1986-04-04
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Goldcrest Films International, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision