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Absolute Beginners

19861h 48m5.5/ 10 · TMDB · 73 votes
DramaMusicRomance

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...

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Directed by Julien Temple

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Eddie O'Connell
Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit

Suzette

James Fox
James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie
David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Ray Davies
Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret
Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte
Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

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Film details

Released4 Apr 1986
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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