Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

Release date : April 4, 1986
Runtime : 1h 48m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English /
Director : Julien Temple /
Production companies : Goldcrest / Palace Pictures / Virgin Vision /
April 4, 1986 1h 48m United Kingdom Drama English More
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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...
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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
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid

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  • title:Absolute Beginners
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1986
  • Runtime:1h 48m
  • Genres: Drama · Music · Romance ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Julien Temple /
  • Writers: Christopher Wicking · Richard Burridge · Don MacPherson · Colin MacInnes ·
  • Production companies: Goldcrest · Palace Pictures · Virgin Vision ·
  • 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...
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