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- 1986
- 1h 48m
- PG-13
- Drama
- Music
- Romance
- london, england
- photographer
- musical
- modeling
- 1950s
- teenager
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...
The Absolute Beginners lineup
Filmmakers
-
Julien Temple
Director
- CW Christopher Wicking Screenplay
- RB Richard Burridge Screenplay
- DM Don MacPherson Screenplay
- CM Colin MacInnes Novel
Cast
-
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
-
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
-
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
-
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
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Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
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Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
-
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
-
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
-
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
-
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
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