Absolute Beginners (1986)

04/04/1986 (GB) • 1h 48m

Drama, Music, Romance

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

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...

Top Billed Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

london, england

photographer

musical

modeling

1950s

teenager

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