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Absolute Beginners

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Absolute Beginners — Plot

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...

  • Release date
  • April 4, 1986
  • Runtime
  • 108 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Music, Romance
  • Director
  • Julien Temple

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Absolute Beginners — Cast

Eddie O'Connell photo Eddie O'Connell Colin, Photographer / Narrator Patsy Kensit photo Patsy Kensit Suzette James Fox photo James Fox Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen David Bowie photo David Bowie Vendice Partners Ray Davies photo Ray Davies Arthur, Colin's Dad Mandy Rice-Davies photo Mandy Rice-Davies Flora, Colin's Mum Eve Ferret photo Eve Ferret Big Jill Tony Hippolyte photo Tony Hippolyte Mr. Cool

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