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Absolute Beginners

1986 · Julien Temple · 108 min

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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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5.5/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database73 votesTMDB
Eddie O'ConnellColin, Photographer / NarratorPatsy KensitSuzetteJames FoxHenley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the QueenDavid BowieVendice PartnersRay DaviesArthur, Colin's DadMandy Rice-DaviesFlora, Colin's MumEve FerretBig JillTony HippolyteMr. CoolGraham Fletcher-CookWizardJoseph McKennaFabulous HopliteSteven BerkoffThe FanaticSadeAthene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)Edward Tudor-PoleEd the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)Bruce PayneFlikkerAlan FreemanCall-Me-Cobber

Cast

Eddie O'ConnellColin, Photographer / NarratorPatsy KensitSuzetteJames FoxHenley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the QueenDavid BowieVendice PartnersRay DaviesArthur, Colin's DadMandy Rice-DaviesFlora, Colin's MumEve FerretBig JillTony HippolyteMr. CoolGraham Fletcher-CookWizardJoseph McKennaFabulous HopliteSteven BerkoffThe FanaticSadeAthene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)Edward Tudor-PoleEd the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)Bruce PayneFlikkerAlan FreemanCall-Me-Cobber

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