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Absolute Beginners 1986

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...

Directed by: Julien Temple
Written by: Don MacPherson & Christopher Wicking & Richard Burridge
Release date: 1986-04-04
Runtime: 108 minutes
Critics score:
75 / 100
Tagline: Welcome to the world of your dreams!
Cast:
Eddie O'Connell Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator 
Patsy Kensit Patsy Kensit
Suzette 
James Fox James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen 
David Bowie David Bowie
Vendice Partners 
Ray Davies Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad 
Mandy Rice-Davies Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum 
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Also known as:
  • Absolute Beginners - Junge Helden