Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

5.5(65 votes)
1986
1h 48m
Drama
Music
Romance

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...

Production

Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision

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

Eve Ferret

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

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