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Absolute Beginners (1986)

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Drama Romance Music

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

Release Date: 1986, April 4
Directors: Julien Temple
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Goldcrest, Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision, Virgin Vision
Cast: Paul Rhys, Robbie Coltrane, Edward Tudor-Pole, Eric Sykes, Joseph McKenna, David Bowie, James Fox, Gary Beadle, Steven Berkoff, Carmen Ejogo, Chua Kah Joo, Peter-Hugo Daly

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...

Keywords:

musical teenager 1950s london, england photographer modeling