Absolute Beginners (1986)
"Welcome to the world of your dreams!"
Title: Absolute Beginners
Original Title: Absolute Beginners
Release Date: 1986-04-04
Status: Released
Rating: 5.4/10 (from 66 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
Production Companies: Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision
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...
Cast
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
