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Absolute Beginners (1986)

PG-13 · 1986-04-04 · 1h 48m · EN
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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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Eddie O'ConnellEddie O'ConnellColin, Photographer / NarratorPatsy KensitPatsy KensitSuzetteDavid BowieDavid BowieVendice PartnersJames FoxJames FoxHenley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the QueenMandy Rice-DaviesMandy Rice-DaviesFlora, Colin's MumRay DaviesRay DaviesArthur, Colin's DadEve FerretEve FerretBig JillTony HippolyteTony HippolyteMr. CoolGraham Fletcher-CookGraham Fletcher-CookWizardJoseph McKennaJoseph McKennaFabulous HopliteSteven BerkoffSteven BerkoffThe FanaticSadeSadeAthene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

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London, englandMusicalPhotographerModeling1950s

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Genre affinityDrama · Romance · MusicTheme affinityLondon England · Musical · PhotographerMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference240861

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What is Absolute Beginners about?

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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Absolute Beginners has a runtime of 108 minutes.

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