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...
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Julien Temple
Writing:
- Don MacPherson
- Christopher Wicking
- Richard Burridge
Stars:
Release Date: 1986-04-04
5.5/10
5.5/10
- Country: GB
- Language: English
- Runtime: 108
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Cynthia Eve
Mario
The Fanatic
Fabulous Hoplite
Johnny Wonder
Carmen
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Vendice Partners
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Amberley Drove
Pamphleteer
Dido Lament
Suzette
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
The Misery Kid
Flikker
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Flora, Colin's Mum
Big Jill
Mr. Cool
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Dean Swift
Call-Me-Cobber
Harry Charms
Cappuccino Man
Mrs Larkin
Baby Boom's Mother
Maltese Lodger
