Absolute Beginners

Movie Facts

Runtime
108 min

Status
Released

Language
EN

Popularity
5.66

Director
Julien Temple

Writers
Christopher Wicking, Richard Burridge, Don MacPherson

Absolute Beginners

1986 Rated PG-13 · ⭐ 5.7 · Votes: 50

“Welcome to the world of your dreams!”

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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Genres

Drama Music Romance

Moods

Stylish Emotional Dreamlike

Cast

Alan Freeman Alfred Maron Amanda Jane Powell Anita Morris Astley Harvey Bruce Payne Bruno Tonioli Carmen Ejogo Chris Pitt Colin Jeavons Cook David Bowie Davies Eddie O'Connell Edward Tudor Ekow Abban Eric Sykes Eve Ferret Gary Beadle Gerry Alexander Graham Fletcher Hugo Daly Hugo First Irene Handl James Fox Jess Conrad Jim Dunk Johnny Edge Johnny Shannon Joseph McKenna Julian Firth Lionel Blair Mandy Rice Pat Hartley Patsy Kensit Paul Fairminer Paul Rhys Peter Pole Ray Davies Robbie Coltrane Robert Austin Ronald Fraser Sade Sandie Shaw Slim Gaillard Smiley Culture Steven Berkoff Sylvia Syms Tony Hippolyte Zoot Money

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