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Absolute Beginners

  • April 1986
  • 1hr

    48mins

  • Drama
  • Music
  • Romance
  • Directed by

    Julien Temple,

    Nik Powell,

    Al Clark,

    Robert Devereux

    ...

    Starring

    Eddie O'Connell,

    Patsy Kensit,

    James Fox,

    David Bowie

    ...

    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...