Absolute Beginners
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1hr
48mins
Directed by
Julien Temple,
Nik Powell,
Al Clark,
Robert Devereux
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Starring
Eddie O'Connell,
Patsy Kensit,
James Fox,
David Bowie
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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...