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Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

IMDB:

5.4
Absolute Beginners

Released

4/4/1986

Duration

1h 48m

Genre

Drama, Music, Romance

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox

Overview

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...

Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Eddie O'Connell

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

Patsy Kensit

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

James Fox

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

David Bowie

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Ray Davies

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Mandy Rice-Davies

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Eve Ferret

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Tony Hippolyte

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

Joseph McKenna

Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic

Steven Berkoff

Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Sade

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