Movie poster for Absolute Beginners
TMDb Rating
5.4/10

66 verified votes

Absolute Beginners (1986)

DramaMusicRomance
108 min

"Welcome to the world of your dreams!"

Plot Summary

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...

Director

Julien Temple

Top Cast

Eddie O'ConnellPatsy KensitJames FoxDavid BowieRay Davies

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