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Absolute Beginners
“Welcome to the world of your dreams!”
1986 · 1h 48m · PG-13 · Drama, Music, Romance
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
Patsy Kensit Suzette
James Fox Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie Vendice Partners
Ray Davies Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook Wizard
Joseph McKenna Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff The Fanatic
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