
★ 5.1 · 2008
“Welcome to the world of your dreams!”
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...
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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

Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Flikker

Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris
Dido Lament
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Absolute Beginners released in 1986. Moviely hosts cinematic wallpapers captured from the movie's official backdrop imagery.
Absolute Beginners is categorized as Drama, Music, Romance.
Julien Temple directed Absolute Beginners.
Absolute Beginners stars Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, David Bowie, Ray Davies, and more.
Absolute Beginners has a runtime of 1h 48min.
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