Genres
Production Companies
Palace Pictures
Virgin Vision
Absolute Beginners
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
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...
Key Crew
Screenplay: Richard Burridge, Don MacPherson, Christopher Wicking
Director: Julien Temple
Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton
Producer: Stephen Woolley, Chris Brown
Top 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
Videos
Absolute Beginners (1986)
