Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

1986
★★★☆☆ 5.4/10
⏱️ 108 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaMusicRomance
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...

Crew

Director
Julien Temple
Writer
Richard Burridge, Don MacPherson, Christopher Wicking
Producer
Robert Devereux, Nik Powell, Al Clark

Production

Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision

Keywords

london, englandphotographermusicalmodeling1950steenager