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Absolute Beginners
Sign in to save1986 British rock musical film directed by Julien Temple
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5.5A 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...
Released: 1986-04-04108 minDir: Julien TempleDrama, Music, Romance
Cast
- Eddie O'Connell as Colin, Photographer / Narrator
- Patsy Kensit as Suzette
- James Fox as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
- David Bowie as Vendice Partners
- Ray Davies as Arthur, Colin's Dad
- Mandy Rice-Davies as Flora, Colin's Mum
Themes
- london, england
- photographer
- musical
- modeling
- 1950s
- teenager
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
3,787 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 951915
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- publication date
- 1986-04-24
- title
- Absolute Beginners
- review score
- 70%
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