Absolute Beginners
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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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"Welcome to the world of your dreams!"
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Released
Original Language
en
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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
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
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Richard Burridge
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Don MacPherson
Screenplay
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Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
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Julien Temple
Director
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Robert Devereux
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Nik Powell
Executive Producer
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Al Clark
Executive Producer
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Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
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Stephen Woolley
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Chris Brown
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