Absolute Beginners

April. 18,1986      PG-13
Rating:
5.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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...

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
Eve Ferret as  Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte as  Mr. Cool
Joseph McKenna as  Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff as  The Fanatic

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