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Absolute Beginners

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

5.4

1986•1h 48m

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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Cast

Photo of Eddie O'Connell

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Photo of Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

Photo of James Fox

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Photo of David Bowie

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Photo of Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Photo of Mandy Rice-Davies

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Photo of Eve Ferret

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Photo of Tony Hippolyte

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Photo of Graham Fletcher-Cook

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Photo of Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

Photo of Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic

Photo of Sade

Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Photo of Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Photo of Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Flikker

Photo of Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber

Photo of Anita Morris

Anita Morris

Dido Lament

Photo of Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Dean Swift

Photo of Julian Firth

Julian Firth

The Misery Kid

Photo of Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

Photo of Gary Beadle

Gary Beadle

Johnny Wonder

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