Absolute Beginners
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...
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Colin MacInnes
Novel
Julien Temple
Director
David Perry
Costume Assistant
Russell Lloyd
Editor
John Beard
Production Design
Gil Evans
Music Arranger
Alan Winstanley
Music Producer
David Toguri
Choreographer
Gil Evans
Conductor
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