(Absolute Beginners)

Content: 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...

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama,

Music,

Romance

Runtime:

108 minutes

Year:

1986

Directors:

Julien Temple

Production companies:

Goldcrest,

Palace Pictures,

Virgin Vision

Actors:

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Suzette

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Vendice Partners

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Crews:

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay

Novel

Director