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Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 4, 1986

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Drama, Music, Romance

User Score

55%

Original Title

Absolute Beginners

Production Companies

Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision

Director

Julien Temple

Description

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...