Absolute Beginners(1986)
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
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...
Movie: Absolute Beginners
Top 10 Billed Cast
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Suzette
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Vendice Partners
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Flora, Colin's Mum
Big Jill
Mr. Cool
Fabulous Hoplite
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