Absolute Beginners

Drama, Music, Romance

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Julien Temple

Status Released

Release Date 1986-04-04

Storyline

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...

"Welcome to the world of your dreams!"