Absolute Beginners
1986 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 5.5 · 69% critics
In late 1950s London, a young photographer is in love with a model whose career choices pull her through the fashion world. Hoping to prove himself, he gets drawn toward pop promotion and the chase for success, while tensions rise around his Notting Hill housing estate.
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-04-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (69 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like music-led period stories about romance, ambition, and social pressure; Not for you if you want a straightforward love story without fashion-world complications or racial tension.
Pros: 1950s London setting; music-driven story; fashion-world drama | Cons: romance complications; social tensions; ambition pressures
Themes
- london, england
- photographer
- musical
- modeling
- 1950s
- teenager
Cast & crew
Eddie O'Connell
as Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
as Suzette
James Fox
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
as Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
as Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
as Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
as Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
as Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Wizard
Joseph McKenna
as Fabulous Hoplite
Directed by Julien Temple