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Absolute Beginners(Movie, 1986)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 48min | Genres: Drama, Music, Romance / Love
Absolute BeginnersRating: 2.8/5 (with 2828 votes)
Absolute Beginners is a 1986 British musical film adapted from Colin MacInnes' book about life in late 1950s London, directed by Julien Temple. The film stars Eddie O' Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, Edward Tudor-Pole, Anita Morris, and David Bowie, with featured appearances by Sade Adu, Ray Davies, and Steven Berkoff. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. It received coverage in the British media but was panned by critics and became a box office failure, although modern reviews have been more favourable. Bowie's theme song was very popula... ()
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About Absolute Beginners

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...

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/24/1986 (World premiere: 04/04/1986)
Director: Julien Temple
Producer: Chris Brown
Screenwriter: Richard Burridge
Film Editor: Gerry Hambling
Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton
Composer: David Bowie
Performer: Gil Evans
Production Designer: John Beard
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Absolute Beginners - Junge Helden"
"Absolute Beginners (Principiantes)"

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