Absolute Beginners

1986 · directed by Julien Temple

Rating

60/100

Hit

no

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...

Absolute Beginners (1986), directed by Julien Temple, rates 60/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Eddie O'Connell
• Patsy Kensit
• James Fox
• David Bowie
• Ray Davies
• Mandy Rice-Davies
• Eve Ferret
• Tony Hippolyte
• Graham Fletcher-Cook
• Joseph McKenna

Crew

• Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography
• Gerry Hambling — Editor
• Michael Bradsell — Editor
• Richard Bedford — Editor
• Russell Lloyd — Editor
• Christopher Wicking — Screenplay
• Don MacPherson — Screenplay
• Richard Burridge — Screenplay

More from Julien Temple

1. The Filth and the Fury (2000) — 79/100
2. The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) — 78/100
3. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) — 78/100
4. Bullet (1996) — 63/100
5. Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) — 60/100
6. Aria (1987) — 56/100

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