Absolute Beginners

1986 · Directed by Julien Temple · 106 min · teen film, coming-of-age film, musical film

★ 5.5/10 · 72 ratings on TMDB

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...