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    Absolute Beginners

    Poster of the movie Absolute Beginners
    1986     Fantasy drama    
    United Kingdom
    1h 48min
    PG-13
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    ·
    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    ·
    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    ·
    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    ·
    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.

    ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS is a musical adaptation about fashion, love, and race relations in 1958 London, based on the book by Colin MacInnes. The music video style of Julien Temple is brought to the big screen with vibrant, decidedly 80's flair, and a soundtrack including Sade and David Bowie. Bowie himself appears in the movie as cool adman Vendice Partners, while Eddie O'Connell and Patsy Kensit star as a couple whose relationship is complicated by the temptation of money and career progress. Screened at Cannes in 1986 and largely overlooked at the box office, this portrait of London on the brink of musical revolution and cultural unrest has become a cult classic due to its stellar soundtrack.

    Directed byJulien Temple
    Written byRichard Burridge
    CompanyGoldcrest Films InternationalGoldcrest Films InternationalGoldcrest Films International

    Starring

    Patsy Kensit
    Eddie O'Connell
    David Bowie
    James Fox
    Steven Berkoff
    Robbie Coltrane
    Carmen Ejogo
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