Absolute Beginners (1986)

Synopsis: A modernist musical about the first stirrings of British teen culture. The young hero, an aspiring photographer, faces a moral dilemma: stick to his values and stay poor -- or sell out and become... A modernist musical about the first stirrings of British teen culture. The young hero, an aspiring photographer, faces a moral dilemma: stick to his values and stay poor -- or sell out and become rich enough to win back his materialistic, fashion designer girlfriend. In the process, he takes the viewer on a musical tour of London's changing politics and styles in the late 1950s. [More]

Starring: Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, Sade

Starring: Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, Sade, Ray Davies, James Fox

Director: Julien Temple

Director: Julien Temple

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