Absolute Beginners (film)
- Patsy Kensit: Suzette
- Eddie O'Connell Colin
- David Bowie: Vendice Partners
- James Fox: Henley of Mayfair
- Ray Davies: Arthur, Colin's father
- Mandy Rice -Davies: Flora
- Bruce Payne: Flikker
Absolute Beginners - Young Heroes ( Original title: Absolute Beginners ) is a British musical film from 1986 was directed by Julien Temple, the screenplay by Richard Burridge, Terry Johnson, Don MacPherson and Christopher Wicking based on the novel Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes from the. year 1959. and starring Patsy Kensit and Eddie O'Connell.
Action
Colin lives in London's Notting Hill district of the year 1958. Suzette He learns that works as a fashion model, and falls into it. Suzette married Henley of Mayfair, which is much older than she and wealthy. She hopes that Henley promotes their career.
The real estate entrepreneur and Henleys friend Vendice partners want to rehabilitate Notting Hill. You are hiring a gang that provokes the black residents and attacking and so stirs up racial tensions. Colin organized resistance against these plans. The disappointed Suzette leaves her husband for Colin. The last scene shows how Colin takes her wedding ring off her finger and throws out the window.
Reviews
Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader, the director Julien Temple would simultaneously film the novel by Colin MacInnes and London of the 1950s show, which was only partially successful.
Ken Hanke wrote in Mountain Xpress, which the filmmakers had intended, would be more interesting than what they have achieved with the finished film.
The lexicon of international film wrote, " the love story set against the backdrop of the artistic follies and race riots of the 50s " was " merely the hanger for a full-length video clip with some imaginative analogies to the movie musical ". The " initially rousing swing " lose yourself " unfortunately all too soon in superficial socio-political implications". The film is still " in its artificiality inszenatorisches an interesting experiment."
Background
The film was commercially less successful, the meager financial results led to the insolvency of the production company Goldcrest Films.