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The film justly falls into the same category as other masterpieces of visual excess of its time, such as Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One From The Heart<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1981) and Terry Gilliam&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1985).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colin, a young quixotic photographer (Eddie O&#8217;Connell) falls for fashion designer Suzette (Patsy Kensit), who has aspirations for a more financially solvent partner, which derails Colin&#8217;s life into the whirls of the music business, cultural riots and political turmoil. Local teddy boys harass immigrants, fascists (led by the capable perennial 80&#8217;s goon Steven Berkoff) spout their usual line of chaotic rhetoric and Suzette is planning a marriage of convenience with his gay boss (James Fox), so Colin&#8217;s inner pacifist has his work cut out for him. Cameos include David Bowie (who also composed the film&#8217;s successful theme tune), Sade and Ray Davies of the Kinks. Both Michael and Janet Jackson were also among the early admirers and proponents of this magical British cinematic trip. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Lauri Timonen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This adaptation of Colin MacInnes&#8217; 1959 novel about London&#8217;s jazz circles and its burgeoning rock scene was a critical and commercial failure upon release, but Julien Temple&#8217;s fascinating and exquisitely colourful musical has gained momentum during later years.","protected":false},"featured_media":28969,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28973","movies","type-movies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","filters-35-mm-en","filters-english-dialogue","filters-julien-temple-en","filters-puhuttu-tai-tekstitetty-suomeksi-en","filters-special-guests-films","filters-tekstitetty-ruotsiksi-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Absolute Beginners &#8212; 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