Absolute Beginners (1986)
January 30, 2025 12:00 PM - Subscribe
In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
So much movie here. The opening long takes! (Which Janet Jackson hired the director to recreate for her “When I Think Of You” video.) Sade! David Bowie! Ray Davies! Stephen Berkoff!
So much movie here. The opening long takes! (Which Janet Jackson hired the director to recreate for her “When I Think Of You” video.) Sade! David Bowie! Ray Davies! Stephen Berkoff!
I loved this movie when I caught it on cable a year or two after it came out. I don't know how well it will hold up in the 35+ (YEEESH!) years since I've seen it but it does count as one of the few musicals I've enjoyed watching (the others being The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Pennies from Heaven).
posted by KingEdRa at 9:27 AM on February 2
posted by KingEdRa at 9:27 AM on February 2
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