Synopsis
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic60/100
72 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BurridgeScreenplay
- Don MacPhersonScreenplay
- Christopher WickingScreenplay
- Julien TempleDirector
Cast
- Eddie O'ConnellColin, Photographer / Narrator
- Patsy KensitSuzette
- James FoxHenley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
- David BowieVendice Partners
- Ray DaviesArthur, Colin's Dad
- Mandy Rice-DaviesFlora, Colin's Mum
- Eve FerretBig Jill
- Tony HippolyteMr. Cool
- Graham Fletcher-CookWizard
- Joseph McKennaFabulous Hoplite
- Steven BerkoffThe Fanatic
- SadeAthene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Stills
Themes
london, englandphotographermusicalmodeling1950steenager