1986 · 108 min · Drama, Music, Romance
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...
Directed by Julien Temple. Starring Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, David Bowie and Ray Davies.
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