David Bowie in a spotlight with both arms up

Cinema Rediscovered

Absolute Beginners

Duration

1 hour 51 minutes (includes a 3 minute pre-recorded director introduction)

Language

English

Date

Mon 1 - Wed 3 Dec 2025

Venue

Cinema

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Need to know

Tickets:

Peak Screenings (after 6pm) £11. Concessions £9.50.
Off-Peak Screenings (before 6pm) £10.50. Concessions £9.
Under 26s £7.50 all screenings.
Wednesday matinees (before 4pm) £7.50.

Cast:

Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Sade, Sylvia Syms, Carmen Ejogo

Recommended Age:

15 for moderate violence, racist language, sex references, nudity, drug misuse

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David Bowie leads a who’s who cast of British musical talent in Julien Temple’s vivid 1986 musical.

1950s London: 19-year-old photographer Colin (Eddie O'Connell) falls hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit) and gets in touch with a pop promoter (Bowie) in the hopes of making it big in music. Adapted from Colin MacInnes’ era-defining 1959 novel, Absolute Beginners captures the birth of the ‘teenager’: rejecting post-war ennui, hip to new cultural currents and relishing the vibrancy of London’s Notting Hill.

Pre-recorded introduction

Before the screening enjoy a pre-recorded introduction by director Julien Temple.

Cinema Rediscovered

Cinema Rediscovered is a film festival from Watershed Bristol dedicated to the rediscovery and revival of great films. Its UK and Ireland wide touring programme is supported by BFI awarding funds from National Lottery.