Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

Absolute beginners / Virgin and Goldcrest present a Palace production ; a Julien Temple film ; screenplay by Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, Don Macpherson ; produced by Stephen Woolley and Chris Brown ; directed by Julien Temple.

Edition:

Widesceen and standard.

Publisher, Date:

Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]

Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Musical drama set in London, 1958. Film portrays lower class youths emerging from post-war privations and struggling to achieve mobility in the face of withering class, racial and economic barriers.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Subjects:

MacInnes, Colin -- Film adaptations.

Young men -- England -- London -- Drama.

Social conflict -- Drama.

Feature films.

London (England) -- Race relations -- Drama.

Genre:

Musical films.

Fiction films.

Film adaptations.

Other Author:

Temple, Julien.

Woolley, Stephen.

Brown, Chris, 1950-

Burridge, Richard.

Wicking, Christopher.

Macpherson, Don.

O'Connell, Eddie.

Kensit, Patsy.

Bowie, David.

Fox, James, 1939-

Davies, Ray, 1944-

Berkoff, Steven.

Sade.

Ferret, Eve.

Morris, Anita, 1943-1994.

Stapleton, Oliver.

Bradsell, Michael.

Evans, Gil, 1912-1988.

Toguri, David.

MacInnes, Colin. Absolute beginners.

Virgin Records.

Goldcrest Films International.

Palace Pictures.

MGM Home Entertainment Inc.

Notes:

Based on the novel by Colin MacInnes.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.

Special features: Photo gallery.

Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editors, Michael Bradsell, Gerry Hamblin, Richard Bedford, Russell Lloyd ; music arranged by Gil Evans ; choreographer, David Toguri.

Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Steven Berkoff, Sade Adu, Eve Ferret, Anita Morris.

DVD, NTSC, region1; stereo. surround sound; 16x9 widescreen and standard versions double sided disc.

In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

ISBN:

0792855183

9780792855187

Publisher Number:

1004377

Other Number:

52171993

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

739502

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Absolute