Wish You Were Here (1987)
1h 32m
Running Time
July 24, 1987Release Date
Wish You Were Here (1987)
1h 32m
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July 24, 1987Release Date
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Plot.
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
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Cast & Crew.
Emily Lloyd
Lynda
Jesse Birdsall
Dave
Trudi Cavanagh
Tap Dancing Lady
Clare Clifford
Mrs Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
Joan Figgis
Barbara Durkin
Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
Hubert
Charlotte Barker
Gillian
Tom Bell
Eric
Chloe Leland
Margaret
Chloë Leland
Margaret
Charlotte Ball
Lynda (aged 11)
Pat Heywood
Aunt Millie
David Leland
Director
Abigail Leland
Margaret (aged 7)
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Susan Skipper
Lynda’s Mother
Geoffrey Durham
Harry Figgis
Stanley Myers
Composer
Ian Wilson
Cinematographer
Neville Smith
Cinema Manager
George Akers
Editor
Lee Whitlock
Brian
Caroline Amies
ProductionDesigner
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Details.
Release DateJuly 24, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingR
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This Movie Is About.
england
rebel
pregnant minor
based on a true story
teenage girl
seaside
post war
father daughter conflict
1950s
Wiki.
Wish You Were Here is a 1987 British comedy-drama film written and directed by David Leland and starring Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Geoffrey Hutchings, and Jesse Birdsall. The film follows a girl's coming-of-age in a small coastal town in postwar England. It is loosely based on the formative years of British madam Cynthia Payne. The original music score was composed by Stanley Myers.The film received acclaim from critics, winning the International Federation of Film Critics prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay for director Leland, and the Best Actress Award for Lloyd from the National Society of Film Critics.
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