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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. [6] 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. [7]
- £1.2 million
- Stanley Myers
- 24 July 1987 (U.S.)
- Sarah Radclyffe
Jul 24, 1987 · Wish You Were Here: Directed by David Leland. With Trudi Cavanagh, Emily Lloyd, Clare Clifford, Barbara Durkin. In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister.
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- Comedy, Drama
- David Leland
- 1987-07-24
Advertisement. "Wish You Were Here" is a comedy with an angry undertone, a story of a free-spirited girl who holds a grudge against a time when such girls were a threat to society, to the interlocking forces of sexism and convention that conspired to break their spirits. Because the film sometimes doesn't know whether to laugh or cry, it's ...
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In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, sixteen-year-old Lynda Mansell grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Mature beyond her years because of the untimely death of her mother, Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. And with the wink of an eye or the flash of a thigh, she finds love in all the ...
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel Wish You Were Here is the story of Lynda's messy coming of age. It's a movie to cherish -- bouyant, affecting, one of a kind. Rated: 5/5 May 8, 2013 Full Review Carrie ...
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