Wish You Were Here (1987)
- Directed by
- David Leland
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, teen film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl in postwar coastal England rebels against her strict father and pursues her own path to adulthood. Her adventures and mishaps chart a spunky coming of age.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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