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

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)

Trailer

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