Wish You Were Here
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her...
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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1987
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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.
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Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
24 Jul 1987
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
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.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2013
fresh:
As Lynda, the belligerent, exhibitionist daughter of a strait-laced British shopkeeper, Lloyd is electrifying. She's a foul-mouthed Hayley Mills.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
8 May 2013
fresh:
Just as Lynda's language is an affront to her neighbors, so is Leland's film an enthusiastic assault on the excessive gentility of so much British filmmaking.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2013
fresh:
Wish You Were Here may always be thought of as the movie that first gave us Emily Lloyd. Or as David Leland's first directing achievement.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2013
fresh:
What makes it interesting is the character of the heroine; her refreshing rudeness disconcerts those around her.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009