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Wish You Were Here

1987 · 92 min

A bawdy, heartfelt coming-of-age tale that balances cheeky rebellion with poignant family drama.

Tagline
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
Overview
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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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • rebellion
  • sexuality
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism9
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
David Leland
Written by
David Leland
Starring
Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Jesse Birdsall, Clare Clifford, Sheila Kelley, Trudi Cavanagh, Barbara Durkin, Geoffrey Hutchings
Music
Stanley Myers
Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom

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