1987R· 92 min
Wish You Were Here
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
Comedy Drama
6.5 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Director: David Leland
Cast: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Jesse Birdsall, Clare Clifford, Sheila Kelley
Tags
1950scoming of ageenglandEnglandfather daughter conflictpostwar periodpregnant minorrebelseasidesex
