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Wish You Were Here

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Unabashedly hedonistic and foul-mouthed, Lynda Mansell (Emily Lloyd) is a restless teen living in a small coastal English town. Lynda is seemingly out to shock people with her rebellious behavior, but she is also reeling from the death of her mother, and her father (Geoffrey Hutchings) is proving to be woefully ineffective in guiding her. Eventually, Lynda becomes pregnant by her dad's much-older friend, Eric (Tom Bell), which causes a scandal in the community.

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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel 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. Rated: 5/5 May 8, 2013 Full Review Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer As Lynda, the belligerent, exhibitionist daughter of a strait-laced British shopkeeper, Lloyd is electrifying. She's a foul-mouthed Hayley Mills. Rated: 3/4 May 8, 2013 Full Review Empire Magazine Idyllic despite its inherent naughtiness, Wish You Were Here is a raunchy postcard from an age that exists largely now for filmakers to make of it what they want. Rated: 3/5 May 8, 2013 Full Review Betsy Pisik Washington Blade Wish You Were Here is a funny, sad story, every bit as wistful as the title. May 24, 2022 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...grows more and more absorbing as it progresses... Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 9, 2021 Full Review Ángel Fernández-Santos El Pais (Spain) It has a strange iconoclast charm. [Full Review in Spanish] Apr 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alisha W When ever an actor or actress captures a deep interest in who they may be in real life, it is almost always based in the scope of excellent craft . I was captured by her. The over all cinematography was good and the others were effectively annoying in their stuff, and rigid characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review KB B It was pretty entertaining but I doubt I'd ever watch it again. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review glyn h Excellent movie. Atmospheric. Dialogue - repartee - was outstanding. Emily's performance was impeccable and Tom's acting was superb. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/22 Full Review Audience Member This is from the same company that made The Garbage Pail Kids Movie? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member cinegeek.de youtube link: Wish You Were Here. Wer kennt noch Emily Lloyd? Für mich eine der britischen Ikonen der 80er! - Ihre Mutter ist tot, der Vater ein Säufer, aber tief in ihrem Innersten hat sie ein Gefühl, dass aufrichtig ist und voller Freiheit! Wir befinden uns aber im Jahr 1951, irgendwo in einer englischen Kleinstadt, umringt von einer Nachbarschaft, die man als "Working-Class" bezeichnet. Von einem Mädchen wie Lynda erwartet man, dass sie ihren Platz dort kennt. Lynda aber entspricht diesem Bild überhaupt nicht. Im Kino hängen die Jungs an den Schenkeln von Betty_Grable, wenn sie die Beine übereinander schlägt. Lynda probiert dasselbe am Strand aus. Was gibts schon zu verlieren? Wish You Were Here ist eine Coming Of Age Geschichte und Lynda wird als "Bad Girl" wahrgenommen. Niemand im Ort versteht, dass sie ein wunderbarer Mensch ist, der einfach nur anders leben will. Ausgenommen eine kleine ältliche Dame, die Klavier spielt in einer Teestube. Eine Komödie mit wütenden Untertönen! Sie zeigt, wie ein freies Mädchen gebrochen werden soll durch den immergleichen Mix aus Sexismus und Konventionen. Sollen wir lachen oder weinen - der Film selbst kennt die Antwort nicht und entwickelt sich ganz langsam zu einer Tragödie. David Leland schrieb und inszenierte Wish You Were Here aufgrund der Erinnerungen von Cynthia Payne. In Cynthias Kindheit war Sex etwas, worüber man nicht sprach. Ihre Einstellung dagegen, musste als amoralisch verstanden werden: Wenn nun aber alle Männer Sex wollen und sie viel zu geben hat - wo ist nun das Problem? Die Antwort: Es gibt nicht nur ein Problem! Was geschieht mit einem Mädchen, das so unschuldig ist wie Lynda im Film? Sie wird zum Opfer ihres Chefs oder eines selbsternannten Don-Juans. Wieviel ist das Menschliche dabei noch wert? Unter diesen Umständen fällt es Lynda schwer, weiterhin zu lächeln, so zu tun als ob. Womöglich hält sie sich selbst für wertlos? Oder gibt es sie doch noch; die echten Romantiker? Mir kam es so vor, als ob der Film gen Ende eine Vorstellung davon hätte und ein wenig Optimismus verbreite. Der Schlüssel zum Film ist die erst 16jährige Emily Lloyd als Lynda. Sie versprüht soviel Lebensfreude und wirkt so wild, dass allein ihre Persönlichkeit ausreicht, uns diese schwierige Rolle nahe zu bringen. Ihre Zukunft als Schauspielerin damals in UK: Rosig! Ganz anders als die von Lynda. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member wow....wow...wow....just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch, its got a good cast of actors/actresses throughout this movie.....I think that Emily Lloyd, tom bell (.R.I.P.), clare Clifford, Barbara durkin, Geoffrey hutchings (.R.I.P.), play good roles/parts throughout this movie....I think that the director of this comedy/drama/special interest movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie.....YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AS SOMETHING HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE..... The movie was based loosely on the memoirs of the British madam Cynthia Payne as an adolescent growing up on the Sussex coast. It was filmed in the Sussex towns of Worthing and Bognor Regis. 1987: Evening Standard British Film Awards Emily Lloyd for Best Actress 1987: National Society of Film Critics Emily Lloyd for Best Actress 1988: BAFTA Award David Leland for Best Screenplay 1988: BAFTA Award Nomination Best Actress Wish You Were Here has an overall approval rating of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. man this movie is just such a really funny movie 2 watch, it is such an enjoyable comedy movie 2 watch......I think that this is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch, it is just such a really funny movie 2 watch, I think that this is such an enjoyable classics movie 2 watch, its got a good cast throughout this movie.....I think that this is such an enjoyable movie 2 watch, it is a really funny movie 2 watch......I think that this is such an enjoyable classics movie 2 watch......I think that this is such a really funny movie 2 watch it is such a powerful drama movie 2 watch, its got a good cast throughout this movie....I think that this is such an enjoyable movie 2 watch, with a great cast throughout this movie...... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Unabashedly hedonistic and foul-mouthed, Lynda Mansell (Emily Lloyd) is a restless teen living in a small coastal English town. Lynda is seemingly out to shock people with her rebellious behavior, but she is also reeling from the death of her mother, and her father (Geoffrey Hutchings) is proving to be woefully ineffective in guiding her. Eventually, Lynda becomes pregnant by her dad's much-older friend, Eric (Tom Bell), which causes a scandal in the community.
Director
David Leland
Producer
Sarah Radclyffe
Screenwriter
David Leland
Production Co
Channel Four Films, Zenith Entertainment, Working Title Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 19, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$161.4K
Runtime
1h 31m
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