Wish You Were Here
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
Film19871h 32m
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- Director
- David Leland
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1987-07-24
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
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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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