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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Emily Lloyd
Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell
Eric
Jesse Birdsall
Dave
Clare Clifford
Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh
Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin
Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
Hubert Mansell
Charlotte Barker
Gillian
Chloe Leland
Margaret
Director
David Leland
Tagline
"Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Working Title, Zenith Entertainment, Film Four International
Wuchak
September 10, 2024
**_Emily Lloyd coming-of-age in early 50’s Britain_** A precocious teen in a seaside town of southern England becomes aware of her power over males while flouting conventions, which doesn’t help her relationship with her rigid father (Geoffrey Hutchings) and keeps getting her in trouble, which she finds amusing. "Wish You Were Here" (1987) is a period piece and coming-of-age flick. It’s been...
CinemaSerf
May 30, 2025
If you can imagine what Britain was like immediately after the end of WWII, then you can picture the grey and drab world inhabited by the sixteen year old “Lynda” (Emily Lloyd) who lives with her dad and younger sister. Her mum died many years earlier leaving her to develop quite a few of the traits more readily attributed to men. She swears like a trooper and when it comes to sex, well she doesn’...
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