Wish You Were Here | |
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Directed by | David Leland |
Written by | David Leland |
Produced by | Sarah Radclyffe |
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Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
Edited by | George Akers |
Music by | Stanley Myers |
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Distributed by | Palace Pictures[2] |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £1.2 million[3][4] |
Box office | $12 million[5] |
Wish You Were Here is a 1987 British comedy-drama film written and directed by David Leland and starring Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Geoffrey Hutchings, and Jesse Birdsall.[6] The film follows a girl's coming-of-age in a small coastal town in postwar England. It is loosely based on the formative years of British madam Cynthia Payne.[7] The original music score was composed by Stanley Myers.[6]
The film received acclaim from critics, winning the International Federation of Film Critics prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay for director Leland, and the Best Actress Award for Lloyd from the National Society of Film Critics.