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Wish You Were Here [DVD] [1987]

DVD ~ Emily Lloyd
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Jesse Birdsall, Clare Clifford, Barbara Durkin
  • Directors: David Leland
  • Writers: David Leland
  • Producers: Sarah Radclyffe
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 10 Oct 2001
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004S8IC
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 95,224 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Set in Brighton in 1951, Wish You Were Here contrasts an England of post-war conformity with the free-spirited nature of a girl, Lynda, on the verge of womanhood, played by the then 17-year-old Emily Lloyd, giving one of the great screen debuts. Filled with youthful energy, good-natured yet delighting in shocking the prudish world around her, Lynda is innocently flirtatious and eager to discover sex. She can't quite understand why everyone disapproves so much, and the film expertly balances uproarious comedy with drama in what is essentially a complex character study. The second, darker half has shades of Lolita, with the excellent Tom Bell in the older man role, while Lynda herself in some ways anticipates Laura Dern's Rambling Rose (1991). Director David Leland also wrote the Brighton thriller, Mona Lisa (1986), and Personal Services (1987) based on the true story of the madam, Cynthia Payne. It is on Payne's own early memories, as told to Leland, that the fictional Wish You Were Here is partly based, while Leland went on to further explore female sexual awakening in The Land Girls (1997), again exploring female sexual awakening --Gary S. Dalkin

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Video Aspect Ratio: Feature 4:3
Main Soundtrack: English Mono
Subtitles: None
Disc Format: Single Sided, Single Layer DVD 5

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4.0 out of 5 stars England in the 50's, 14 Mar 2000
By stef_nz@hotmail.com (Asheridge, Bucks) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wish You Were Here [VHS] [1987] (VHS Tape)
Set in Post War Britain Emily Lloyd (Trigger's daughter from Only Fools and Horses) plays a sassy young girl seemingly set out to shame her father at all cost. I laughed all the way through it is a great comedy. Watch out for the Psychiatrist scene it is fantastic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous...Absolutely .....Fabulous, 17 Dec 2008
By P. Barnett "dinglefoot" (uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wish You Were Here [DVD] (DVD)
The Fifties to a tee a Great British Movie, with Emily Lloyd playing the part of a bored teenager rebelling against her father. The under the bed scene with the visiting Jack Russell still brings tears to my eyes!
The 50s props are wonderful old South down bus depot .....You could almost be there! A Great British Classic Buy It !
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5.0 out of 5 stars is being released on the 24 Sep 2007 ., 8 Aug 2007
By Brian Carson (London UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wish You Were Here [DVD] (DVD)
If you are like me and have been waiting for this to be re-released
I have some news for you all.

Wish You Were Here is being released by Channel 4 DVD on the 24 Sep 2007 .

The Amazon link above { titled 'Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed ' } will take you to the pre order area.

I cant understand why this dvd appears to be deleted so its good news its being released again.

its one of my favourite British films and Emily Lloyd really steals the limelight
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