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Wish You Were Here

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. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.

Original title: Wish You Were Here

3

nominations

33%

winning rate

1

win

British Academy Film Awards #41 - 1988

Award People Status
Best Actress in a Leading Role Emily Lloyd
Best Original Screenplay David Leland Winner
Best Original Score Stanley Myers

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