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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]
Emily Alice Lloyd-Pack (born 29 September 1970), known as Emily Lloyd, is a British actress.At the age of 16, she starred in her debut and breakthrough role in the 1987 film Wish You Were Here, for which she received critical acclaim and Best Actress awards from the National Society of Film Critics and the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
There are two comedy films that are loosely based on her life, both released in 1987: Wish You Were Here, about her adolescence, with Emily Lloyd in the lead role, and Personal Services, about her adult life, starring Julie Walters as Cynthia and directed by Terry Jones. Both were written by David Leland, who directed Wish You Were Here.
David Leland, the British writer, director and actor whose credits include “Wish You Were Here,” “The Borgias” and more, died on Dec. 24, according to his agents Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.
She became first notable for playing Emily Lloyd's younger sister in Wish You Were Here in 1987. She later worked for Working Title as a researcher on several productions and as a location scout on the movie Land Girls (1998).
While Personal Services dealt with the adult life of Cynthia Payne, Leland's next film, Wish You Were Here, concerned her teenage years. [10] This film was a success at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and it made the young British actress Emily Lloyd a star. [11] It was awarded the FIPRESCI-Award at Cannes and the BAFTA for best screenplay. [12] [13]
Julia Stiles is going behind the camera.. The actress, 43, makes her directorial debut with the upcoming "brilliantly warm and romantic" Wish You Were Here, based on Renée Carlino's 2017 ...
Wish You Were Here: David Leland: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell: Comedy/drama: Withnail and I: ... British films of 1987 at IMDb This page was last edited on 24 July 2024, at ...