Wish You Were Here
“Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.”
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
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A poignant, often raw portrayal of teenage rebellion in post-war England. It captures the yearning for freedom against a backdrop of stifling societal expectations, with a bittersweet, lingering emotional resonance.
rebelliousmelancholicwistfulconflictedsteadykitchen sink dramaperiod piececharacter-drivencoming-of-agerebellionclasssexualityfamily
englandrebelpregnant minorbased on true storyteenage girlseasidepost warfather daughter conflict1950s
