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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]
Wish You Were Here is a 2012 Australian mystery drama film directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith and starring Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, and Antony Starr. Set in Cambodia and Australia , it details the aftermath of a Southeast Asian holiday gone awry for two couples.
Wish You Were Here, a British comedy-drama film by David Leland; Wish You Were Here, an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith; Wish You Were Here, an American road movie by James O'Brien
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]
Wish I Was Here is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam Braff. [4] The film stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison , Josh Gad , Pierce Gagnon , Ashley Greene , Kate Hudson , Joey King , Jim Parsons , and Mandy Patinkin .
The Story of Wish You Were Here is a television documentary about the making of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. After being shown on a few television channels, such as BBC Four, [1] it was released on 26 June 2012, on DVD and Blu-ray. The film gives an extensive insight of concept, recording the songs and designing the album cover.
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.
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and bassist/vocalist Roger Waters collaborated in writing the music, with Gilmour singing lead vocals.