It's easy to visualize postwar Britain—a muted, colorless existence—and that's precisely the setting for this film, which follows sixteen-year-old Lynda (Emily Lloyd). Having lost her mother years before, she’s grown up with certain masculine qualities, using colorful language and displaying a clear lack of patience when it comes to romantic involvement. Following a casual encounter with the self-assured Dave (Jesse …

A young girl growing up in a southern English coastal town during the early 1950s discovers her ability to influence men while disregarding social norms, a behavior that strains her connection with her strict father (Geoffrey Hutchings) and frequently lands her in predicaments she finds entertaining. "Wish You Were Here" (1987) is classified as a coming-of-age story set in the past. While it’s been labeled a comed…