David Leland
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
Directed by Marielle Heller
influenced by Wish You Were Here (1987)
Themes
If we get the odd movie about teenage girls and older men, they tend to be civilized, restrained affairs, often from England, such as "An Education" (2009) or, a generation back, "Wish You Were Here" (1987).
Lending adequate support are Mark Addy (1997's "The Full Monty") and Alan Tudyk (2000's "28 Days"), as William's lovable sidekicks; Paul Bettany (1998's "The Land Girls"), very funny as writer Geoffrey Chaucer, who becomes William's spokesperson; Laura Fraser (1999's "Titus"), as a canny, resourceful peasant girl who befriends William; and Rufus Sewell (1998's "Dark City") as the token bad guy, and William's competing nemesis.