David Leland (bornApril 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England, UK) is a British director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directional debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...
DavidLeland's latest film, The Land Girls, is rife with such contradictions: genteel, upstanding young women looking for casual sex, enduring and overcoming life's hardships on their own, and having the time of their lives while the bombs of World War II crack the night open mere miles away.
Leland confides he wasn't only combatting traditional gender roles with the film but also some sturdy mythology.
Still, Leland is most satisified with having told a story, with all its contradictions and historical ugliness.
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