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''God Help the Girl'' is a 2014 British musical romantic drama film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta-kinda-ConceptAlbum of the same name released in 2009 which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: a wistful air, homages to the styles and films of [[TheSixties the early to mid-'60s]], mixed tragic and comic elements, and a lush musical soundtrack.



This is the situation Eve (Creator/EmilyBrowning of ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' fame) finds herself. On her periodic escapes from the institution she makes attempts to get into the music world, on one occasion forming a band with James (Olly Alexander) and Cassie (Creator/HannahMurray, better known as, err, Cassie on ''Series/{{Skins}}'' or Gilly on ''Series/GameOfThrones''), and on another submitting a demo tape to a local rocker Anton (Pierre Boulanger) in hopes he'll send it to the local radio [=DJs=]. So far, so good, except Eve's still dealing with her personal issues and potentially creating new ones by getting involved with Anton.

''God Help the Girl'' is a Website/{{Kickstarter}}-funded 2014 film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta kinda ConceptAlbum of the same name, which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record, but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: a wistful air, homages to the styles and films of the early to mid '60s, mixed tragic and comic elements and a lush musical soundtrack.

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This is the situation Eve (Creator/EmilyBrowning of ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' fame) (Creator/EmilyBrowning) finds herself. herself in. On her periodic escapes from the institution she makes attempts to get into the music world, on one occasion forming a band with James (Olly Alexander) and Cassie (Creator/HannahMurray, better known as, err, Cassie on ''Series/{{Skins}}'' or Gilly on ''Series/GameOfThrones''), (Creator/HannahMurray), and on another submitting a demo tape to a local rocker Anton (Pierre Boulanger) in hopes he'll send it to the local radio [=DJs=]. So far, so good, except Eve's still dealing with her personal issues and potentially creating new ones by getting involved with Anton.

''God Help the Girl'' is a Website/{{Kickstarter}}-funded 2014 film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta kinda ConceptAlbum of the same name, which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record, but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: was funded through a wistful air, homages to the styles and films Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godhelpthegirl/god-help-the-girl-musical-film campaign]] that raised $121,084, surpassing its goal of the early to mid '60s, mixed tragic and comic elements and a lush musical soundtrack.
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* DoingItForTheArt: [[invoked]]
** James. He wants to play the sort of music he loves, which isn't necessarily popular. [[spoiler:The band he makes with Eve and Cassie, God Help the Girl, does achieve some popularity, but they soon split up]].
** At one point, he gets into an argument with the drummer of his initial band. The problem? The drummer's playing too loud to let the audience hear James' lyrics.

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This is the situation Eve (Emily Browning of ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' fame) finds herself. On her periodic escapes from the institution she makes attempts to get into the music world, on one occasion forming a band with James (Olly Alexander) and Cassie (Hannah Murray, better known as, err, Cassie on ''Series/{{Skins}}'' or Gilly on ''Series/GameOfThrones''), and on another submitting a demo tape to a local rocker Anton (Pierre Boulanger) in hopes he'll send it to the local radio [=DJs=]. So far, so good, except Eve's still dealing with her personal issues and potentially creating new ones by getting involved with Anton.

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This is the situation Eve (Emily Browning (Creator/EmilyBrowning of ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' fame) finds herself. On her periodic escapes from the institution she makes attempts to get into the music world, on one occasion forming a band with James (Olly Alexander) and Cassie (Hannah Murray, (Creator/HannahMurray, better known as, err, Cassie on ''Series/{{Skins}}'' or Gilly on ''Series/GameOfThrones''), and on another submitting a demo tape to a local rocker Anton (Pierre Boulanger) in hopes he'll send it to the local radio [=DJs=]. So far, so good, except Eve's still dealing with her personal issues and potentially creating new ones by getting involved with Anton.
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''God Help the Girl'' is a {{Kickstarter}}-funded 2014 film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta kinda ConceptAlbum of the same name, which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record, but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: a wistful air, homages to the styles and films of the early to mid '60s, mixed tragic and comic elements and a lush musical soundtrack.

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''God Help the Girl'' is a {{Kickstarter}}-funded Website/{{Kickstarter}}-funded 2014 film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta kinda ConceptAlbum of the same name, which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record, but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: a wistful air, homages to the styles and films of the early to mid '60s, mixed tragic and comic elements and a lush musical soundtrack.
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''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'' is a {{Kickstarter}}-funded film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta kinda ConceptAlbum of the same name, which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record, but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: a wistful air, homages to the styles and films of the early to mid '60s, mixed tragic and comic elements and a lush musical soundtrack.

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''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'' ''God Help the Girl'' is a {{Kickstarter}}-funded 2014 film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Music/BelleAndSebastian, based on a sorta kinda ConceptAlbum of the same name, which isn't technically a Music/BelleAndSebastian record, but has many of the same players. The film has all the trademarks one would expect from Murdoch: a wistful air, homages to the styles and films of the early to mid '60s, mixed tragic and comic elements and a lush musical soundtrack.soundtrack.
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* ShoutOut: Much of the film is shot to resemble movies of the early and mid 1960s. Eve also wears a [[TheSmiths The Smiths]] t-shirt.

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* ShoutOut: Much of the film is shot to resemble movies of the early and mid 1960s. Eve also wears a [[TheSmiths The Smiths]] t-shirt.Music/TheSmiths T-shirt.



* WimpFight: [[spoiler: Between James and the drummer of his first band. In the middle of a song]].

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* WimpFight: [[spoiler: Between James and the drummer of his first band. In the middle of a song]].
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