History Film / GodHelpTheGirl

** A bookstore briefly shown during the "Musician Please Take Heed" number appears to be the same bookstore featured in the music video for "Wrapped Up In Books", a BelleAndSebastian song.

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}}'' on 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.

''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.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: James never gets together with Eve, and the band splits up when she goes to London for music school.]] They were brilliant and beautiful for a while, however.
* DoggedNiceGuy: James. [[spoiler:He doesn't get Eve in the end, but they do have a partial reconciliation.]]

** 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.]]

** Anton. [[spoiler: He promises to bring Eve's tape to the deejays, but never does. He claims that the tape wasn't very good, but the deejays play Down and Dusky Blonde towards the end of the film.]]

* TheGlassesComeOff: Both James and his drummer when they get into a fight.
* WimpFight: [[spoiler: Between James and the drummer of his first band. In the middle of a song.]]

** [[spoiler:Eve herself has her moments. James, while nice, can be a bit misanthropic.]]

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

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: James spoiler:never gets together with Eve, and the band splits up when [[spoiler:she goes to London for music school.]] They were brilliant and beautiful for a while, however.

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 ''Skies'' on 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.

''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 lush music.

''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'' is a ''KickStarter''-funded film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of ''Music/BelleAndSebastian''. It's based off of an album of the same name, which isn't technically a ''Music/BelleAndSebastian'' album, 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 lush music.

* OneHitWonder: [[invoked]] What "God Help the Girl" likely becomes, given that Eve leaves after performing "Down and Dusky Blonde".

** Anton. He promises to bring Eve's tape to the deejays, but [[spoiler:never does. He claims that the tape wasn't very good, but the deejays play Down and Dusky Blonde towards the end of the film.]]

* BittersweetEnding: James [[spoiler:never gets together with Eve]], and the band splits up when [[spoiler:she goes to London for music school.]] They were brilliant and beautiful for a while, however.

* FriendshipSong: "Down and Dusky Blonde" is presented as this.

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

* ShoutOut: Much of the film is shot to resemble movies of the early and mid 1960s. Eve also wears a ''TheSmiths'' t-shirt.

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 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.

** 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.* FriendshipSong: "Down and Dusky Blonde" is presented as this.

* JerkAss: [[spoiler:Anton. He promises to bring Eve's tape to the deejays, but never does. He claims that the tape wasn't very good, but the deejays play Down and Dusky Blonde towards the end of the film.]]

* FriendshipSong: "Down and Dusky Blonde" is presented as this.

* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding: James never gets together with Eve, and the band splits up when she goes to London for music school. They were brilliant and beautiful for a while, however]].
* DoingItForTheArt: 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.

* OneHitWonder: [[spoiler:What God Help the Girl likely becomes, given that Eve leaves after performing "Down and Dusky Blonde".

''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'' is a ''KickStarter''-funded film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of ''BelleAndSebastian''. It's based off of an album of the same name, which isn't technically a ''BelleAndSebastian'' album, 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 lush music.

* One-HitWonder: [[spoiler:What God Help the Girl likely becomes, given that Eve leaves after performing "Down and Dusky Blonde".

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Eve appears to be this, but it's more of a subversion. She has a lot of issues.
* ShoutOut: Much of the film is shot to resemble movies of the early and mid 1960s. Eve also wears a ''TheSmiths'' t-shirt.

* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding: David never gets together with Eve, and the band splits up when she goes to London for music school. They were brilliant and beautiful for a while, however]].
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Quite a number, but "I'll Have to Dance with Cassie", and "Down and Dusky Blonde" are particularly notable.

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''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'' is a ''KickStarter''-funded film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of [[BelleAndSebastian]]. It's based off of an album of the same name, which isn't technically a ''BelleAndSebastian'' album, 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 lush music.

''Film/GodHelpTheGirl'' is a [[Kickstarter]]-funded film directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of [[BelleAndSebastian]]. It's based off of an album of the same name, which isn't technically a ''BelleAndSebastian'' album, 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 lush music.

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 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.

[[Film/GodHelpTheGirl]] is a [[Website/Kickstarter]] directed by Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of [[BelleAndSebastian]]. It's based off of an album of the same name, which isn't technically a [[BelleAndSebastian]] album, 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 lush music.