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God Help the Girl
Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a band.
- Original title
- God Help the Girl
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $102,757
CinemaSerf
Feb 15, 2025 · via TMDB
It’s always nice to see a film set amidst surroundings from your childhood, and this rather poppy musical drama delivers quite amiably, too. It’s all about “Eve” (Emily Browning) who is in and out of hospital but determined to indulge her passion for music. Serendipity clearly thinks she’s worth a risk and so introduces her to the shy musician “James” (Olly Alexander) and to fellow songstress “Cassie” (Hannah Murray) and now, thanks to a fair chunk of Glaswegian band “Belle and Sebastian” as well as some songs from auteur Stuart Murdoch we follow the three friends as they try to navigate their occasionally quite messy lives in search of their dream. Glasgow has always has a vibrant and eclectic music scene and right from the start at the “Barrowlands” venue, these guys are able to tap into that lively creative bloodstream to explore their potential. None of them are without their baggage, but the story doesn’t dwell so much on those issues as much as illustrate the values of friendship, a bit of romance and simply having the confidence to believe in yourself and try something new. That’s the challenge for the timid “James” and some of the comments that emanate from his character seem strangely prophetic for an actor who went on to do exactly what his goal was here. They deliver their own vocals engagingly with a few tracks that reminded me a little of Kirsty MacColl and for a piece of low-budget indie cinema, it punches quite a bit above it’s weight. It does take it’s time to get going, and perhaps it takes a little too a simplistic view of the “remedies” for mental illness, but it’s still a film that does raise a smile and it’s worth a couple of hours just to make you feel a bit better.
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Emily Browning
Eve
Olly Alexander
James
Hannah Murray
Cass
Pierre Boulanger
Anton
Sarah Swire
Ballerina
Mark Radcliffe
Findlay
Stuart Maconie
Donovan
Josie Long
Maxine
Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
Stuart Murdoch
Director
Lizzie Newsham
Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler
Perry Costello
Rigging Grip
Kahleen Crawford
Casting
Susan Johnson
Co-Executive Producer
Barry Mendel
Producer
Stuart Murdoch
Songs
Jeffrey Roy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stuart Murdoch
Screenplay
No.6: The Musical
The Emperor of Atlantis
When You're Smiling
Moonlight Serenade
Depeche Mode: 1980–81 “Do We Really Have to Give Up Our Day Jobs?”
Singin' in the Rain
Joséphine Baker, Le Musical
The Pirates of Penzance
Depeche Mode 101
Dancer in the Dark
Dongeng Sang Kancil
Moana
Moulin Rouge!
Grease
A Hard Day's Night
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Burden
Descendants
Fados
Hit the Hay
The Three Smiles
Mother India
Meet Me in St. Louis
In the Good Old Summertime
White Pop Jesus
A Night on the Town
Bolletjes Blues
Rock 'n' Roll High School
The Three from the Filling Station
Alô Alô Carnaval
Happy New Year
The Nothing Factory
Hot Summer
Beach Blanket Bingo
The Gospel
Where Do We Go from Here?
Fontána pre Zuzanu 2
The Pirate Movie
La magia de los Parchís
52Hz, I Love You
Beyond the Great Wall
Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Monster Mash: The Movie
It Comes Up Love
Lio
The Debut
Peas and Carrots
Reuben: What Happens in Aldershot Stays in Aldershot
Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023
Hello Daddu
Turandot
Werther
Little Paris
Clouds
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bo Burnham: What.
Almost Famous
Hair
The Commitments
Inside Llewyn Davis
Power Ballad
The Happiest Millionaire
Help!
Jersey Boys
Sweet and Lowdown
Wild Rose
Rock Star
One Chance
Guava Island
Blue Moon
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Choral
Pitch Perfect 3
King Creole
Bootmen
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Beyond the Sea
Airheads
My Own Love Song
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
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