GOD HELP THE GIRL

God Help the Girl is a 2014 British musical drama film written and directed by Stuart Murdoch
of the band Belle and Sebastian . The film premiered in-competition in the World
Cinema Dramatic Competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014.
The film served as the opening night film of the Generations section at the 64th Berlin
International Film Festival on February 9, 2014.
After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Amplify acquired the distribution rights of the
film. It will be released theatrically and Video on demand on September 5th, 2014 in the United
States.

Plot :-

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Eve escapes from the psychiatric hospital where she is being treated for anorexia nervosa and
makes her way to Glasgow, hoping to become a musician. At a gig, she meets James, a
lifeguard and aspiring songwriter. He introduces her to his guitar student Cassie, and the
three become friends.
Eve meets Anton, the arrogant singer of Wobbly-Legged Rat, a Glasgow band attracting
attention from a local radio station. She gives him a tape of her music to pass on and they
begin seeing each other.
James convinces Eve she needs bass and drums to finish her songs. They and Cassie form a
band, God Help the Girl, with some local musicians. Anton admits he never gave Eve's tape to
the radio producers, saying she needs better production and musicianship, and they argue.
After discovering her relationship with Anton, James becomes distanced from Eve. Feeling
alone, Eve takes drugs and returns to hospital. She tells James she plans to attend music
college in London, and they reconcile. After God Help the Girl performs their final concert, the
radio station play Eve's tape. The next day, she leaves for London.

RECEPTION :-

God Help the Girl received mixed reviews after its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% of 12 film critics have given the film a
positive review, with an average average of 5 out of 10.
Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that God Help the Girl "is a slender exercise in self-conscious
charm." David Fear of Esquire praised it as "rife with the kind of giddy thrills and hormonal
flushes you associate with being a teen." Jonathan Romney of Film Comment Magazine
said that "it's easy to categorize Murdoch's film as a vanity project, but if it is, it's a very
honest one." David D'Arcy of Screen International said the film "has a soft whimsy that
connects to a time before video clips put editing rhythms into overdrive." Xan Brooks of
Guardian gave the three out of five stars, saying "It's warm and generous, verging on the
sentimental; a film that crystallises the best and worst of Belle and Sebastian's songwriting
skills." Rodrigo Perez of Indiewire wrote: "A major gaffe, God Help The Girl finds a great
artist taking on a huge challenge and stumbling painfully on its ambition almost every step of
the way."david Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an indie musical that
feels like one long B-side."