Thanks to great performances in 2017’s “Lady Bird” and last year’s “Booksmart,” Beanie Feldstein has become one of the most interesting up-and-coming actors in Hollywood. And it appears that she’s going to continue that streak of interesting films going with the upcoming IFC Films release “How to Build a Girl.”
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As seen in the trailer, “How to Build a Girl” follows the story of a teen girl that dreams of a life that will rip her away from the boringness that she experiences daily. And to help her achieve that goal of leaving her humdrum routine behind, Johana decides to dye her hair, buy some new clothes, and begin her career as a rock music writer named Dolly Wilde.
The film stars Feldstein alongside Alfie Allen, Paddy Considine, Chris O’Dowd, Lucy Punch, and Jameela Jamil. ‘Build A Girl’ is co-written by Caitlin Moran, who wrote the novel of the same name that inspired the film, and John Niven. The film is directed by TV veteran Coky Giedroyc.
“How to Build a Girl” is set to hit VOD on May 8.
Here’s the synopsis:
Johana Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine. Despite being brushed off initially, Johana clamors to the top of the ’90s rock music scene by reinventing herself as Dolly Wilde – a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn’t long before the rapid pace at which Johana’s life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and build again from the ground up? Based on the best-selling novel by Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl is a sassy, sexy, and a profoundly touching coming-of-age comedy that traces the rocky road to womanhood through the lens of a unique and wildly hilarious protagonist.