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fv_poster ([personal profile] fv_poster) wrote2015-01-31 12:01 am

Gift for violace by nicole-anell (Girl)

Title of vid: Celluloid Heroes
Recipient: violace
Vidder: nicole-anell
Fandom: Girl (1998)
Music: Celluloid Heroes by The Kinks
Summary: Andrea Marr has always been fascinated by groupies - the people who attract them, and the people who become them.
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Signed length: 04:32
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Lyrics
Everybody's a dreamer
Everybody's a star
Everybody's in movies
It doesn't matter who you are
There are stars in every city
In every house and on every street
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Their names are written in concrete

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Rudolph Valentino
Looks very much alive
And he looks up ladies' dresses
As they sadly pass him by
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
'Cause he's liable to turn and bite
But stand close by Bette Davis
Because hers was such a lonely life

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Everybody's a dreamer
Everybody's a star
And everybody's in showbiz
It doesn't matter who you are
And those who are successful
Be always on your guard
Success walks hand in hand with failure
Along Hollywood Boulevard

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die

La la la la, la la la la la la la, la la
La la la la, la la la la la la la, la la
Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain
Oh, celluloid heroes never really die

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die
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[personal profile] violace 2015-01-31 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
DEAR FESTIVIDDER! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME THIS WONDERFUL VID!!! <33333 "CELLULOID HEROES", OMG what an amazingly fitting song. Did you know I love The Kinks???? AAAAAH. It captures the themes of the movie so well, and I particularly love the way it's about how people we admire exist in our fantasies, and Andrea's realization that this image is not always true, that we have to imagine them complexly (sorry for the John Green quote there), AND YOU ADDED THE KISS WITH CYBIL, and the hair brushing and everything <333 Ack I wish I had all these thinky thoughts thought out but I suck at words and I'm very overwhelmed so just, thank you so much, vidder <3 <3 I can't wait to find out who you are!!
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[personal profile] anoel 2015-02-01 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
This is really great! I love how you take me into her world and the ending was perfect even though I've never seen the movie :)
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[personal profile] purplefringe 2015-02-01 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, this is lovely! I don't know anything about the source, but this vid is so well-paced and full of heart and now I want to know more about it.
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[personal profile] goodbyebird 2015-02-02 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
This is a gorgeous vid. I haven't even seen the source, and you had me hook, line, and sinker.
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[personal profile] niyalune 2015-02-02 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't seen the movie either, but your vid is really well done and made me curious about the source!
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[personal profile] ghost_lingering 2015-02-06 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow, this is amazing. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and thought provoking. Definitely makes me want to check out the source.
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[personal profile] chaila 2015-02-06 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Another one who hasn't seen the source, but still found this a really interesting character study!
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[personal profile] restfield 2015-02-11 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you made a perfect Andreas character study!
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[personal profile] franzeska 2015-02-14 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
I've never seen this source. This vid has an amazing sense of place.