girl film girl british television film directed written produced bbc film stars based book beauty alfred leading ladies discusses british born film director women played leading roles films girl title inspired alleged nickname film depicts alleged obsession american model actress brought relative obscurity star film birds leading lady advances subjects series traumatic experiences filming birds obsession continues stars production grows increasingly uncomfortable decides needs escape situation work exclusive contract effectively ends hollywood career girl television debut united_states october hbo aired united_kingdom bbc december jones miller nominated awards golden globe awards roles film received mixed reviews critics daily_mirror praised miller portrayal endorsed film said length kept showing positive aspects relationship knew worked criticised film portrayal sexual predator starred films widow close friends disputed film version events plot summary film partially account relationship notices television commercial diet drink wants turn worked extensively 1950s passes screen test starring role latest film birds director instructs dress appearance looks filming birds makes advances retaliation rejection terrifying encounters birds mechanical bird breaks apparently glass telephone booth filming glass arriving set shoot scene character trapped attic aggressive birds discovers ordered mechanical birds replaced live ones demands scene repeated satisfied reaction looks authentic takes days leaving birds box office success begin work finds film content including marital rape scene obsession mentally emotionally exhausting director frustrated sees conversation writer admits sexual partner wife screenwriter later declares love walks away leaving imagine feelings refuses request time attend awards new_york_city nominated promising actress award tells include contract clause requiring sexually available demand working completing refuses release contract prevents working production company effectively ending hollywood career notes titles inform viewer worked birds considered classic films cast production background development girl based book beauty alfred leading ladies examines relationships female stars films wrote attempted turn star birds perfect woman choosing clothes thought wear told running details film examining obsession reported december girl written star post production bbc press release film november hughes described enthusiasm approached project holiday got phone producer managed words shouting yes yes yes seductive sinister deeply touching story love obsession hollywood royalty hughes interviewed members crew preparing script described discussions wisdom insights helped real life ordeal screen know absolutely thrilled casting play film title inspired stopped working designed costumes wore including green suit films certain items copied birds suit yellow bag looked clean lines colours filming filming began december research miller early stages pregnancy spoke times filming friends live birds recreate filming attic scene birds miller told radio_times bird attack hours comparison subjected pretty horrible men camera boxes birds throwing face jones role required spend hours day prosthetic makeup daily minute vocal exercises imitate distinctive speech december interview jones said voice beautiful rhythm roll connected way thinks moves cigar smoking drinking voice lived hear london california received pronunciation voice release marketing campaign girl hbo released second trailer august press tour promoting film said heard toby jones voice body daughter attended screening film ended audience silent said therapy attended london screening october girl television debut hbo october premiere december bbc christmas programming film released dvd january controversy gave account director sexual predator book dark genius wrote overt sexual proposition ignore answer alleged book beauty alfred leading ladies actually asked sexually available accessible wanted person told story said embarrassing insulting lot reasons didn want tell story didn want taken advantage twisted turned situation wasn years later told story absolutely true honest book previously said alive major life style difference caused split relationship demanding possessed account contrasted interviews gave time warm tribute paid honoured american_film_institute presence funeral asked answered ruined career didn ruin life time life admire man shortly film air british television december gave interview daily_mail repeated claims clear expected equally clear wasn interested denying brilliant enjoyed working realised starting obsessive interest actresses spoken close attention paid details leading ladies characters appearances films said harassment involved starred north northwest told daily_telegraph gentleman funny character cared character wore eye character worked disputed film view director told daily_telegraph feel bad stuff people saying weird character find weird saw pass anybody act strange anybody played mother dismissed claims predatory nature broadcast find allegations hard believe wasn aware set widow assistant director knew years said husband endorsed girl interpretation events film portrayal interviewed background research film died film completed october told daily_telegraph written hughes expressing anger hughes said backed claims sexual harassment author books making films starred echoed brown comments writing broadcast december moral interviewed length book making birds recalled remark brown things expressed highly exaggerated think upset thought wasn fulfilling star quality thought looking interview magazine discussed attitude decided work ruin career kept contract paid close years sold contract universal_studios dismissed refused work television shows acting career continued appeared number film television productions said contract turned film roles behalf particularly disappointed heard french director wanted film daughter disputed telling moral mother expressed surprise mention possible involvement project story extremely unlikely view father seriously entertained project sharing mother secretive actors considered casting reception criticism reaction film portrayal sexual predator criticised audience members private screening expressed concerns writer director represented day television premiere daily_telegraph quoted day worked refuted account writing website established response media portrayal author biography said film totally absurd interview london evening standard january played eponymous role biopic questioned girl portrayal director need film period career talked day mentioned obsession didn want don think necessary movie speaking independent later month director said girl rare note portrayal man little complex lot people recognise portrayal monster played screenwriter told believed contested account dark character don think dismiss saying true questioned accuracy events depicted film particularly chronology tally research production archives birds example offer june filming sand scene birds deliberately attempt physically harm smashing glass telephone booth filmed june days later october said believed film accurately portrays negative behaviour time constraints minute film prevented telling entire story career told television critic wasn constant barrage harassment constantly way film long gone reviews film television debut new_york_times critical film objectives trouble girl tries fails trying know man movie ignores best advice suspense like woman left imagination excitement new_yorker gave film negative review writing instead drama film work criticism points ought talking place surprise learn filmmaker art devoted pain fear control sexual obsession experienced inflicted life day premiere independent wrote girl mere black white job seek portray monster highlights profound psychological damage plagued director life guardian generally positive film thing wrong girl director chair utterly compelling psychological drama telegraph praised film balanced view director portrayed exquisite drama manipulative portrait daily_mirror echoed view praising jones writing actor managed touches humanity moments feel real sympathy don long american accent brings beauty glamour captures extraordinary withstand threw telegraph james said better choice play looked stunned canada globe_and_mail impressed actors performances miller described good great wrote doesn youth struggles convey enormous strength character woman unwilling let way equally critical jones describing imitating inhabiting role gave film mixed review guardian girl effective piece film making questionable portrayal director film depicts attic scene accurately jones appears spectacle real simon quotes book dark genius told terribly upset screenwriter said wanted shoot didn want shoot everybody hear nervous nancy smith wall_street_journal wrote film viewed terms truths instead morality play style calling girl original masterpiece pays tribute talent vision ratings according viewing figures collected nielsen_media_research girl television premiere saturday october watched average audience screening time december attracted audience million according guardian accolades jones nominated best actor award golden globe awards role miller portrayal earned nomination miller jones received equivalent nominations film received nominations
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