St. Trinian's (2007)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Oliver Parker
Barnaby Thompson

Writers:

Piers Ashworth (writer)
Jamie Minoprio (additional material)

Release Date:

21 December 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

School can be a riot

Plot:

St Trinian's, a school for "young ladies" with its anarchic doctrine of free expression, brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy.

Plot Keywords:

School | St Trinian's | Makeover | Schoolgirl | Boarding School

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Talulah Riley	...	Annabelle Fritton
Rupert Everett	...	Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Jodie Whittaker	...	Beverly
Gemma Arterton	...	Kelly
Kathryn Drysdale	...	Taylor
Juno Temple	...	Celia
Antonia Bernath	...	Chloe
Amara Karan	...	Peaches
Tamsin Egerton	...	Chelsea
Lily Cole	...	Polly
Paloma Faith	...	Andrea
Holly Mackie	...	Tara
Cloe Mackie	...	Tania
Esme Thompson	...	1st Year Bookie
Bel Parker	...	Aerial Girl

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug and alcohol content, sexual material and language.

Runtime:

Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:12A | UK:12 | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45341) | Singapore:NC-16 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/12 (cut version)

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Ealing Studios

Trivia:

Camilla Fritton's dog, Mr Darcy, is named after a Jane Austen character from "Pride and Prejudice" (1995), as played by Colin Firth in the 1990's adaptation

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the School Challenge final, the answer to the question "What is the volume of a sphere?" is given as pi r³, both by the show and the school bursar who says he's always been good at maths. He's not THAT good, as the volume of a sphere is actually 4/3 pi r³.

Quotes:

Emo Girl: We're not goth, we're emo.

Movie Connections:

References "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Defenders of Anarchy

I enjoyed it, more than I thought I would

I was a bit nervous about going to see St Trinian's, because I've seen all the previous films and was worried by the title and the trailer-glimpses of Rupert Everett that this film would try to 'overwrite' the original. It doesn't. This is why I think it works. Like the sequels from the first film, once again St Trinian's moves the concept into its own era. It's jam packed with innuendo and humour and a new plot line. Perhaps it'll never be as good as 'The Belles' but then, none of the other sequels were as good as 'The Belles' either, and they didn't try to be. The spirit of the thing was there and it was good fun to watch.