St. Trinian's (2007)

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:

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

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rupert Everett	...	Miss Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Colin Firth	...	Geoffrey Thwaites
Jodie Whittaker	...	Beverly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gemma Arterton	...	Kelly
Jonathan Bailey	...	Casper
Mischa Barton	...	JJ French
Antonia Bernath	...	Chloe
Russell Brand	...	Flash Harry
Anna Chancellor	...	Miss Bagstock
Cheryl Cole	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl (as Cheryl Tweedy)
Lily Cole	...	Polly
Nadine Coyle	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Theo Cross	...	The Art Teacher
Kathryn Drysdale	...	Taylor
Tamsin Egerton	...	Chelsea
Paloma Faith	...	Andrea
Gabriel Fleary	...	Masseur
Millie Foster	...	Saffron
Stephen Fry	...	Quiz Host
Jody Halse	...	Guard 2
Sarah Harding	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Victoria Harrild	...	Moorcroft
Lena Headey	...	Miss Dickinson
Celia Imrie	...	Matron
Toby Jones	...	Bursar
Amara Karan	...	Peaches
Cloe Mackie	...	Tania
Holly Mackie	...	Tara
Caterina Murino	...	Miss Maupassant
Nathaniel Parker	...	Chairman of National Gallery
Lucy Punch	...	Verity Thwaites
Talulah Riley	...	Annabelle Fritton
Nicola Roberts	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Tereza Srbova	...	Anoushka
Juno Temple	...	Celia
Jeremy Thompson	...	Sky Newsreader
Kimberley Walsh	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Fenella Woolgar	...	Miss Cleaver

Runtime:

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

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:12 | UK:12A | Finland:K-11

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:

Factual errors: When Cheltenham Ladies College arrive on their school bus to play hockey, Cheltenham is spelt wrong on the side of the bus - spelt Chelteham

Quotes:

Annabelle Fritton: Daddy, you can't expect me to stay here. It's like Hogwarts for Pikeys!

Movie Connections:

References Sin City (2005)

Soundtrack:

Love Is In The Air

Wickedly brilliant Brit flick!

I have just returned from a preview screening of Ealing Studio's new film- a continuation of the St. Trinian's franchise which last had an outing in the 1960s, and I have to say it is the most fun i've had in a cinema for AGES!

Re-inventing the twee originals St. Trinian's has been brought into the modern day with a bang! With Goths, Emos, Posh Tottie, Chavs and Geeks galore they don't miss anything out! Right from the start as one of the main girls is driven upto the school for the first time past a car in flames you know you're going to be in for a riot! The production design was brilliant- there was so much to look at and laugh at- it must have taken days to dress each set!

Rupert Everett and Colin Firth make a brilliant team- they bounce off each other and give the film a great heart- Rupert in drag is a sight to see- I wonder if Camilla PB has seen it yet- because he's got her down brilliantly! Russell Brand really shows that he can act and deliver other people's funny lines- you really look forward to him cropping up throughout the film.

The girls are brilliant- they all hit their laughs and are never too over the top. Gemma Atherton is superb as is Paloma (?) who plays one of the Emos.

All in all- I laughed from start to finish- it's a great film for the family this Christmas that is 10x funnier than the disappointing Enchanted that really wasn't the family film of the decade as Disney would like us to believe. Go and see it- if u've got kids they'll definitely thank you for it- or if not just go and see it to escape the Christmas shopping, families and wrapping paper this weekend! You won't be disappointed!

Best British film since the Full Monty!