St. Trinian's is the sixth in a series of films based on the works of cartoonist Ronald Searle. The first four films form a series, starting with The Belles of St Trinian's in 1954, with sequels in 1957, 1960, 1966. The 1980 The Wildcats of St. Trinian's was not a critical success. The books are supposedly based on the Perse School for Girls situated in Cambridge where Searle spent his childhood and where he later trained to be a cartoonist, at the Anglia Ruskin University.
| St. Trinian's | |
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| Directed by | Oliver Parker Barnaby Thompson |
| Written by | Piers Ashworth Nick Moorcroft Ronald Searle (cartoons) |
| Produced by | Oliver Parker Barnaby Thompson |
| Starring | Rupert Everett Colin Firth Lena Headey Jodie Whittaker Russell Brand Anna Chancellor Stephen Fry Celia Imrie Toby Jones Caterina Murino Fenella Woolgar and Mischa Barton |
| Cinematography | Gavin Finney |
| Edited by | Alex Mackie |
| Music by | Charlie Mole |
| Distributed by | Ealing Studios Fragile Films |
Release dates | December 21, 2007 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13.5 million |
The Crew and Cast of the film are considering to make a 7th film, the plot is unknown at the moment.
Plot
St Trinian's, an anarchical school for uncontrollable girls who save the school from bankruptcy by stealing the painting 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.The film starts with Annabel Fritton being admitted to the school. When there Annabel meets Kelly, head girl of St Trinians, Kelly walks Annabel around the school and introduces each of the different cliques in the school - Posh totty, Chavs, Emos, Geeks and First years. Annabel has a rough first night in the school where her towel and dressing gown are taken from the shower and she is broadcast on the internet by the other girls while running naked from the shower to the dormitory. She phones her dad and demands to be taken away from the school.
Flash Harry pays a visit to the school and makes a deal with the girls for some lab made vodka.
A few days later the school has a hockey match against Annabel's old school - their rivals Cheltenham Ladies College. Their captain is Verity Thwaites, the daughter of Geoffrey Thwaites, the education minister. The girls give a hostile and violent welcome to their visitors and the match ends in a brawl between the two schools. Later in the film Annabel overhears her Dad talking with Mrs Fritton about how he thinks Annabel doesn't fit in with the family and hurts her feelings. Later that day Mrs Fritton talks to Annabel and makes her a part of the family and gets her to release her anger. The other girls at the school give Annabel a make-over and makes her part of the school. Meanwhile Geoffrey Thwaites is inspecting the school and the bank is threatening the school with closure.
Kelly hears the talk about closure and tells the rest of the school, they then make a plan to save the school which involves getting to the final of "School Challenge" and stealing the painting 'the girl with a pearl earring'. Meanwhile Annabel is talking to Flash Harry about acting as a gay german art dealer. He initially refuses but Kelly gets him to do the job (as he secretly has feelings for her and does not want to look stupid in front of her). The school team for school challenge is made up of the three of the Posh Tottys, Chelsea, Peaches and Chloe. They get to the final by cheating.
During the final Kelly, Taylor and Andrea foil the security for the painting that they're after and eventually retrieve it but on the way back the cable that they used to climb over the top of the audience of the final of school challenge snaps just after Taylor and Andrea get over to the other side. Kelly gets stuck with no other way to get to other side again. Mrs Fritton sees that Kelly needs help and goes to help, having to knock out Geoffrey Thwaites on the way. Meanwhile Annabel takes care of Verity Thwaites.
The school successfully gets the painting and sells it to Carnaby Fritton who doesn't realise it is not the real one which has been returned under the cover of St Trinians finding it. They get a £50,000 reward for returning the painting and the cash from Carnaby Fritton they pay back the money owed to the bank and St Trinian's doesn't get closed.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Rupert Everett | Miss Camilla Fritton/Carnaby Fritton |
| Colin Firth | Geoffrey Thwaites |
| Russell Brand | Flash Harry |
| Mischa Barton | J.J. French |
| Lena Headey | Miss Dickinson |
| Gemma Arterton | Kelly |
| Tamsin Egerton | Chelsea |
| Lily Cole | Polly |
| Jodie Whittaker | Beverly |
| Antonia Bernath | Chloe |
| Paloma Faith | Andrea |
| Stephen Fry | Himself |
| Anna Chancellor | Miss Bagstock |
| Celia Imrie | Matron |
| Caterina Murino | Miss Maupassant |
| Lucy Punch | Verity Thwaites |
| Talulah Riley | Annabelle Fritton |
| Toby Jones | Bursar |
| Juno Temple | Celia |
| Kathryn Drysdale | Taylor |
| Amara Karan | Peaches |
| Holly Mackie | Tara |
| Cloe Mackie | Tania |
| Tereza Srbova | Anoushka |
| Cheryl Cole, member of Girls Aloud | St Trinian schoolgirl (cameo) |
| Nadine Coyle, member of Girls Aloud | St Trinian schoolgirl (cameo) |
| Sarah Harding, member of Girls Aloud | St Trinian schoolgirl (cameo) |
| Nicola Roberts, member of Girls Aloud | St Trinian schoolgirl (cameo) |
| Kimberley Walsh, member of Girls Aloud | St Trinian schoolgirl (cameo) |
| Steve Furst | Bank Manager |
| Zoe Salmon | St Trinian Schoolgirl Emo (cameo) |
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, St. Trinian's has a 50% rotten rating with 7 fresh and 7 rotten.
Merchandising
A book based on the film, adapted by Pippa Le Quesne from Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft's screenplay was published in late 2007 by Penguin books, ISBN 978-0-141-32417-3. The accompanying soundtrack was released on December 10, 2007, along with a music video for the theme song performed by Girls Aloud, who make a cameo appearance in the film.