''St Trinian's'' is a 2007 British

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and the sixth in a long-running series of British films based on the works of cartoonist

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and set in

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. The first five films form a series, starting with ''

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'' in 1954, with sequels in

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and a reboot in

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. The release of 2007, 27 years after the last entry, and 53 years after the first film, is a rebooting of the franchise, rather than a direct sequel, with certain plot elements borrowed from the first film. Whereas the earlier films concentrated on the adults, this film gives the school pupils greater prominence.

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is an

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school for uncontrollable girls run by eccentric headmistress Camilla Dagey Fritton (the reboot continues the tradition, established by

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in the original film, of casting a male actor to play the female headmistress, with

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inheriting the role). ''St Trinian's'' received mixed reviews but remains one of the highest-grossing British independent films of the last thirty years.

Plot

Annabelle Fritton, an uptight daddy's girl, unwillingly transfers to St Trinian's from the distinguished

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at the request of her father, Carnaby Fritton. Annabelle is resentful and insulting, telling her father that the school is "like

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for

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s". She is taken around the school by Kelly Jones, the

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, who introduces her to the various cliques within the school; Chavs, Posh Totty, Geeks, Emo and First Years. Annabelle is harassed and pranked by the girls while in the shower and a video of her running around the school naked and wet is broadcast live on the internet. After a phone argument with her father she is drafted to the hockey team when she hits her phone with her hockey stick, smashing a statue. The girls of St Trinian's are involved in business with

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Flash Harry, who pays them to make cheap vodka. Flash is shown to be romantically interested in Kelly, who initially turns him down. The Cheltenham Ladies' College hockey team arrive at St Trinian's, along with Education Minister Geoffrey Thwaites. Thwaites is shown to have romantic history with the headmistress of St Trinian's, Camilla Fritton. Annabelle is forced to face her former bullies, including captain Verity Thwaites. The hockey match is violent, ending in Kelly shooting a winning goal for St Trinian's, and she begins to fit in with the other girls. As the match is being played, Thwaites inspects the school, finding the illegal vodka-making business and the chatline being run by the Posh Totty clique. The following morning, a banker arrives at the school and serves Camilla with a foreclosure notice, as the school owes the bank in excess of £500,000 and has ignored six previous final demands. A subsequent meeting between Camilla and Carnaby is watched by the girls using hidden cameras, in which Carnaby confesses his distaste towards his daughter. Annabelle is clearly upset, despite Camilla defending her. Carnaby encourages Camilla to turn the school into a boutique hotel, telling her that "when this school closes down, you'll have lost everything. More importantly, so will I." Kelly and Flash work with the students to devise a plan to save the school. They must get into the final of ''School Challenge'', a TV quiz show held in the

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in London, as a cover for stealing

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's ''

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''. Chelsea, Peaches and Chloe (the Posh Totty clique) are chosen as the ''School Challenge'' Team. By cheating in every round, they make it to the grand final. As the final is being filmed, Kelly, Taylor and Andrea steal the painting, with help from the Geeks, Annabelle and Camilla herself. Camilla paints an exact copy of the painting and has Flash, posing as a German art dealer, sell it to Carnaby in a black market deal. The school then receives a further £50,000 reward for returning the real painting to the National Gallery. The loans are able to be repaid and the school is saved.

Cast and characters

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as Annabelle Fritton, a shy new student at St Trinian's after Carnaby, her father, dumps her there, and Camilla's niece *

Gemma Arterton Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is a British actress. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature-film debut in the comedy '' St Trinian's'' (2007). She p ...

as Kelly Jones, the resourceful Head Girl of St Trinian's *

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as Polly, the Geek *

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as Celia, the "Trustafarian" one *

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as Taylor, the Chav *

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as Andrea, the Emo *

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as Chelsea, a Posh Totty *

Antonia Bernath Antonia Geraldine Audrey Lee Bernath is an English actress, voiceover artist and singer. She began her career in the CBS series ''Elvis'' (2005) and the Bollywood film '' Kisna: The Warrior Poet'' (2005). She then starred in the films ''St Trini ...

as Chloe, a Posh Totty *

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as Peaches, a Posh Totty * Cloe and Holly Mackie as Tara & Tania, the Twins *

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as Miss Maupassant, the Foreign Languages Teacher *

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as Matron, of St Trinian's *

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as Beverly, the receptionist at St Trinian's *

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as Stephen Fry, the ''School Challenge'' presenter *

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as Bursar, of St Trinian's *

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as Miss Cleaver, the Sports Teacher *

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as Miss Bagstock, Cheltenham School's Headmistress *

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as Verity Thwaites, the Minister's daughter, and Cheltenham's

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as Miss Dickinson, St Trinian's new English Teacher *

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as JJ French, the PR Guru, and previous Head Girl of St Trinian's *

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, the

as Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton, St Trinian's Headmistress and Annabelle's aunt, and Camilla's brother and Annabelle's father, respectively *

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as Geoffrey Thwaites, the Education Minister * Dolly as Mr Darcy * Theo Cross as Art Teacher *

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as Anoushka *

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as Bank Manager The members of

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(

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and

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) all make

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s as the members of St Trinian's school band in the film.

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also makes a cameo as an emo girl, while

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, the director's real life brother, makes a short appearance as the Chairman of the National Gallery.

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Jeremy Thompson also briefly appears, as himself.

Music

The film's score was composed by

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Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released on 10 December 2007 via

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. The album featured two original songs by British pop group

, including the single, " Theme to St. Trinian's". A music video for the song was released to promote the film and soundtrack. The film's cast also recorded the theme, as well as a cover of

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's "

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". A music video of the cast performing "Trouble" was also released.

and

, who star in the film, recorded the

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song " Love Is in the Air". A number of popular singles or current album tracks by artists, such as

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, and

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, were included on the soundtrack. ;Track listing

Filming locations

* Park Place,

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, England (St Trinian's school) *

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, London, England *London, England *

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, England *

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, London, England, (exteriors, The National Gallery) *

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, England

Release

''St Trinian's'' premiered in London on 10 December 2007 and was theatrically released on 21 December 2007 by

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Home media

''St Trinian's'' was released on DVD on 14 April 2008 by

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Reception

Box office

The film grossed £12,042,854 in the United Kingdom, surpassing its £7 million production budget. As of 18 July 2010 the film had grossed a worldwide total of $29,066,483. It was the fifth highest-grossing film during the Christmas season of 2007, behind '' Enchanted'', '' I Am Legend'', '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' and ''

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''. It ranks in the top grossing independent British films of the past decade.

Critical response

''St Trinian's'' received mixed reviews. ''Empire'' wrote that the film "fuse an understanding of what made the originals great with a modern feel – the writers have fulfilled their end of the bargain, even tweaking some of the weaker points of the original story." ''

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'' wrote that it "is raucous, leering, crude and, to my mind, largely misjudged, with Rupert Everett playing Miss Fritton as a coquettish transvestite with the manners of a Mayfair madam. The attempts to shock us fail, though Cheltenham Ladies College may well be affronted to hear one of its teachers say 'between you and I'. But the preview was packed with girls aged from seven to 14 who found it hilarious, and especially enjoyed Russell Brand." Derek Malcolm, in ''

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'', wrote: "Structurally, the new movie is a mess, and it doesn't look too convincing either, with cinematography that uses all sorts of old-fashioned dodges to raise a laugh", and "when you look at it again, the old film was not only superior but rather more radical. This St Trinian's looks as if it is aiming at the lowest common denominator, and finding it too often." On the

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aggregate website

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, ''St Trinian's'' holds a 32% positive rating, with the consensus "Both naughtier and campier than Ronald Searle's original postwar series, this St. Trinian's leans on high jinks instead of performances or witty dialogue."

Awards and nominations

Sequel

It was announced at the 2008

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that the sequel, ''The Legend of Fritton's Gold'', also directed by Parker and Thompson, would be released in 2009. Filming began on 6 July 2009, and on 7 July 2009, it was announced that

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and

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had all signed on to appear in the sequel.Tennant enrolls at 'St Trinian's II' – Entertainment News, Film News, Media
. Variety (7 July 2009). Retrieved on 25 November 2009.

References

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