- Film Review
- Reviewed By Jamie Russell
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3 out of 5
Cartoonist Ronald Searle's most famous creation - the chaotic girls' boarding school that gave rise to the series of hit films in the 1950s and 60s - makes a surprisingly successful comeback in this amusing revamp. Directors Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson have updated the school for modern audiences, blending the traditions of dorms and jolly hockey sticks with more contemporary youth culture. Talulah Riley heads the young cast as Annabelle, the new girl who overcomes introductory torment to lead the St Trinian's girls on a mission to save the establishment from closure. Rupert Everett plays both her father and, like Alastair Sim in the original movies, the dotty headmistress, Miss Fritton. Meanwhile Russell Brand takes on the George Cole role as Flash Harry and there's support from Colin Firth as the minister of education. The sketch-like comedy works better than the overall story, but it's still lively fun for teenagers.
Plot Summary
Comedy starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth, and featuring Gemma Arterton and Russell Brand. When their anarchic school is faced with closure, the young "ladies" of St Trinian's hatch a plan to save the establishment.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Miss Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
- Rupert Everett
- Geoffrey Thwaites
- Colin Firth
- Miss Dickinson
- Lena Headey
- Beverly
- Jodie Whittaker
- Annabelle
- Talulah Riley
- Kelly
- Gemma Arterton
- Flash Harry
- Russell Brand
- JJ French
- Mischa Barton
- Miss Bagstock
- Anna Chancellor
- Matron
- Celia Imrie
- Stephen Fry
- Stephen Fry
- Bursar
- Toby Jones
- Miss Maupassant
- Caterina Murino
- Chelsea
- Tamsin Egerton
- Peaches
- Amara Karan
- Verity Thwaites
- Lucy Punch
- Miss Cleaver
- Fenella Woolgar
- Polly
- Lily Cole
- Taylor
- Kathryn Drysdale
Crew
- Director
- Oliver Parker
- Director
- Barnaby Thompson
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