St trinians is a 2007 british comedy film and the sixth in a longrunning series of british films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle. See more ideas about st trinians, saints, rupert everett. The special reunion event for the belles of st trinians is at the barbican. St trinians is a british gag cartoon comic strip series, created and drawn by ronald searle from 1946 until 1952. The films are set in a disreputable girls school where the only rule is that there are no rules. St trinians is a fictional girls boarding school, the creation of english cartoonist ronald searle, that later became the subject of a popular series of comedy films the first cartoon appeared in 1941, but shortly afterwards searle had to fulfil his military service where he was captured at singapore and spent the rest of the. She had also brought along photos of herself in the original movie. The new st trinians film features very modern mischief, including sex and drugs. A grand residence in near henleyon thames, oxfordshire, was used as the filming location of st. St trinians is a 2007 british comedy film and the sixth in a longrunning series of british.
The belles of st trinians is a classic comedy film set in the fictional st. Trinians ist eine britische filmkomodie aus dem jahr 2007 dt. Trinians school in the first film, making use of the house and grounds which appear extensively appropriately, this 18th century stately country home was used as a boarding school for several decades before falling back into private hands. I am in no way familiar with the original trinians cartoons by ronald searle, so i cannot contest as to how faithful the movie is to the original source material, but the writing for this film is so clever and funny i often felt it necessary to pause. The belles of st trinians is a classic comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school, released in 1954, directed by frank launder and written by frank launder and sidney gilliat. Trinians in the english countryside, surrounded by warning signs and a few shrunken heads on spikes. Original series of movies, all created by the writinghelming team of frank launder and sidney gilliat, started in 1954 with the belles of st. Directed by frank launder and written by him and sidney gilliat, it was the second of the series of four films. After seeing the 2007 remake, one of the stars of the original st trinians films decided to track down her fellow schoolgirls and now theyre getting together for a special screening. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Original or remake, the school uniforms at st trinians are iconic.
Directors oliver parker and barnaby thompson, who have tried their hands at oscar wilde, bring the st. Trinians girls are thinking of disbanding their union to form an even more powerful nonunion, the ministry gives in on their demands. Miss fritton alastair sim is headmistress of st trinians, a girls schools where her unorthodox doctrine and free expression. Trinians girls up to date with rupert everett, who apparently had the idea, taking the sim. Later other headmistresses included dora bryan in the great st trinians train robbery. Trinians 1954 not rated 1h 31min comedy, family 29 october 1954 ireland the schoolgirls of st. Featuring a star cast of british comedy talent including, alastair sim as both miss millicent fritton and clarence fritton, joyce grenfell, george cole. Her unorthodox doctrine of free expression and self empowerment is also under threat from new education minister geoffrey thwaits, an old flame of camillas who is determined to st trinians, the infamous school. This is what the cast of st trinian s look like now scam all the toffs, the neats and the freaks, blackmail the goths, the slappers and the geeks. St trinians itself is park place, remenham, near henleyonthames. Trinians 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The cartoons all centre on a boarding school for girls, where the teachers are sadists and the girls are juvenile delinquents. With alastair sim, joyce grenfell, george cole, hermione baddeley.
Directed by frank launder and written by launder and sidney gilliat, it was the first of a series of four films. A treasure hunt for the legendary frittons gold ensues as they face their most fearsome rivals yet, but the feisty and resourceful girls are undeterred in their mission to outwit the villainous pomfrey and his sidekicks from the secret society known as ad1. As well as being a fairly prolific reader, i am also pretty keen on films. Trinians school for girls who plan to steal vermeers priceless masterpiece, the girl with a pearl earring. Trinians find themselves involved in a horse racing scam. It and its sequels were inspired by british cartoonist ronald searle. An entertainment film distributors release of an entertainment film distributors, ealing studios presentation of.
The series was searles most famous work and inspired a popular series of comedy films. The belles of st trinians film the belles of st triniansthought this was hilarious when i was a kid. The aim to sell it in order to save their beloved school from being shut down due to owing loads of money. The first five films form a series, starting with the belles of st trinians in 1954, with sequels in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1981. The bank are threatening headmistress camilla fritton with closure. The film is a loose remake of the 1954 original and follows the students of st. Trinians girls overwhelm the unprepared lads and soon the st. St trinians all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. Trinians ist eine britische filmkomodie in schwarzwei. St trinians film culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. Youve had this coming since the day you arrived, fritton. Trinians are more interested in men and mischief than. I am in no way familiar with the original trinians cartoons by ronald searle, so i.
The belles of st trinians is a british comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school, released in 1954. In blue murder at st trinians, a signpost was marked as 2 miles. Trinians are more interested in racing forms than books as they try to getrichquick. Trinian s 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Miss brenner has become the school cleaning lady, cleaning the toilets. The great st trinians train robbery was a british film comedy set in the fictional st trinians school, released in 1966. Capturing the feel of the original 1966 great st trinians. The st trinians film series, in which a rowdy crowd of girls, their drunken and appalling.
Successful series of classic comedy films based on cartoons by ronald searle. Will lawrence meets mischa barton, lily cole and the other girls on. While unorthodox headmistress camilla fritton struggles to deal with the new education minister geoffrey thwaites tireless advances and his unyielding objective of transforming her chaotic. Trinians full movie sewiosadeosai oisadwoisadak joyce grenfell lumpy latimer duration. Probably the funniest of the series, this film is fastpaced, furious, with some violent old girls, some wonderful. The drag convention, which started with alastair sim in the original, is revived with rupert everett as the leering headmistress, miss fritton. The belles of st trinians is a british comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school, released. In fact, while credit is justly given to searles original work, most of the teeth of the belles have been pulled, and the film often sacrifices black humor for glamour. The bank is threatening headmistress camilla fritton with closure. Trinians 1954 the first film set at the infamous school.
St trinians school ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. St trinians is a film series based on a series of cartoons by ronald searle who also was responsible for the molesworth books and dick deadeye, or duty done. The belles of st trinians 60th anniversary edition. I have the original st trinian,s films and when they did a new one and the soundtrack i knew i was going to buy. St trinians is the sixth in a longrunning series of films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle. Trinians school for girls in the decades since it was last seen on screen. After discovering headmistress, miss fritton rupert everett is related to a famous pirate, celia juno temple. The first five films form a series, citation needed starting with the belles of st trinians in 1954, with sequels in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1980. St trinians, the infamous school for young ladies is once again facing dire financial crisis. The 2007 release, coming 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. The legend of frittons gold sees the schoolgirls start a new term amidst the usual chaos and excitement. The great st trinians school reunion film the guardian. Launder, 1954 reunited alastair sim and joyce grenfell and threw in a bevy of 1950s character actors.
Trinians boarding school for girls is full of crazy girls running wild, multiple groupscliques. The revisit to ronald searle s anarchic learning academy for young ladies is not exactly a timeless classic, but its easygoing fun, rupert everett is perfect casting and way ahead of the gruesome 70s wildcats of st trinians film. In the films world at least, it is still the only school of its kind in the straight. The first five films form a series, citation needed starting with the belles of st trinians in 1954, with sequels in 1957. Trinians school was supposedly located in the original films. Blue murder at st trinians 1957 is british comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school. St trinians, the infamous school for young ladies, is once again facing dire financial crisis. The first five films form a series, starting with the belles of st trinians in 1954, with sequels in 1957, 1960, 1966, and 1981. Its an alltime classic a goodies and baddies tale with a railway element. In the 1950s, a series of st trinians comedy films was made, featuring.
The railway scenes were filmed in colour on the closed, but not forgotten, longmoor military railway, providing a valuable record of a network. Trinians win a tour of europe, getting involved in love, stolen diamonds and plenty of chaos along the way. St trinians is an anarchic school for uncontrollable girls run by eccentric headmistress camilla dagey fritton the reboot continues the tradition, established by alastair sim in the original film, of casting a male actor to play the female headmistress, with rupert everett inheriting the role. Its fairly rare for recent films to catch my imagination but i do love the cinema experience. Frank launder, 1950 was such a huge success that a followup was inevitable and ronald searles muchloved cartoons about the riotous, thankfully fictional girls school st trinians 194152 provided the perfect inspiration the belles of st trinians d. The spirit of st trinians gareth evans talks to wellknown professional photographer jack boskett about how he attempted to capture the feel of the original 1966 great st trinians train robbery film in 2019 through a series of black andwhite photographs. St trinians is a 2007 british comedy film and the sixth in a longrunning series of british films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle set in st trinians school. The films are set in a disreputable girls school where the only rule is that there.
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