everything we loved is a 2014 new zealand drama film written and directed by max currie .

it won best actress and best screenplay at the 2014 new zealand film awards .

everything we loved

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on monday 28 july 2014 , everything we loved had a ground - breaking new zealand premiere - simultaneously in cinemas , on airlines and online .
everything we loved , sia trokenheim , latest big screen odyssey beyond the known world is coming to a cinema near you on april 20th . check it out !
sia is well known at home for
step dave
and a best actress winner at the 2014 moas for her role in
everything we loved
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berlin - - a grieving father goes to extraordinary - - and extraordinarily illegal - - lengths to regain what has been lost in everything we loved , the confident debut feature of new zealand filmmaker max currie .
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everything we loved is so far ahead of modern psychological dramas because it captures a situation so agonising to watch and makes it seem so real . from start to finish , we just want to see the reunited family smiling alongside each other , doing activities any young family would do . but we don’t , because it’s all just an illusion .
everything we loved should continue a healthy festival run after a world premiere at the recent palm springs film festival and a subsequent bow at the berlin festival’s european film market , with select theatrical sales a possibility but small - screen success more likely .
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everything we loved is a movie starring brett stewart , sia trokenheim , and ben clarkson . a shy magician coaxes his once happy wife back to life with his greatest illusion - a little boy . but the loving family they create is threatened when they become hunted as child abductors .
the newest fruit of the nz film commission ' s excellent low - budget escalator project , which has given us fantail , this festival ' s orphans & kingdoms and housebound , and existence , which played in the 2012 festival , everything we loved opens on charlie ( stewart ) at home and looking after 5 - year - old tommy ( clarkson ) .
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we learned that taraji p . henson will be voicing a new character named yesss , who will name drop oh my disney ! we are so excited to be a part of this sequel !
we recently learned that liu yifei was cast as mulan in this upcoming film ! see the details here .
i am prepared to forgive the minor shortcomings simply because i loved the film so much ; the shaky cameras , the limited musical score and the botched effort to cover trokenheim’s shoulder tattoo .
what we know so far : this movie will revolve around christopher robin , who was once the young boy who loved going on adventures in the hundred acre wood , but has now grown up and lost his way . it’s up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help christopher robin remember the playful kid he once was .
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we were so thrilled to learn more details about this movie starring keira knightley , helen mirren , morgan freeman , and american ballet theater ballerina misty copeland . we’ll be dreaming of sugar plums until this magical movie graces the big screen . check out the teaser trailer here and get a first look at images here !
with a pair of former magicians for protagonists , max currie’s debut displays impressive sleight of hand , hiding key plot elements in plain sight . when we meet charlie – clearly under stress – with four - year - old tommy on whom he dotes , they appear to be in seclusion , hunkered down in a house outside town . when charlie’s wife angela arrives she seems , at first glance , to be appalled to find them together . it will be a little time before we understand just why . by staggering his revelations , currie makes this a challenging film to describe , but the strategy is a most effective one . he keeps us utterly intent on unpacking the unstable family dynamics we witness . are we maybe even in
at d23 expo last year we saw this beautiful concept art ! and did you watch fashion stars heidi klum , kendall jenner , and more honor the incomparable edna e . mode ? the fashion icon will be returning in the sequel , directed by brad bird , who also voices edna . we already know this movie is going to be incredible . we also know that in it , a new villain will be hatching a brilliant and dangerous plot , and the incredibles family will need to team up with frozone to deal with it . check out the latest trailer here .
i’m fascinated by good people doing bad things . at the start of the film we meet this playful , loving couple — and yet as the story unfolds they do something most parents would find unthinkable .
after seeing a clip of the “circle of life” scene at d23 expo last year , we could not be more excited to see this film . it is directed by jon favreau , and features an amazing cast including donald glover , james earl jones , beyoncé , and more . we are all in for an epic experience when this reimagining of the lion king comes to theaters . see the full cast list here .
the year ' s biggest local box office hit . the taika waititi - jemaine clement horror - comedy what we do in the shadows won the best self - funded movie category having missed out on best film consideration .
director max currie himself must be lauded for doing a great job at bringing everything together . for a film made with limited resources , some crisp cinematography , a poignant musical score alongside a smooth flowing story prevailed . assisted by the brilliant producers tom hern ( the dark horse ) and luke robinson ( evil dead ) the craft of making it the classic new zealand film it is a lot easier .
what we did in the shadows took away the production design and sound prizes , and jackie beek won the supporting actress prize of her performance in the film who thanked co - directors waitit and clement
who never let me read a script and gave me contradictory directions
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what makes the film brilliant is that it never gets too complicated . it sticks to what works and does a great job with it . one element which i really enjoyed was exploring the mood of “mommy and daddy . ” even though a young “son” is present in their lives again , they are never completely happy ; consequently they are never really sad either . for most of the film their moods are neutral . for those who have yet to see it , just watch very carefully and try count the number of times charlie speaks in a genuinely positive tone or angela smiles sincerely ; there are plenty of attempted efforts to do so but it very rarely succeeds . also , we know both adults do not mean bad . they are benevolent people who are prepared to sacrifice everything - even at the risk of going to prison - to be reunited as a family .
at last year’s d23 expo walt disney studios live - action presentation , we saw many of the actors who bring our favorite characters to life . you guys … this movie is going to be amazing , and now it is opening sooner so that fans around the world can enjoy it at the same time ! check out the intense trailer here .
we literally got goosebumps watching the teaser trailer of a wrinkle in time . based on the book by madeleine l’engle , the film is directed by ava duvernay and stars a phenomenal cast including oprah winfrey ( who was honored as a disney legend last year ) , chris pine , reese witherspoon , mindy kaling , and storm reid ! take a look at these images from the film , if you haven’t already !
we meet charlie ( brett stewart ) , a reserved man who is desperate to reunite his family . once a travelling magician with his wife angela ( sia trokenheim - cettina ) , he now lives in a rundown lifestyle block . living with him is a young boy . for a brief moment we are made to believe it is his son hugo . however a quick sequence of events establishes that hugo is dead . the boy who is there is none other than tommy ( ben clarkson ) , a five year old whose face is all over the news ; he was kidnapped . things get heated when his wife angela returns to see tommy . she wants to call the police but charlie persuades her that he can make them a family again . so begins a rather lukewarm illusion , one which could continue if all three of them move overseas .
gradually , it builds a sense of unease as the plainly loving charlie is confronted with questions such as such as
are you my real daddy ?
and
where is mummy ?
. a television report about a missing child ( the newsreader is suzy clarkson , the child actor ' s real mother ) is our first clue as to what happened and when stewart ' s wife angela ( trokenheim ) joins them , we join the dots .
production began last year on this film , starring paul rudd and evangeline lilly , and it’s sure to be epic ! what we know so far : the film will take place in the aftermath of captain america : civil war as scott lang aka ant - man grapples with the consequences of being a super hero and a father . while he’s dealing with this , hope van dyne aka the wasp will approach him with a new mission . can’t wait to see what it is !
can’t . wait . for . black panther ! have you seen these exclusive images of the characters , yet ? and the amazing trailer ? the story will take place right after t’challa aka black panther , played by chadwick boseman , returns to wakanda to take his place as king after the death of his father . soon a powerful old enemy appears and t’challa must rally his allies to save the fate of his nation . we are so ready to journey to wakanda when marvel’s black panther comes to theaters .
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james rolleston and cliff curtis on the red carpet at the rialto channel new zealand film awards .
the acclaimed film , a dramatisation of an episode in the life of bipolar gisborne chess champ genesis potini , took out six categories - including best score - from its 13 nominations .
with 14 nods , the night ' s biggest nominee had been te reo action movie the dead lands but it only managed a showing in the technical categories of best visual effects , costume and makeup .
though the status of the film as
self - funded
was under question with new zealand film commission boss dave gibson later joking during a presentation speech he would like
a quarter of a million dollars back
.
clement and waititi proved entertaining awardees with clement attempting a loose translation of producer chelsea winstanley ' s te reo acceptance speech .
later , clement ' s stint as best director presenter provided the biggest laughs of a night not short of them care of mc jesse mulligan .
dominating the documentary categories was hip hop - eration , the film about a group of break - dancing senior citizens , which won three out of its four categories including best doco .
nicholas received a standing ovation when she appeared on stage with producer steven o ' meagher . she told the crowd :
thank you for letting my truth to be told .
accepting the best picture award , dark horse producer tom hern said there had been a cultural shift in the past year with local audiences more open to local movies after 2014 ' s strong crop of features .
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a shy magician coaxes his once happy wife back to life with his greatest illusion - a little boy . but the loving family they create is threatened when they become hunted as child abductors .
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a debut feature from new zealand that conjures up a world of pain that allows the protagonists to do things no sane person would ever think of doing . twitter
max currie ' s feature debut stars brett stewart and sia trokenheim as grieving parents in auckland who try to start a new life together .
though apparently not based on a specific true story , the film , which was also written by the director , is extremely convincing in its depiction of the dark danger zone in which a father finds himself when he can’t cope with a loss that is beyond his comprehension and how , gradually , he drags the late boy’s mother along with him into insanity . with its convincingly drawn characters and , in brett stewart and sia trokenheim , two actors who can do their complex parts justice , this high - end drama convinces on an emotional level even if , visually , the film is rather traditionally put together .
charlie ( stewart ) and angela ( trokenheim ) used to tour the country as a magician and his sexy assistant , though the curtain unexpectedly came down both professionally and privately when their young child , hugo , suddenly died . when the film opens , charlie is at home but angela’s gone , though the mourning father is not alone , as he’s looking after and playing with a five - year - old boy , tommy ( ben clarkson ) . currie’s screenplay initially leaves the relationships between the characters unclear and has the little boy ask rather odd questions , such as
are you my real daddy ?
and
where is momma ?
a tv report about a missing boy provides the missing puzzle piece and when angela finally returns to the couple’s home , the extent to which charlie has strayed becomes clear as it’s obvious their own son died and tommy’s real parents are elsewhere - - they may be negligent caregivers , as charlie keeps insisting , but they are alive and have been robbed of their offspring . the first reaction of angela , who clearly had to leave the house to go through her own grieving process , is one of disbelief and rejection ; she can’t be part of charlie’s insane replacement plan .
the justification for charlie’s actions are of course located in his grief , as his pain has temporarily undermined his capability for sound moral judgment . though the film starts after hugo’s death , the enormity and the power of the parents’ sorrow is made abundantly clear by their decisions and actions , with angela , perhaps even to her surprise , gradually finding relief in the idea of having a “new hugo” and the associated sense of comfort and even a glimpse of the good old times increasingly outweighing her objections .
currie thankfully doesn ' t overdo the magic metaphors and has believably charted the emotional arcs of his adult leads . once they’ve both accepted their new reality , and the soothing sensation it affords them , their need to protect their newfound family and calm makes their life increasingly complicated and , paradoxically , agitated , since they can’t be seen in public with a kidnapped child that’s all over the news . to complicate matters even further , they’ve not been able to pay the rent for months and their landlord wants them out within a week .
new zealand actor stewart ( he died with a felafel in his hand ) and swedish - born trokenheim ( kiwi tv series step dave ) form a believable couple , unable to face the death of their child alone but probably more dangerous when facing it together . entirely in step with currie’s direction , they ensure the story’s grounded in a recognizable emotional reality rather than any kind of tabloid hysteria or sensationalism . clarkson , whose mother suzy clarkson , has a cameo as a news reporter , is a natural child actor who makes tommy’s initial confusion , his natural curiosity and desire for stability and love at any cost all come alive .
cinematographer dave garbett ( spartacus : blood and sand ) and editor dan kircher use a clever variation on a match cut early on and the film’s color palate becomes bleaker as the family’s situation grows increasingly dire . but otherwise it is the actors that do almost all of the heavy lifting here , conjuring up a world of pain that allows them to do things no sane person would ever think of doing .
it ' s difficult to provide a complete assessment of this striking kiwi feature without engaging in what might seem like - but is not really ; the plot point occurs less than 20 minutes in - a major spoiler .
so if you want to see it - and see it you should - completely cold , let your eye skip the next three paragraphs right now . ( start at
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for me , the major improbability that dogs an otherwise assured piece of work is the idea that a mother - any mother , anywhere , ever - would accept as her own someone else ' s son when ( here ' s the important bit ) she knew that the boy concerned had been abducted and that his real mother was inhabiting a panic - stricken hell .
director and writer currie seeks to deal with this credibility challenge by having a character tell us that the boy ' s real mum and dad are not fit parents and , to be sure , the world his two main characters come to create is one fraught with a perfectly plausible insanity occasioned by their own bereavement . but when the film ' s mother first discovers what happens , her response is one of horror : the process by which she becomes part of the plot ' s conspiracy is far from convincing and , for me , it remained a fatal flaw .
currie deftly constructs the couple ' s backstory : their past as performing magicians provides plenty of scope for faintly fellini - esque sequences . it ups the ante further when , behind with the rent , the trio have to go out in public to perform and the film exploits , without ever overdoing it , the fact that they make their living by deceiving people . yet it ' s hard not to feel that the film paints itself into something of a narrative corner . there is not enough dramatic or emotional development to set it apart from the routine , and the inevitability of the ending becomes something of a let - down .
all that said , it is an extraordinarily impressive technical achievement that quite belies its chump - change budget . cinematographer dave garbett creates a colour palette that reflects the couple ' s progressively shrinking world - the cinema seems to become colder with each passing minute . and stewart and trokenheim are excellent as a couple sinking deeper into darkness .
the film , which premiered at the film festival on monday evening , went live on a video - on - demand platform at the same time . that innovative release strategy should assure it the audience it deserves .
sia trokenheim plays julie hansen . desperate to find her daughter eva , julie travels to the indian himalayas in search for her .
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with its convincingly drawn characters and , in brett stewart and sia trokenheim , two actors who can do their complex parts justice , this high - end drama convinces on an emotional level even if , visually , the film is rather traditionally put together .
gorgeously shot , with a tinge of darkness and grime , the style reflects an intimate and realistic look at human darkness . writer - director max currie is no doubt one to keep an eye on , as this first feature is stunningly accomplished and deeply affecting .
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“there are two types of magic . the type that make things disappear . and the type - what’s that ? – which make things reappear . ”
keeping a false illusion alive is a very dangerous game . when appearance vs . reality becomes blurred it can lead to dangerous compromises being made to keep the illusion alive . every precaution is taken to ensure no suspicion is aroused . tommy is not allowed to be seen much . however a heart in mouth moment comes as he runs onto the stage while charlie performs the zig zag girl illusion . “put mummy back together ! ” he screams fervently . tensions get even higher when he starts playing with a young boy who was in the crowd .
five year old ben clarkson is a natural actor . how he managed to pull off such a sumptuous performance is something only he can answer . alongside the persuasive , calculated brett stewart and an emotionally passionate sia trokenheim - cettina there actually wasn’t much more needed than an odd character to appear every so often to assure us that these characters were living in reality and not some bubble .
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a bold , unusual , and thrilling new zealand drama that marks the arrival of a striking new talent – filmmaker max currie .
a man , a woman and a four - year - old boy retreat to a house outside town . what are they hiding from ? debut writer / director max currie staggers its revelations to dramatic effect in this suspenseful psychological drama .
territory ? stranger theories may cross your mind before the refracted picture of fractured parenthood comes together with gratifying coherence – as a suspenseful and piercing psychological drama .
“with its convincingly drawn characters and , in brett stewart and sia trokenheim , two actors who can do their complex parts justice , this high - end drama convinces on an emotional level… new zealand actor stewart ( he died with a felafel in his hand ) and swedish - born trokenheim ( step dave ) form a believable couple… entirely in step with currie’s direction , they ensure the story’s grounded in a recognizable emotional reality rather than any kind of tabloid hysteria or sensationalism . ben clarkson… is a natural child actor who makes tommy’s initial confusion , his natural curiosity and desire for stability and love at any cost all come alive . ” — boyd de hoeij , hollywood reporter
be the first in the world to acclaim a moving new new zealand film . cliff curtis is superb as the late genesis potini , the speed chess champion who passed on his gift to countless east coast children .
in writer / director paolo rotondo’s debut feature , three teenagers on the run break into a deluxe waiheke island home and find themselves caught in a tense psychodrama with the conflicted owner .
an up - and - coming media executive has good reason to question the very facts of his existence in this micro - budget sci - fi chiller from director jonathan king ( black sheep , under the mountain ) and novelist chad taylor .
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charlie once made a living as a travelling magician . his picture - perfect marriage and family , though , has been torn asunder by a crippling loss . what will charlie do to reclaim the family he loves ?
in this arresting drama , the ideal of marriage and parenthood is tested by charlie’s griefdriven deviance , his overwhelming desire to raise a child , and his ability to create the grandest illusion of them all : happiness .
with a young boy named tommy as a prop , angela , charlie’s wife , eventually becomes complicit in the couple’s charade . will tommy fall under their spell too , or will the grand illusion come unraveled ?
financed by the new zealand film commission ' s escalator scheme , this arthouse drama premiered at the 2014 palm springs international film festival to sold - out screenings .
as soon as the curtain went up for the cinematic premiere in auckland and wellington at 8 : 15pm on 28 july , the film was also available to watch online at nz film on demand .
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is stewart’s biggest , most complex role to date , and represents his triumphant return to the acting profession after a six year hiatus . his main film credits include
. stewart is one of new zealand’s busiest voice over artists . he lives in auckland with his partner , nathalie , and their son , louis .
sia is set to dominate the big and small screens of nz next year . following
( 2014 ) . swedish born , sia worked professionally in television and theatre in sweden before moving to nz in 2001 to attend unitec school of performing and screen arts , graduating in 2003 . she also featured in sione’s wedding ii ( 2012 ) . sia ' s theatre credits include auckland theatre company productions
, directed by colin mccoll . she played ‘elizabeth’ in the nz tour of gary henderson’s acclaimed play
. sia speaks fluent swedish and conversational polish . she is proficient at aikido , piano , ballroom dancing and is a certified fitness instructor . she lives in auckland with her partner andre and their son terenzo .
right from the start of the gruelling audition process for the role of tommy , five - year - old ben shone . with an incredible memory for dialogue and blocking , and an endlessly inventive imagination that allows him enviable access to his emotional range , ben holds his own next to his co - stars as an actor . in
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there’s going to be a new vk ! uma , ursula’s daughter , will be played by china anne mcclain ( a . n . t . farm ) .
all - around cutie and newly coronated king ben will also be back , with mitchell hope reprising his role .
according to disney channel president and chief creative officer gary marsh , “just when you thought ‘happily ever after’ had come to the land of auradon , descendants 2 turns the page to reveal a whole new level of mystery and surprise . ”
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this film is set before the events of star wars : a new hope and will explore the adventures of young han solo ( played by alden ehrenreich ) , young lando ( played by donald glover ) , and chewbacca .
big news ! ant - man and the wasp has begun production . in theaters july 6 , 2018 .
the film will be directed by kenneth branagh and the cast includes the amazing josh gad , judi dench , and newcomer ferdia shaw as artemis . see more details here .
“see you again” is a tribute to the late furious actor paul walker who died tragically in november of 2013 after his car crashed and burst into flames in valencia , ca . the first verse is from the perspective of vin diesel and the furious 7 cast members , while the second is from paul walker .
its popularity grew quickly after the release of the film furious 7 , and the music video eventually became the first hip hop song to reach 1 billion youtube views . it topped the billboard hot 100 for twelve weeks , becoming the longest - running rap number one since eminem’s “lose yourself . ”
this marks wiz khalifa’s second release from the furious 7 soundtrack , his first being “go hard or go home” featuring iggy azalea .
i don’t know if a lot of people know this , i wasn’t supposed to be in the video . i wasn’t supposed to be on the song ; i was only supposed to be a writer on the song . i was a brand new artist , i wasn’t cool enough to be part of the franchise yet , i wasn’t big enough , but i proved everybody who was close - minded wrong . everyone on my record label stuck beside me and my management .
i’ll never forget i ended up calling them from around this big conference table on the phone , and they were explaining the reasons why it was going to be sung by this artist and blah , blah blah , i’m not going to name any names , but… i said , ‘that’s great . your movie comes out in a week and i’m not gonna give you the song . ’ and i hung up the phone and when i said that miraculously i was in the music video .
despacito ii by despacitotv ( ft . charlie puth , daddy yankee , luis fonsi & daddy yankee , soulja boy , steve harwell , tim minchin & trugoy )
see you again ( wiz khalifa ) by mistah islah ( ft . tommy )
dusk till dawn ft . sia ( sing off vs . madison beer ) by conor maynard ( ft . madison beer )
see you again ( spanish remix ) by xedric olmo ( ft . almighty & jay - r )
maroon 5 vs charlie puth by kurt hugo schneider ( ft . fly by midnight )


st trinian 's is a 2007 british comedy film and the sixth in a long-running series of british films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle set in st trinian 's school .

the first five films form a series , starting with the belles of st trinian 's in 1954 , with sequels in 1957 , 1960 , 1966 , and 1980 .

the 2007 release , coming twenty seven years after the last entry , and fifty three 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 .

st trinian 's 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 ) .

st trinian 's received mixed reviews .

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the belles of st trinian ' s in 1954 launched the famed film series .
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the belles of st trinian ' s is a wonderful 1954 british black and white comedy film set in the fictional st trinian’s school for young ladies .
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the st trinian’s stories began life as cartoons by ronald searle . the first film , the belles of st trinian’s , was released in 1954 and spawned several sequels .
then a new series of st . trinians starting with this one st trinian ' s ( 2007 , the first film ) and st . trinian ' s ii : the legend of fritton ' s gold ( 2009 , the second film )
st . trinian ' s and st . trinian ' s 2 filming locations : running riot in and around london - find that location blog
maidens of st trinian , s gird your armour on . grab the nearest weapon never mind which one ! the battle ' s to the strongest might is always right , trample on the weakest glory in their plight ! st trinian ' s ! st trinian ' s ! our battle cry . st trinian ' s ! st trinian ' s ! will never die !
the st trinian ' s stories began life as cartoons by ronald searle . the first film , the belles of st trinian ' s , was released in 1954 and spawned three sequels .
for die hard fans only , and quite certainly not the best st trinian ' s film , but . . .
the first four films form a series , starting with the belles of st trinian ' s ( 1954 , the first film ) , with sequels blue murder at st trinian ' s ( 1957 , the second film ) , the pure hell of st trinia in ( 1960 , the third film ) , the great st trinian ' s train robbery ( 1966 , the final film of the quartet ) and the wildcats of st trinian ' s ( 1980 , with maureen lipman taking on the joyce grenfell role ) .
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in 1954 the first film was released : the belles of st trinian’s . the film became the third most popular at the box office for that year . it’s also the first film appearence for a young 17 year old barbera windsor
film producer and head of ealing studios , barnaby thompson ' s latest film is a new chapter in the tale of the naughtiest girls ' school in fiction : st trinian ' s .
st trinian ' s premiered in london on 10 december 2007 and was theatrically released on 21 december 2007 by entertainment film distributors .
the film that we are making is very much based upon the values of the old st trinian ' s movies .
thanks to “st . trinian’s” and “the king’s speech , ” colin firth was the most profitable star for the film council in its last five years .
the sound weighs up the merits of the st . trinian ' s soundtrack album .
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st trinian ' s premiered in london on 10 december 2007 , and was theatrically released on 21 december 2007 by entertainment film distributors .
trouble written by conall ronan fitzpatrick , jacqueline blake , caroline askew performed by the cast of st . trinian ' s courtesy of fragile , st . trinian ' s , ltd
the first film set at the infamous school . the girls of st . trinian ' s find themselves involved in a horse racing scam .
everett was obviously a massive star before st trinian ' s , and he has most recently appeared in the film a royal night out .
the titles are by ronald searle whose original cartoons inspired the st trinian ' s franchise .
st trinian ' s was released on dvd on 14 april 2008 by entertainment in video .
despite featuring sex and drugs the new st trinian’s movie will break with tradition – the students will never be seen smoking . the previous st trinian’s students were notorious for enjoying cigarettes .
catholic schoolgirls rule : st . trinian ' s isn ' t catholic but the trope still applies (
st . trinian ' s girl
is the british name for this trope ) .
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park place , remenham , berkshire , england , uk ( st . trinian ' s school )
at the time of writing ( 1997 ) there have been no more st trinian ' s films , but in 1992 ronald searle wrote in the foreword to the cartoon collection the curse of st trinian ' s ( pavilion , london ) that he had just signed another st trinian ' s film contract . it seems possible , then , that the st trinian ' s saga will continue until at least the end of the century . stt28
it was announced at the 2008 cannes film festival that st trinian ' s ii : the legend of fritton ' s gold was to be released on 18 december 2009 .
annabel fritton starts out as a naïve newcomer who ends up becoming a fully fledged st . trinian ' s girl towards the end of the film .
defenders of anarchy ( the st . trinian ' s school song ) written by charlie mole lyrics by ali thompson emi music publishing , ltd . performed by the cast of st . trinian ' s
back in form ? : st trinian ' s 2 : the legend of fritton ' s gold . photograph : nick wall
handcar pursuit : one takes place at the climax of the great st trinian ' s train robbery .
since st trinian ' s , riley has appeared in films including the boat that rocked and inception .
the travel montage is very similar to that used in blue murder at st . trinian ' s .
try searching for st . trinian ' s to see if bpl owns related versions of the work .
glynn s . ( 2016 ) the school film : a british genre . in : the british school film . palgrave macmillan , london
continuity reboot : the 2007 film borrows plot elements of the belles of st . trinian ' s and isn ' t explicitly linked to the previous six films .
the idea of having a visit from one hundred ‘st trinian’s’ school girls was a rather daunting prospect but also an exciting challenge for the gallery as a film location . shot before gallery opening hours and well into the night , the gallery became the st trinian’s’ playground .
the original series of st . trinian ' s films ( 1954 - 1966 ) include the following tropes :
the wildcats of st . trinian ' s sheila hancock , michael hordern : urltoken dvd & blu - ray
the director said that populist films like st trinian ' s helped to keep the film industry going , and created a buffer zone for more esoteric , personal projects .
love it , saw the film now listen to the songs . always makes me smile as i think of the film
tennant enrolls at ' st trinian ' s ii ' – entertainment news , film news , media . variety ( 7 july 2009 ) . retrieved on 25 november 2009 .
tennant enrolls at ' st trinian ' s ii ' - entertainment news , film news , media . variety ( 7 july 2009 ) . retrieved on 25 november 2009 .
four sequels followed - blue murder at st trinian ' s ( 1957 ) , the pure hell of st trinian ' s ( 1960 ) , the great st trinian ' s train robbery ( 1966 ) and the wildcats of st trinian ' s ( 1980 ) . all were directed and co - written by launder , with both gilliat ' s involvement and the films ' quality progressively diminishing . sim dropped out after blue murder , grenfell and cole after pure hell .
: st . trinian ' s is an all girls school , and the majority of the staff are female .
the movie revival of the classic british comedy series st trinian’s is set to receive its world premiere in london .
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 . © 2007 fragile st . trinian ' s limited , entertainment film distributors limited and uk film council . all rights reserved .
it turns out they hid the loot in a house that ' s since been acquired as st . trinian ' s new base of operations
on the film - critics aggregate website rotten tomatoes , st trinian ' s holds a 31 % 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 .
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muniro played solange dimitrios in casino royale before st trinian ' s , and since then she has appeared in the film version of the garden of eden and the tv series odysseus .
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it sold rights to the film to be shown in 41 countries around the world and made back a quarter of the film ' s £7 million budget .
my childhood memories of sick days and back holidays are filled with st trinian’s school for girls and the wonderful series of films that started with the bells of st trinian’s in 1954 ( just don’t watch the fifth one from the 80s ) .
it ' s a £7m production , starring rupert everett and colin firth which he hopes will resurrect interest in the st . trinian ' s brand , his studio and put ealing back on the global film map .
ealing studios is planning a sequel to its hit st trinian ' s film . piers ashworth and nick moorcroft , who worked on the 2007 project , are writing the sequel script now .
st . trinians - the pure hell of st . trinians [ dvd ] [ 1960 ]
quintessential british gentleman : captain romney carlton - ricketts in blue murder at st trinian ' s , played by terry thomas .
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mangan has climbed over the wall to st . trinian ' s , where his daughter , myrna , is a student .
featured in new york , i love you / st . trinian ' s / trucker ( 2009 ) . see more »
st trinian ' s received mixed reviews but remains one of the highest grossing british independent films of the last thirty years .
uncanny family resemblance : in both the original film and the reboot . in the belles of st . trinian ' s , millicent and clarence fritton were both played by alastair sim . in the reboot film , camilla and carnaby fritton were both played by rupert everett .
the series was revived in 1980 with the wildcats of st . trinian ' s . in this movie , joe melia replaced george cole as flash harry , and the film was not a success .
a further movie in the rejuvenated st trinian ' s franchise will be released in 2009 , it has been announced in cannes .
the girls of st . trinian ' s decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike .
st trinian ' s is the sixth in a long - running series of films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle .
st trinian ' s is due to finish shooting next week , having been filmed in and around ealing studios in west london .
maidens of st trinians , gird your armor on grab the nearest weapon , never mind which one the battle ' s to the strongest , might is always right trample on the weakest , glory in their plight ! st . trinian ' s , st . trinian ' s , our battle cry ! st . trinian ' s , st . trinian ' s , will never die ! stride towards your fortune , boldly on your way never once forgetting there ' s one born every day let our motto be broadcast ,
get your blow in first
— she who draws her sword last always comes off worst !
13 . defenders of anarchy ( the st . trinians school song ) - cast of st trinians
uh oh cast of st . trinian ' s -
we ' re in trouble
. youtube . retrieved 14 february 2008 .
a grand residence in near henley - on thames , oxfordshire , was used as the filming location of st . trinian’s school in the first film , making use of the house and grounds which appear extensively .
st trinians 2 the legend of frittons gold has it ' s own page .
whereas the earlier films concentrated on the adults , this film gives the school pupils greater prominence . st trinian ' s 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 ) . st trinian ' s received mixed reviews .
it ' s emotional , it ' s soulful , it ' s real .
the great st . trinian ' s train robbery ( 1966 ) : the school takes over a mansion in which thieves have hidden money .
they attempted to get st trinian ' s noticed alongside the big studios who were in town promoting blockbusters oceans thirteen and the simpsons movie .
stride towards your fortune boldly on your way . never once forgetting there ' s one born every day . let our motto be broadcast
get your blow in first ,
she who draws the sword last always comes off worst . ( shout ) st trinian ' s ! st trinian ' s ! etc
st trinian ' s : the legend of fritton ' s gold will follow the unruly schoolgirls on an adventure described as the
goonies meets the da vinci code
.
inspired by ronald searle ' s books and cartoons , the original belles of st trinian ' s ( 1954 ) , spawned three amusing sequels over the next 12 years . but , in 1980 , frank launder , the writer - director of all four movies , misfired in attempting to revive the series with the wildcats of st trinian ' s , which was to be his final film .
st . trinian’s and st . trinian’s 2 : the legend of fritton’s gold follow the unruly schoolgirls and eccentric headmistress miss fritton as they steal the painting girl with the pearl earring , then unearth buried treasure . their quests take them around filming locations in london and the home counties , causing mayhem as they go .
the girls of st trinian ' s are back - and this time they ' re racing a secretive , corrupt organisation to discover pirate treasure .
enfant terrible : a general rule of st . trinian ' s is that the smaller the girl , the more vicious she tends to be .
using their educational establishment as a front , the outrageous schoolgirls of st trinian’s get mixed up in a plot to steal a racehorse . in the
office space is rented out and there ' s also a comedy club and a film school based on site .
st trinian ' s is the sixth in a long - running series of films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle . the first five films form a series , starting with the belles of st trinian ' s in 1954 , with sequels in 1957 , 1960 , 1966 and 1980 .
firth was already a national treasure before st trinian ' s , but three years after it came out , he won an oscar for his performance in the king ' s speech .
in a pre - opening sequence , we see being riddled with bullets a sign , hand lettered st . trinian ' s school for young girls .
thorley walters would go on to get a sort of promotion in wildcats at st trinian ' s where he plays butters superior , culpepper - brown .
ritchie regisseerde een 20 - minuten durende korte film in 1995 , getiteld the hard case . zijn eerste volledige film is lock , stock and two smoking barrels in 1998 . de film werd in het algemeen positief ontvangen . hij ontmoette madonna tijdens de productie van het soundtrackalbum voor de film , die uitgebracht werd door maverick records , het muzieklabel van madonna . tevens introduceerde de film . . . > lees meer op wikipedia
he is co - directing the film with barnaby thompson , previously producer on a number of parker ' s films .
st trinian ' s is a 2007 british comedy film and the sixth in a long - running series of british films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle . the first five films form a series , starting with the belles of st trinian ' s in 1954 , with sequels in 1957 , 1960 , 1966 , and 1980 . 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 certain plot elements borrowed from the first film .
the girls of st . trinian ' s win a tour of europe , getting involved in love , stolen diamonds and plenty of chaos along the way .
family friendly firearms : averted in blue murder at st . trinian ' s : the girls have explicitly managed to steal a machine gun from the army .
miss dickinson remains fairly kind hearted and eager to teach , she just learns how to get them interested on a more st . trinian ' s level .
on the other hand , “adulthood , ” “st . trinian’s” and “streetdance 3d” are all pics that recouped primarily from a strong u . k . performance .
his battle with the schoolgirls over the fate of st trinian ' s sees him
humiliated in as many ways as possible
, according to parker .
these tallies date from the end of march . the british film institute , which took over from the film council in april , is expected to receive extra income from these films , and from many other film council pics , for a number of years .
the film ' s soundtrack was released on 10 december 2007 , via universal music group . [ 11 ] [ 12 ] the album featured two original songs by british pop group girls aloud , including the single ,
theme to st . trinian ' s
. a music video for the song was released to promote the film and soundtrack . [ 13 ]
a deleted scene has a ministry official suggest
let those wildcats beware
as a news headline for the minister ' s plan to make st . trinian ' s an example ; this is a reference to wildcats of st . trinian ' s . thwaite shoots it down as stupid , which may itself be a reference to how bad wildcats was .
but with “st . trinian’s” also about to start paying net returns , even th e most pessimistic predictions of the “king’s speech” profits will be enough to ensure that firth’s lottery balance sheet ends up several million dollars in the black .
before we proceed , we ' d like to warn the faint - hearted that the st trinian ' s album does feature a comedy song by rupert everett .
what do you think of the st . trinian ' s album ? hit the ' click here to see and add comments ' button to let us know .
a compassionate professor takes over st . trinian ' s after the girls burn the school down , but there is more to his plans than meets the eye .
the first scene with the policeman saying
they ' re back ,
is similar to the first scene of the belles of st . trinian ' s .
the runner - up st trinian ' s 2 : the legend of fritton ' s gold was hardly a hit with critics : just 8 % fresh in rotten tomatoes ' tomatometer . but it nevertheless reached the audience that enjoyed the previous film two christmases ago . the sequel opened with £1 . 59m , compared with £1 . 83m for st trinian ' s in december 2007 . the disparity between those two figures can be explained away by the snow , but it remains to be seen whether fritton ' s gold will exhibit the remarkable staying power of the earlier film .
the entire student body of st . trin ' s standing in the dock at the old bailey
st . trinian ' s school for girls plans to form a trade union , and start infiltrating the elite colleges of england in order to achieve a closed shop .
as remakes continue to proliferate , next up is st trinian ' s , a contemporary spin on the entertaining british comedy franchise featuring unruly schoolgirls at the eponymous institution .
a stunningly witless revival of the infamous british film series about a girls ' boarding school .
. a music video for the song was released to promote the film and soundtrack .
actually , it’s appropriate that little lady sov should stand out . her whole approach is , after all , the one that ' s closest to the devil - may - care attitude of the original st . trinian ' s . if only the film ' s producers had had the sense to hand the whole soundtrack over to her ; it might just have made it worthwhile .
with a thriving british film industry in existence by the 1950s , and with the huge success of the st trinian ' s cartoons , it was inevitable that searle ' s creations would be further fleshed out on celluloid . the first st trinian ' s film , the belles of st trinian ' s ( 1954 ) , was duly made by london films at shepperton studios . it was directed by frank launder , who also produced it with sidney gilliat and scripted it with val valentine . with the exception of valentine , this was the same combination which in 1951 had made the happiest days of your life , an immensely successful comedy based on the play by john dighton about what ensued when st swithun ' s , a girls ' school , was mistakenly billeted on nutbourne college , a boys ' school , during the second world war . stt1
st trinian ' s received mixed reviews . empire wrote that the film
fuse [ s ] 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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st trinian ' s received mixed reviews . empire wrote that the film
fuse [ s ] 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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by the following film , blue murder at st trinian ' s ( 1958 ) , there were few links left between searle ' s cartoons , the genre and the film ' s content . the ministry of education plays a much more prominent role in this and subsequent films than in the belles of st trinian ' s , with launder turning away from girls ' schools and setting his sights on post - war officialdom in the shape of the police , the army , the prison service and whitehall . the film was made by the same team as before , but sim made only a brief appearance . ( his character , now called amelia rather than millicent fritton , is imprisoned for an unspecified offence at the beginning of the film and only returns triumphantly to the school at the end . ) stt21
reviving a long - dormant series of british boarding - school comedies , st . trinian ' s opens with youth - in - revolt vignettes that suggest an all - girl lord of the flies . at heart , though , the movie is as tame as the belles of st . trinian ' s , the 1954 farce that started it all .
aside from helmer tom hooper’s “king’s speech , ” the only other pics to have thus far returned 100 % have been “st . trinian’s” ( which recouped $ 2 . 34 million ) and the documenrtary “man on wire” ( $ 636 , 000 ) .
st trinian ' s 2 : the legend of fritton ' s gold is a movie starring rupert everett , colin firth , and david tennant . the girls of st . trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress miss fritton is related to a famous pirate .
in character as the original miss fritton in the original movie the belles of st trinian ' s . it can be seen twice in the early scenes of the new movie .
under the opening credits we see the girls of st . trinian ' s dancing . a sign on the gates outside the school reads abandon hope all ye who enter here .
in the same way that taking on ealing studios we have a great responsibility to its history , with st trinian ' s we have a great responsibility to that history .
well , the headline says it all ! ! ! some of the songs i didn ' t know of the artists ' , but as some other reviewers have said before about the st . trinian ' s theme , i too sang along with it and felt like a st . trinian myself . well done girls aloud for bringing the song alive . would recommend toanyone who saw the film and liked it .
st trinian ' s , sold by ealing ' s new sales arm ealing studios international , has also sold to a number of territories where it has yet to open , including italy , germany , france and scandinavia .
in december 2009 , it was announced that there will be a st trinian ' s 3 : battle of the sexes . however , as of may 2018 , no cast or release date has been confirmed for the third instalment . it has been assumed the film is cancelled .
in december 2009 , it was announced that there will be a st trinian ' s 3 : battle of the sexes . however , as of july 2018 , no cast or release date has been confirmed for the third instalment . it has been assumed the film is cancelled .
whereas the earlier films concentrated on the adults , this film gives the school pupils greater prominence . st trinian ' s 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 ) .
it’s battled arnold schwartzenegger . it’s faced danny glover , danny trejo . . .
actually , it ' s appropriate that little lady sov should stand out . her whole approach is , after all , the one that ' s closest to the devil - may - care attitude of the original st . trinian ' s . if only the film ' s producers had had the sense to hand the whole soundtrack over to her ; it might just have made it worthwhile . - -
annabelle when she first shows up at school and comes around to being a full fledged st . trinian ' s girl by the time the first half of the movie is over .
inside , st . trinian ' s is full of armor and bric - a - brac including tusks and a gong . there is a police helmet on one of the statues .
millicent gives her welcome speech to fatima and two other new girls . explaining the unorthodox approach taken by st . trinian ' s , she says when most girls leave school they are quite unprepared to cope with the
merciless world
but when the st . trinian ' s girls leave , it is
the merciless world which has to be prepared .
hamingwell grange is sold to st . trinian ' s . the locals picket the site . for sale signs go up on nearby homes . a protest meeting is held which the teachers penetrate and manage to steal the
fighting fund
. the residents would prefer an open prison rather than st . trinian ' s , such is the reputation of the girls .
“dorian gray , ” for example , grossed $ 24 million worldwide , but recouped nothing , whereas “st . trinian’s” paid back in full from a global gross of $ 29 million .
the hellions of st . trinians are recruited to a sheik ' s harem . little does he know what he ' s letting himself in for .
maidens of st . trinian ' s gird your armour on . grab the nearest weapon never mind which one ! the battle ' s to the strongest might is always right . trample on the weakest glory in their plight !
holds a 31 % 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 .
miss fritton’s love interest and nemesis , geoffrey thwaites , is suggested to be in meetings in london’s city hall – the offices of the mayor of london . in the background you can clearly see tower bridge , which features in the finale of st . trinian’s 2 .
miss bagstock ( anna chancellor , from left ) , the matron ( celia imrie ) and camilla fritton ( rupert everett ) are the awkward authority figures at st . trinian ' s .
blackface : in the great st . trinian ' s train robbery frankie howerd ' s character gets a face full of soot , which he then uses to impersonate a pakistani worker ( with a dreadful accent ) to evade capture .
aborted arc : roxy ' s role in the film . she ' s given a lot of focus at the start , which includes the students fawning over her and arguing about which group she ' s going to join , but then she just falls out of focus . she barely even speaks in the second half of the film .
at other schools , they send young girls unprepared into a cold merciless world . but here at st . trinian ' s , it is the merciless world which must be prepared .
once again the opening credits are shown over illustrations by ronald searle . this time they are complimented by the st . trinian ' s theme song , whose lyrics were written by sidney gilliat :
when the modern version of st trinian ' s reaches cinemas this christmas , its makers promise an anarchic view of british public school life that will be an
antidote to harry potter
.
st . trinian ' s is a hoot , but it ' s thrown - together , haphazard feel will only grate on the sensibilities of cineastes or aesthetic and moral prudes bent on decrying
yoof
culture - - although it ' s only moderately rude by contemporary standards .
the film’s score was composed by charlie mole . the soundtrack also contains “ theme to st . trinian ' s ” performed by girls aloud , “trouble” performed by cast of st trinian ' s , “ oh my god ” performed by mark ronson featuring lily allen , “ love is in the air ” performed by rupert everett and colin firth , “ don ' t give up ” performed by noisettes , “ nine2five ” performed by the ordinary boys vs . lady sovereign , “ if i can ' t dance ” performed by sophie ellis - bextor , “ teenage kicks ” performed by remi nicole , “ sanctuary ” performed by gabriella cilmi , “ love is a many - splendored thing ” performed by the four aces , “ 3 spoons of suga ” performed by sugababes , “on my way to satisfaction” performed by girls aloud and “the st trinian ' s school song” performed by cast of st trinian ' s .
blue murder at st trinian ' s also features some strong character performances by joyce grenfell and george cole , joined by terry thomas as captain romney ricketts , who drives the school coach , and lionel jeffries as joseph mangan , the wanted criminal who disguises himself as the st trinian ' s headmistress , maud hackshaw . the film ' s other strength lies in its introduction of the st trinian ' s school song , written by sidney gilliat to the theme music by malcolm arnold which had been used in the belles of st trinian ' s . ( the school song was a common feature of both girls ' schools and girls ' school stories , and was intended to stir the
school spirit
) . at the end of the film , the words are reproduced for the audience to sing along with in the manner of a pantomime , with a ball marking each word as it is sung . the song shows that the girls will stop at nothing to get their own way , continuing to reflect cultural fears about the implications of girls and women ' s independence .
dorian gray stars ben barnes , who will soon be seen as prince caspian in the new narnia film .
of the franchise , rather than a direct sequel , with certain plot elements borrowed from the first film .
like the happiest days of your life , the belles of st trinian ' s included among its stars alastair sim , who played both the st trinian ' s headmistress millicent fritton and her bookmaker brother clarence ( sim having played the headmaster of nutbourne college in the previous film ) and joyce grenfell as policewoman sergeant ruby gates ( grenfell having previously played a st swithun ' s teacher ) . grenfell , whose character is that of the overgrown schoolgirl who never grows up , was also to star in the following two films , as was george cole as flash harry , the grown - up boot - boy engaged before the war who remained with the school as its only ( avowedly ) male character . the film ' s opening and closing music was composed by matthew arnold and directed by muir mathieson , and as with the the happiest days of your life and the rest of the st trinian ' s films , background and title graphics were provided by searle . stt2
the pure hell of st . trinian ' s ( 1960 ) : the girls are kidnapped and forced to defend themselves against the sons of an arabian emir , who want them as their wives .
prior to st trinian ' s , karan appeared in the darjeeling limited . since then , she has had roles in both the merchant of venice and the taming of the shrew at the rsc .
, with the st . trinian’s team filming on location during opening hours . from the tube station , annabelle leads the way to the buried treasure at a london landmark just south of the river .
the following scene resembles searle ' s cartoons and the genre more closely , since it shows the mayhem caused by the st trinian ' s school train journey . searle produced a number of cartoons which show the girls travelling to school , arriving and unpacking ; the journey to school is also commonly depicted at the beginning of girls ' school stories . as the st trinian ' s train arrives , station personel run away , shops and banks are locked up , and the police are frightened and take refuge in drinking alcohol . as with the cartoons , the st trinian ' s girls ' activities are well - known throughout the community . stt5
the film ' s score was composed by charlie mole . the soundtrack also contains
theme to st . trinian ' s
performed by girls aloud ,
trouble
performed by cast of st trinian ' s ,
oh my god
performed by mark ronson featuring lily allen ,
love is in the air
performed by rupert everett and colin firth ,
don ' t give up
performed by noisettes ,
nine2five
performed by the ordinary boys vs . lady sovereign ,
if i can ' t dance
performed by sophie ellis - bextor ,
teenage kicks
performed by remi nicole ,
sanctuary
performed by gabriella cilmi ,
love is a many - splendored thing
performed by the four aces ,
3 spoons of suga
performed by sugababes ,
on my way to satisfaction
performed by girls aloud and
the st trinian ' s school song
performed by cast of st trinian ' s .
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cut to the real dame maude at the ministry of education tendering her resignation to culpepper - brown . prestwick immediately sends the appalled bassett to rome to bring home the st . trinian ' s tour .
in december 2009 , it was announced that there will be a st trinian ' s 3 . however , as of july 2016 , no cast or release date has been confirmed for the third instalment .
thank you i watch it all ready and fun film and was no problem with it very satisfied . . .
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 certain plot elements borrowed from the first film .
lower class lout : the chav clique from the previous film are featured again , this time as rude girls .
however , by the 1950s and 1960s , when the film comedies were made , st trinian ' s was used to mock post - war institutions such as the civil service , the police and the army alongside girls ' schools and school stories . rather than being the main focus of the satire , the female characters and their school were increasingly marginalised in favour of male characters , becoming ever more sexualised and passive in the process . the intended audience for the humour was both adult and male . perhaps unsurprisingly , the humour was also reactionary in its political perspective . the films reworked the st trinian ' s myth and thus its place in popular culture , and it is this reworked image which persists as the image of st trinian ' s today . when st trinian ' s went on the films - as so many schoolgirls of the day desired to do - the joke was as much on searle as it was on them . stt34
meantime , we cut to a brief glimpse of alastair sim , again in drag , this time as miss amelia fritton , former headmistress of st . trinian ' s , now behind bars for crimes unknown .
a rather daft film , but the music ' s good for light background listening ditto with the videos . a bit of fun to liven up a dull afternoon
miss dickinson is the new english teacher and she ' s completely overwhelmed on her first day . she appears to have gotten a decent grasp of what ' s going on by the time the film ends .
barnaby thompson , head of ealing studios , who produced and co - directed st trinian ' s alongside oliver parker , suggests success is largely down to the support and guaranteed distribution deal with entertainment film distributors . ' entertainment was very supportive , ' says thompson . ' without that , the numbers wouldn ' t have added up .
in recent years there has been increasing interest in remakes and sequels in the cinema such as constantine verevis’s film remakes ( 2006 ) , anat zanger’s film remakes as ritual and disguise : from carmen to ripley ( 2006 ) , and the essays in andrew horton and stuart y . mcdougal’s play it again sam : retakes on remakes ( 1998 ) and jennifer forrest and leonard r . koos’s dead ringers : the remake in theory and practice ( 2002 ) on the one hand and carolyn jess - cooke’s film sequels : theory and practice from hollywood to bollywood ( 2009 ) and the essays in carolyn jess - cooke and constantine verevis’s second takes : critical approaches to the film sequel ( 2010 ) . see my earlier post on hollywood remakes and sequels here .
the year after st trinian ' s was released , arteton appeared in quantum of solace as bond girl strawberry fields . this year , she is due to play the lead role in the globe ' s transfer of nell gwynn to the apollo theatre in london .
sim also plays clarence fritton , the headmistress’ twin brother , in one of the central comedic hooks of the film .
putting on a good sales drive to international distributors at the 2007 cannes film festival is crucial to its commercial success .
there ' s a lot to live up to , as in the 1940s and 1950s legendary producer sir michael balcon made a string of comedy film hits at ealing .
i ' ve not seen the old st trinian ' s films from the 50 ' s , but good to see the brand get a modern day english make over . it ' s pretty much what you would expect , silly over the top characters and action . it ' s all lighthearted fun though with a good english cast . good for a giggle .
but it won ' t be until december 2007 , when st . trinian ' s goes on release in the uk , that barnaby and the rest of his team will know if the dream of re - creating ealing ' s golden days has become a reality .
it’s a new term at st trinian’s school for young ladies , striking terror into the local residents and police . the school is heavily in debt , the teachers have not been paid for months , but they stay on , as no other school would touch them .
for the star of the st . trinian’s movies is a mythic englishness of wood panelled public school nicety and eccentric “grown - ups” , completely sabotaged by a pack of street - wise urchins and long - legged lovelies .
miss bagstock ( anna chancellor , from left ) , the matron ( celia imrie ) and camilla fritton ( rupert everett ) are the awkward authority figures at st . trinian ' s . neoclassics films ltd . hide caption
movie review - st . trinians - boarding - school anarchists , not nearly as bad as they wanna be the supposedly anarchic girls of st . trinian ' s school for young ladies hatch a wildly complicated scheme to save an institution they hate , but wouldn ' t dream of leaving . film critic mark jenkins says anglophiles may get a kick out of the inside jokes , but the comedy will be a hard sell for most of the u . s . audience .
villain protagonist : the girls ( it is st . trinian ' s after all ) are usually portrayed as organised criminals at best . on the other hand whoever their current enemy is is usually worse : bookmakers and the 6th form in the first film , kidnappers in the third , and a bunch of train robbers in the fourth . on the other hand the 6th form in the the belles and the entire school in blue murder at st . trinian ' s are explicitly only acting to further their own plans . flash usually falls into this niche as well .
the fourth film , the great st trinian ' s train robbery ( 1966 ) , was the first st trinian ' s film to be made in colour . it was made by many of the same team as before , with leslie gilliat writing the story with launder and sidney gilliat as well as producing , and ivor herbert collaborating with launder on the screenplay . the film also featured the return of richard wattis as the ministry official bassett , but although much of the humour is once more at the expense of the police , the characters of sammy and ruby are now absent . unlike the previous two films , though , the action returns to the school itself , and the plot again features parents ' day . there are also far more female characters in the shape of the mistresses , but unlike the staff in searle ' s cartoons and the preceding films , the majority of them are heavily sexualised . ( previously this had only been true of the french mistress in the belles of st trinian ' s , the stereotyped
mamselle
of girls ' school stories . ) stt25
carnaby is skating toward bankruptcy . so is st . trinian ' s , run by his sister camilla . and the starchy new education minister ( colin firth ) may shut the school before the bank can foreclose — even though camilla is his old college flame . so it ' s up to the students to save the school ; even though the girls hate everything about the place , including each other , they ' d rather stay at st . trinian ' s than be sent to another academy that ' s burdened with stuff like learning .
miss fritton is headmistress of st trinian ' s , where her unorthodox doctrine and free expression has brought her a collection of very uninhibited pupils . the arrival of a wealthy sultan ' s daughter as a new pupil leads to involvement in the kidnapping of a prize racehorse .
but the figures were actually eye - opening . the report shed light on the entire business of film financing , and offers useful lessons to any government that fosters the film business — or any filmmaker who deals in the world of indie funding .
the up to eleven trope returns to its origins , as the film features an amp that goes from one to eleven .
then we cut to st . trinian ' s headmistress , amber spottiswood ( dora bryan ) , having a tryst with one of the queen ' s grenadier guards . the minister arrives , so the guard bolts out the window , and horace tells amber about the 80 , 000 pounds she ' s getting for the school .
1 . theme to st . trinian ' s - girls aloud 2 . trouble - cast of st trinians 3 . oh my god - mark ronson , lily allen 4 . love is in the air - rupert everett , colin firth 5 . don ' t give up - noisettes 6 . nine2five - the ordinary boys , lady sovereign 7 . if i can ' t dance - sophie ellis - bextor 8 . teenage kicks - remi nicole 9 . sanctuary - gabriella cilmi 10 . love is a many splendored thing - the four aces , al alberts 11 . 3 spoons of suga - sugababes 12 . on my way to satisfaction - girls aloud 13 . defenders of anarchy ( the st . trinian ' s school song ) - cast of st trinian ' s
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back at the mobile bath unit the fourth form tempt their guards with booze . they get them drunk and then raise the st . trinian ' s flag . then they load weapons and ammo into a tank and set off .
and whereas the critics ' influence was felt most directly by the librarians and teachers who attempted to control children ' s reading , the influence of st trinian ' s was felt by the population at large ; schoolgirls and their parents could not fail to be aware of it . stt29
. . . a hardcore st trinians fan but this is utter crap along with rupert everett ' s fritton films best left . . .
in order to infiltrate other schools , aggie , one of the st . trinian ' s girls who knows typing and shorthand , gets a job in baron & rose , the agency that matches up students with schools . through this ploy , the st . trinian ' s girls are able to contact girls in other schools , but no really posh ones . to get into a posh school , one of the st . trinian ' s girls goes to a music audition with an audio tape of yehudi menuin inside her violin . through this trick , they find out that angela hall is about to go to the creme of the british schools , hidown ladies college . angela is placed on the train to the school by her elderly aunt , miss mowbray , but as soon as the train leaves the station , she is nabbed by the waiting st . trinian ' s girls and matilda switches clothes and passes herself off as angela .