ST TRINIAN'S
Year: 2007
USA: NeoClassics Films
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Lena Headey, Jodie Whittaker, Russell Brand, Anna Chancellor, Stephen Fry, Celia Imbrie, Toby Jones, Caterina Murino, Fenella Woolgar, Misha Barton, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley, Amara Karan, Paloma Faith Bloomfield, Tamsin Egerton, Antonia Bernath, Lily Cole, Juno Temple, Holly Mackie, Lucy Punch, Theo Cross, Kathryn Drysdale
Directors: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
Country: UK
USA: 89 mins
UK: 100 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements, drug and alcohol content, sexual material and language
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate sex references, comic violence and drug use
USA Release Date: 9 October 2009 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 21 December 2007
USA Distributor
Synopsis
Christmas 2007 sees the release of the new classic British comedy ST TRINIAN'S starring a veritable who's who of top comic acting talent. Rupert Everett takes on the dual roles of the unorthodox headmistress Camilla Fritton and her brother Carnaby Fritton opposite Colin Firth as Education Minister Geoffrey Thwaites. Comedian Russell Brand stars as Flash Harry, Caterina Murino (CASINO ROYALE) plays Miss Maupassant, the languages teacher, Jodie Whittaker (Venus) takes on the role of school receptionist Beverly, and Stephen Fry plays the Quizmaster of "School Challenge."
Lena Headey (300) plays new teacher, Miss Dickinson; Toby Jones (HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS) is the school's Bursar; Celia Imrie (BRIDGET JONES' DIARY) is the Matron; Anna Chancellor, (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) plays Miss Bagstock and, Mischa Barton, star of acclaimed US TV drama THE OC, plays ex head girl JJ, French with international pop stars Girls Aloud playing the school band.
A host of rising talent plays the new breed of modern day St Trinian's girls including Gemma Arterton making her feature film debut as Kelly, the head girl, Talulah Riley (PRIDE AND PREJUDICE), Amara Karan (THE DARJEELING LIMITED), singer Paloma Faith Bloomfield, Tamsin Egerton (KEEPING MUM), Antonia Bernath and top international model, Lily Cole, taking the role of student Polly.
The infamous school for 'young ladies', St Trinian's, is once again facing dire financial crisis. 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 environs into a 'respectable' ladies' college, the responsibility for saving St Trinian's from its creditors falls to the anarchic pupils. The fearless girls gather together a motley crew of teachers, associates, and the rest of the school's ungovernable and uninhibited pranksters, who, using their wit, sass, determination and ingenuity, attempt to pull off the heist of the century and save the school from impending bankruptcy.
ST TRINIAN'S is produced and directed by Oliver Parker (THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, AN IDEAL HUSBAND) and Barnaby Thompson (WAYNE'S WORLD 1 & 2, SPICEWORLD, AN IDEAL HUSBAND) and is written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft.
