The beauties of St. Trinians
| Movie | |
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| German title | The beauties of St. Trinians |
| Original title | The Belles of St. Trinian's |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Launder |
| script | Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat , Val Valentine |
| production | Sidney Galliat, Frank Launder |
| music | Malcolm Arnold |
| camera | Stanley Pavey |
| cut | Thelma Connell |
| occupation | |
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The beauties of St. Trinians (original title: The Belles of St. Trinian's ) is a British comedy film in black and white from 1954 by Frank Launder . He wrote the script himself with Sidney Gilliat and Val Valentine . The basis for this were drawings and figures by the cartoonist Ronald Searle . The leading roles are cast with Alastair Sim , Joyce Grenfell , George Cole and Hermione Baddeley . The film was first released on September 28, 1954 in London. In the Federal Republic of Germany it had its premiere on February 1, 1969 in the program of the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
action
The return of the girls of the St. Trinians boarding school from vacation means for the people in the area always the renewed incursion of the Huns: There is no wilder crowd than the pupils of Miss Millicent Fritton! It's going to be high in St. Trinians. Gin and rum are distilled in the chemistry room; two school inspectors who disappeared for the Ministry of Education feel extremely comfortable in the school's summer house under the care of the younger teaching staff and the older students, and every hockey game ends with a triumphant victory for St. Trinians and many injured on the other side. However, the school only really gets going when the daughter of the Sultan of Makyad appears on the scene and at the same time her father's horse is registered for the “Gold Cup”. the whole school, including its headmistress, bets for or against "Arab Boy," and Arabella, Clarence Fritton's daughter and Millicnt's niece, steals the horse before the race so that her father's favorite can win the trophy. But Arabella and her friends from the 6th grade did the math without the younger age groups from St. Trinians: In order to save their own bets, “Arab Boy” is brought back to the racing course in the most adventurous way. Of course, “Arab Boy” wins - and so Miss Fritton can save a lot of face and a bit of reputation despite the extremely turbulent visiting day with barricades, sieges and police.
Further films
The comedy was a commercial success, and in the following years - also directed and produced by Frank Launder - four more sequels about St. Trinians were created: 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). More recently, the remakes Die Girls von St. Trinian (2007) and Die Girls von St. Trinian 2 - On Treasure Hunt (2009) were made under the direction of Oliver Parker .
Reviews
The Protestant Film Observer sums up his criticism as follows: “The malicious little girls of St. Trinian's College come to life and embark on extremely tricky and enjoyable adventures. It's not just the racehorse in the little girls' dormitory that makes this film fun for the younger generation too. "
The film service calls the work a "gag-rich comedy about a grotesque boarding school for girls - with satirical features, but above all paying homage to the sheer nonsense."
Web links
- The beauty of St. Trinian's in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Critique No. 62/1969, pp. 62–63.
- ^ Film service criticism