- Actors: George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Hermione Baddeley, Betty Ann Davies, Renee Houston, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl, Mary Merrall, Joan Sims, Balbina, Diana Day, Jill Braidwood, Annabelle Covey, Pauline Drewett, Jean Langston, Lloyd Lamble, Richard Wat Alastair Sim
- Format: NTSC
- Region: All Regions
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Morningstar Ent.
- Release Date: Nov 3 2009
- Run Time: 87 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B002M9FXSG
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#6,288 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #35 in DVD > Art House & International > British Cinema > Comedy
- #54 in DVD > Comedy > British
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Review of Belles of St. Trinians,
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This review is from: Belles of St. Trinians (DVD)
When I received this DVD, I was at first shocked when I saw the disc. It did not have the appearance of being labeled by an official studio released DVD. That is, the identifying label on the DVD looked like something someone did on their printer at home, with a computer from the '70s. No joke. At that point I was expecting a horrid transfer. So though it had not been my intention to watch it right away, I did, to make certain all was okay. And while at a few points the source media (i.e. film) showed it's age, all in all it was a very good print.Re: movie review - this is very subjective of course, but this is where the 3/5 review comes in. I love Alistair Sim, though I've not seen all that much of his work. This movie was a bit dry. I don't know if I'd use the term understated, though Mr. Sim was. I suppose I'd say it was a "quiet" little comedy, albeit in more of the way that some British films are; which is to say, a lot of running around by a lot of people, and sometimes it was just a bit silly - and not the good kind. I suppose it was a bit aged, but I think the premise was promising. Of course, this is just one person's opinion. For $18, I would like to have received a disc with a CC (closed captioning) option, as there was nothing other than the movie on the disc. And being an older movie, and British at that, it wasn't entirely easily understood for those two points.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
brittish humor at its best,
By Jules Posten "The Foxster" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Belles of St. Trinians (DVD)
the "BELLES" is one of the funniest films i've had the fortune to view. I first saw it in 1956 when it was on the old Chanel 9 MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE, and it simply blew me out of the water. Alistair Sim in a dual role of Miss Fritton and her brother is perfection itself. it is the tale of a girls school that houses the worstgroup of students on the face of the earth, taught by a staff of teachers that specialize in nothing. the school teaches how to make gin in the science lab which is sold by the strange fellow who seems to live in the bushes behind the school and is named FLASH HARRY. he also places bets for the younger students on the local horse races. this film has to be seen to believed. you'll laugh from start to finish. this way to the brownie's camp fire, no trash.a perfect companion feature was this film along with THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE, a wacky english film about the accidental pairing of a boys school and a girls school, by an inept Ministry of Education. the opposing heads of each school are Alistair Sim and Margret Rutherford and you can take it from there. i had the good fortune to see these two films on a double feature way back in 1959. 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe the funniest British film ever,
By Mark - Published on Amazon.com
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It's not exactly sophisticated but it's uproarious. Joyce Grenfell and Alistair Sim are two of the greatest comic geniuses of cinema age. Really unmissable if your sense of humour stopped evolving at about age 10!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dark british humor,
By CLB bookmaven "CLB book maven" - Published on Amazon.com
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I watched this for the first time, 30 years ago, and have watched it many times since and it stands the test of time and is still funny.
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