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the Belles of St. Trinian’s (1945)

UK, 91 min

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well. well. performance-based comedy; a “romp” in every sense. wicked, hard-drinking schoolgirls; a cartoonish cockney spiv. hmm, a man playing a woman, no ironic strings attached… very comic performances from various wonderful british character actors about whom i know almost nothing. fun!

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trivia: apparently, exclusive british private schools
are called  “public schools”… guhhh?

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