Chalet Girl (2011)

Pretty tomboy Kim Matthews, 19, used to be a champion skateboarder - but now she's stuck in a dead end job trying to support her Dad. Opportunity comes knocking in the form of a catering ... See full summary »

Director:

Phil Traill

Writer:

Tom Williams (screenplay)

Stars:

Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Bill Nighy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miquita Oliver	...	T4 Presenter
Rick Edwards	...	T4 Presenter
Felicity Jones	...	Kim
Bill Bailey	...	Bill
Rebecca Lacey	...	Thea
Chandra Ruegg	...	Trace
Tom Goodman-Hill	...	Les
Angela Curran	...	Interviewer 1
Jessica Hynes	...	Interviewer 2
Charlie Tebbetts	...	Kid
Jo Martin	...	Lexi
Tamsin Egerton	...	Georgie
Georgia King	...	Jules
Mario Netzer	...	Yodeller
Gregor Bloéb	...	Bernhardt

Storyline

Pretty tomboy Kim Matthews, 19, used to be a champion skateboarder - but now she's stuck in a dead end job trying to support her Dad. Opportunity comes knocking in the form of a catering job in the one of the most exclusive chalets in the Alps. At first, Kim's baffled by this bizarre new world of posh people, champagne and skiing - but then she discovers snowboarding, and the chance to win some much-needed prize money at the big end-of-season competition. But before she can become a champion again, Kim's going to have to dig deep to overcome her fears. Hard enough, without the complicating factor of Jonny, her handsome - though spoken for - boss...

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Plot Keywords:

chalet | prize money | competition | snowboarding | skiing | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Twitter

Country:

UK Germany Austria

Language:

English German

Release Date:

14 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dag Evi

Filming Locations:

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$192 (USA) (14 October 2011)

Gross:

$1,201 (USA) (21 October 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

UK Film Council, Aegis Film Fund, Prescience

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Kim: My mum always used to say, "You've got brains in your head, feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."
Jonny: Clever girl, your mum.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 8 February 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Explosions"
Performed by Eli 'Paperboy' Reed

User Reviews

Its not a 'downhill' movie

Chalet Girl is a feel good movie and offers the viewer comedy, romance and some good photographic shots. Its a film which starts with Felicity Jones (Kim ) delivering a very 'slick' main character role. Her delivery of the part just hit the spot thus you felt you were there with her throughout the movie. I would say its definitely a gender type film, more a 'girly' movie but thats perhaps not fair as it has a 'full rounded' story which would appeal to both genders really. The storyline is simple, opportunity, relationships and fears. The overcoming of all is part of the simplistic joy of the film. I don't agree with comments of the film being boring but perhaps my aforementioned comments re gender would support these negative reviews. The acting was very good and all roles complimented each other, fitting in and all loose ends were tied up. Also it was a pleasure to watch a film which did not need to resort to copious amounts of foul language. A nice, easy, enjoyable film which leaves one feeling lifted and has the 'ahhhh' factor.