Chalet Girl (2011)

Former skateboard champion Kim wants to make more money after her mother's tragic death. She joins the elite posh servicing company, which sends her off to Austria.

Director:

Phil Traill

Writer:

Tom Williams (screenplay)

Stars:

Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Bill Nighy

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miquita Oliver	...	T4 Presenter
Rick Edwards	...	T4 Presenter
Felicity Jones	...	Kim Matthews
Bill Bailey	...	Bill Matthews
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:

female nudity | nudity | covered female frontal nudity | skinny dipping | nude swimming | 

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Taglines:

How to marry a billionaire.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The quote attributed to Kim's mother "You've got brains in your head. You've got feet in your shoes." is from Dr. Seuss' "Oh, the Places You'll Go".

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Goofs

Mikki says that he enters the snowboard competition every year but the competition is sponsored by Roxy. This is the female side of Quiksilver and as such their comps are only for female competitors, making it impossible for him to enter.

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Quotes

Caroline: She's a chalet girl. My God, it is such a cliché. I wouldn't have minded so much if you were discrete, but Bernhardt said the two of you were all over each other. On the beginner slope.
Jonny: Bernhardt could learn a few things about being discrete himself.
Caroline: Honey, do you realize what you're risking, here? You have to stop this right now, or I will!
Jonny: This isn't "Jane Austin", mom. Look when you and dad met...
Caroline: Enough, Jonathan. I just think you can do better.
Jonny: Well, I don't think *dad* could have done better.
Caroline: ...
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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
Performed by The Wombats
Written by Matthew Murphy (as Matthew Edward Murphy), Dan Haggis (as Daniel Joseph Haggis) and Tord Øverland-Knudsen (as Tord Oeverland Knudsen)
Good Soldier Songs Limited (PRS)
All rights administered by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd
Licensed courtesy of 1967 Ltd./14th Floor Records/Warner Music UK Ltd

User Reviews

Fun loving simple sports romance

Chalet Girl – CATCH IT (B) Chalet girl is a story about a former skateboard champion who after a tragic death of her mother living a life in anonymity. To make more money she joins the elite posh servicing company which sends her off to Austria. The movie is really light and fun loving. There are no hardcore dramatic scenes, and in the backdrop of snowboarding we see a love story of a normal girl falling for rich guy. Felicity Jones did a fine job playing tomboy girl falling for British lad Ed Westwick. Ed Westwick, the infamous Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl was impressive, losing all that aggressive American tone. Tamsin Edgerton, Georgia King and German Lad Ken Duken have some really fun moments in the movie. Brooke Shields, Sophia Bush, Nicholas Braun and Bill Nighy are good in their respective parts. Overall, it's an enjoyable British movie for sports and romance fans.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Twitter

Country:

UK Germany Austria

Language:

English German

Release Date:

14 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chalet Girl

Filming Locations:

Kaunertal, Tirol, Austria

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$192, 16 October 2011

Gross USA:

$1,710

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,468,650

Company Credits

Production Co:

UK Film Council, Aegis Film Fund, Hindsight Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1