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* ProductPlacement: In one scene, Georgie can be seen using a UsefulNotes/NintendoWii to play ''VideoGame/PunchOut''.

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* ProductPlacement: In one scene, Georgie can be seen using a UsefulNotes/NintendoWii Platform/NintendoWii to play ''VideoGame/PunchOut''.
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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens family: Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Creator/EdWestwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) (Creator/TamsinEgerton) and meets her employers the Madsens family: Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Creator/EdWestwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).
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That's Georgie in that scene, right? This movie is impossible to find, so this is the best I can do for this example.

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* ProductPlacement: In one scene, Georgie can be seen using a UsefulNotes/NintendoWii to play ''VideoGame/PunchOut''.
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* YourCheatingHeart: John cheats on Chloe with Kim.
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''Chalet Girl'' is a 2011 British-German-Austrian RomanticComedy starring Creator/FelicityJones and Ed Westwick (''Literature/GossipGirl'').

Kim Mathews (Creator/FelicityJones) was a skateboarding child prodigy with many awards to her name, but her career came to a halt when her mother died and Kim had to give up on boarding to be able to help her father Bill (Music/BillBailey) at home. While searching for a job with better pay, she lands a job as a Chalet Girl in Austria.

She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens family: Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

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''Chalet Girl'' is a 2011 British-German-Austrian RomanticComedy starring Creator/FelicityJones and Ed Westwick Creator/EdWestwick (''Literature/GossipGirl'').

Kim Mathews (Creator/FelicityJones) was a skateboarding child prodigy with many awards to her name, but her career came to a halt when her mother died and Kim had to give up on boarding onboarding to be able to help her father Bill (Music/BillBailey) at home. While searching for a job with better pay, she lands a job as a Chalet Girl in Austria.

She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens family: Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) (Creator/EdWestwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Madsens family: Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).



* BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty: PlayedWith. Georgie throws Kim a birthday party at the Chalet and are hanging out in the hot tub when a drunk Kim gets out to dance in the snow... just when the Chalet owners arrive to catch her naked, including her LoveInterest John.
* BumblingDad: Kim's father Bill who can barely live by himself without his daughter help.
* BurgerFool: Kim is stuck working in a fast food burger bar since her mother died.

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* BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty: PlayedWith. Georgie throws Kim a birthday party at the Chalet and are [[PublicBathhouseScene all hanging out in the hot tub tub]] when a drunk Kim gets out to dance in the snow... just when the Chalet owners arrive to catch her naked, including her LoveInterest John. \n Cue NakedFreakOut.
* BumblingDad: Kim's father Bill who can barely live by himself without his daughter daughter's help.
* BurgerFool: Kim is stuck working in a fast food fast-food burger bar since her mother died.



* HandOrObjectUnderwear: When Kim is caught naked in front of the Madsens she uses her gloves to cover herself.

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* HandOrObjectUnderwear: When Mikki covers himself with his hands when getting into the hot tub. Kim is caught also covers herself with a pair of giant mittens when she stands naked in front of the Madsens’ car.
* HomeEarlySurprise: The
Madsens she uses her gloves happen to cover herself.arrive early than expected and catch Georgie and Kim having a hot tub birthday party. They also happen to arrive just as a drunk Kim decided to dance in the snow while naked.
* JobTitle: The move follows Kim working as a ''Chalet Girl'' in the Alps.



* MenCantKeepHouse: Bill struggles with domestic tasks and Kim is worried about leaving him to fend for himself.



* NakedFreakOut: Kim when she realizes she's naked in front of John and his family.

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* NakedFreakOut: Kim has a mute one when she realizes she's naked in front of John and the rest of his family.family.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The hot tub party Georgie throws for Kim has Kim and Mikki playing in the snow in the buff, all PlayedForLaughs.



* PreppyName: Amusingly realised when Kim's humble, more ordinary background is instantly apparent during a roll-call of her fellow (far Sloanier) chalet girls:

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* PreppyName: Amusingly realised realized when Kim's humble, more ordinary background is instantly apparent during a roll-call of her fellow (far Sloanier) chalet girls:



* SoulSuckingRetailJob: Kim considers her job at the fast food burger to be this.

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* SoulSuckingRetailJob: Kim considers her job at the fast food fast-food burger to be this.



* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Kim when leaves the hot tub to play in the snow while naked.

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Kim when leaves [[SexySurfacingShot surfaces]] from the hot tub to play in the snow while naked.snow, she has her bare back to the camera, with a brief ShouldersUpNudity shot from the front.



* VitriolicBestBuds: Kim and Georgio develop into this through the movie.
* YourCheatingHeart: John cheats on Chloe with Kim.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: Kim and Georgio develop into this through Georgie starts the movie.
movie acting very snobbish towards Kim, but they eventually warm up to each other while still trading snarky lines at the other's expense.
* YourCheatingHeart: John cheats on Chloe with Kim.Kim.

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* PreppyName: Amusingly realised when Kim's humble, more ordinary background is instantly apparent during a roll-call of her fellow (far Sloanier) chalet girls:
-->"I'm Henrietta", "Isabella", "Petronella"......"um, Kim."

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* {{Mentor|s}}: Mikki teaches Kim about snowboarding, which she picks up quick thanks to her natural talent at skateboarding.
* MissingMom: Kim's mother died in a car crash when she was a teen, which caused her to quit her sports career for a while.



* TheMentor: Mikki teaches Kim about snowboarding, which she picks up quick thanks to her natural talent at skateboarding.
* MissingMom: Kim's mother died in a car crash when she was a teen, which caused her to quit her sports career for a while.



* UptownGuy: Kim and John's romance.

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* UptownGuy: {{Uptown G|irl}}uy: Kim and John's romance.
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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) (Creator/BrookeShields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).
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During that, Kim renews her passion for sports by learning snowboarding from friedly local Mikki (Ken Duken) and enters the local competition to win the prize money.


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During that, Kim renews her passion for sports by learning snowboarding from friedly friendly local Mikki (Ken Duken) and enters the local competition to win the prize money.




* BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty: PlayedWith. Georgie throws Kim a birthday party at the Chalet and are hanging out in the hot tub when a drunk Kim get's out to dance in the snow... just when the Chalet owners arrive to catch her naked, including her LoveInterest John.

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* BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty: PlayedWith. Georgie throws Kim a birthday party at the Chalet and are hanging out in the hot tub when a drunk Kim get's gets out to dance in the snow... just when the Chalet owners arrive to catch her naked, including her LoveInterest John.



* BurgerFool: Kim is stuck working in fast food burger bar since her mother died.
* ChildProdigy: Kim was a skate boarding prodigy, started competing when she was seven and won her first award at eleven.
* CrashIntoHello: Kim and Mike's first meeting is when he crash into her while snowboarding.

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* BurgerFool: Kim is stuck working in a fast food burger bar since her mother died.
* ChildProdigy: Kim was a skate boarding skateboarding prodigy, started competing when she was seven and won her first award at eleven.
* CrashIntoHello: Kim and Mike's first meeting is when he crash crashed into her while snowboarding.



* FamilyVersusCareer: Kim has to give up her skate boarding career in order to help her widowed father pay the bills.

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* FamilyVersusCareer: Kim has to give up her skate boarding skateboarding career in order to help her widowed father pay the bills.



* TheMentor: Mikki teaches Kim about snowboarding, which she picks up quick thanks to her natural talent at skate boarding.

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* TheMentor: Mikki teaches Kim about snowboarding, which she picks up quick thanks to her natural talent at skate boarding.skateboarding.
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Kim Mathews (Creator/FelicityJones) was a skate boarding child prodigy with many awards to her name, but her career came to a hault when her mother died and Kim had to give up on boarding to be able to help her father Bill (Music/BillBailey) at home. While searching for a job with better pay, she lands a job as a Chalet Girl in Austria.

She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start a unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's dissaproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

During that, Kim renews her passion for sports by learning snowboaring from friedly local Mikki (Ken Duken) and enters the local competition to win the prize money.


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Kim Mathews (Creator/FelicityJones) was a skate boarding skateboarding child prodigy with many awards to her name, but her career came to a hault halt when her mother died and Kim had to give up on boarding to be able to help her father Bill (Music/BillBailey) at home. While searching for a job with better pay, she lands a job as a Chalet Girl in Austria.

She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start a an unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's dissaproval disapproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).

During that, Kim renews her passion for sports by learning snowboaring snowboarding from friedly local Mikki (Ken Duken) and enters the local competition to win the prize money.




* GoodParents: Kim's parents who are completely supportive in her unusual sport career.

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* GoodParents: Kim's parents who are completely supportive in her unusual sport sports career.
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''Chalet Girl'' is a 2011 British-German-Austrian RomanticComedy starring Creator/FelicityJones and Ed Westwick (''Literature/GossipGirl.'')

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''Chalet Girl'' is a 2011 British-German-Austrian RomanticComedy starring Creator/FelicityJones and Ed Westwick (''Literature/GossipGirl.'')
(''Literature/GossipGirl'').



She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start a unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's dissaproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe. (Creator/SophiaBush)

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She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start a unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's dissaproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe. (Creator/SophiaBush)
Chloe (Creator/SophiaBush).
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* DisposableFiance: Chloe to John. He breaks up with her to be with Kim during their 'engagement party'. She's understandably pissed off.

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* DisposableFiance: Chloe to John. He breaks up with her to be with Kim during their 'engagement party'.engagement party. She's understandably pissed off.
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* BublingDad: Kim's father Bill who can barely live by himself without his daughter help.

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* BublingDad: BumblingDad: Kim's father Bill who can barely live by himself without his daughter help.
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''Chalet Girl'' is a 2011 British-German-Austrian RomanticComedy starring Creator/FelicityJones and Ed Westwick (''Literature/GossipGirl.'')

Kim Mathews (Creator/FelicityJones) was a skate boarding child prodigy with many awards to her name, but her career came to a hault when her mother died and Kim had to give up on boarding to be able to help her father Bill (Music/BillBailey) at home. While searching for a job with better pay, she lands a job as a Chalet Girl in Austria.

She get's a cold welcome from her fellow Chalet Girl Georgie (Tamsin Egerton) and meets her employers the Madsens, Richard (Creator/BillNighy), his wife Caroline (Brooke Shields) and their son John (Ed Westwick) who she's instantly attracted to. The two start a unconventional romance, made complicated by his mother's dissaproval and him already being engaged to his girlfriend Chloe. (Creator/SophiaBush)

During that, Kim renews her passion for sports by learning snowboaring from friedly local Mikki (Ken Duken) and enters the local competition to win the prize money.


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!!This film provides examples of:

* BetaCouple: Mikki and Georgie.
* BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty: PlayedWith. Georgie throws Kim a birthday party at the Chalet and are hanging out in the hot tub when a drunk Kim get's out to dance in the snow... just when the Chalet owners arrive to catch her naked, including her LoveInterest John.
* BublingDad: Kim's father Bill who can barely live by himself without his daughter help.
* BurgerFool: Kim is stuck working in fast food burger bar since her mother died.
* ChildProdigy: Kim was a skate boarding prodigy, started competing when she was seven and won her first award at eleven.
* CrashIntoHello: Kim and Mike's first meeting is when he crash into her while snowboarding.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Kim can be quite clumsy at times, the first thing she did upon arriving in Austria was putting her baggage in the wrong place and almost losing it.
* DaddysGirl: Kim is very devoted to her father and the two are very close.
* DeadpanSnarker: Kim and Georgie snark constantly, with each other and even with their employers.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Georgie is very cold to Kim at first but mellows out to her through the movie.
* DisposableFiance: Chloe to John. He breaks up with her to be with Kim during their 'engagement party'. She's understandably pissed off.
* TheDutifulDaughter: After her mother dies, Kim takes over all her mother's responsibilities as a housewife to help her struggling father.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: The movie's premise, former skater boarding champion is stuck working first as a BurgerFool then as the titular Chalet Girl.
* FamilyVersusCareer: Kim has to give up her skate boarding career in order to help her widowed father pay the bills.
* GoodParents: Kim's parents who are completely supportive in her unusual sport career.
* GroinAttack: Chloe does this to John after he breaks up with her in the middle of their engagement party.
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: When Kim is caught naked in front of the Madsens she uses her gloves to cover herself.
* NakedFreakOut: Kim when she realizes she's naked in front of John and his family.
* NiceToTheWaiter: John's family is quite friendly with Georgie and Kim, although that changes when Caroline learns John is dating "a chalet girl."
* TheMentor: Mikki teaches Kim about snowboarding, which she picks up quick thanks to her natural talent at skate boarding.
* MissingMom: Kim's mother died in a car crash when she was a teen, which caused her to quit her sports career for a while.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Kim, who used to be a skateboard champion, and learns how to snowboard easily.
* ReallyGetsAround: Georgie who slept with half of the resort according to John.
* ServileSnarker: Kim tends to snark often to the Madsens.
* SoulSuckingRetailJob: Kim considers her job at the fast food burger to be this.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Kim goes during one before landing the titular job as a Chalet Girl.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Kim when leaves the hot tub to play in the snow while naked.
* UptownGuy: Kim and John's romance.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Kim and Georgio develop into this through the movie.
* YourCheatingHeart: John cheats on Chloe with Kim.

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