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3 | ''Eloise at the Plaza'' is a 2003 Canadian-American made-for-TV movie, based on the Kay Thompson ''Literature/{{Eloise}}'' book series. The film follows the adventures of six-year-old Eloise (Creator/SofiaVassilieva), who lives at the Plaza Hotel with her beloved Nanny (Creator/JulieAndrews) and annoys the concierge, Mr. Salomone (Creator/JeffreyTambor). When a troubled little boy named Leon (Kintaro Akiyama) meets Eloise, they become fast friends, with Eloise unaware that the boy is a Chinese prince travelling with his widowed father. |
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5 | Compare ''Film/{{Madeline}}'', an earlier 1998 film which establishes a very similar plot structure to ''Eloise At the Plaza''. |
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7 | The movie was quickly followed by a sequel, ''Film/EloiseAtChristmastime'' (2003). Audio from the film was lip-synced over by [=TikTok=] influencer Creator/DylanMulvaney when she dressed up as Eloise and made a video of herself staying at The Plaza for her ''Days of Girlhood'' web series. |
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10 | !!This film provides examples of: |
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12 | * ActorAllusion: Julie Andrews' role as Nanny appears to be shout out to two of her famous roles on stage and on screen: Mary Poppins (her position as Eloise's nanny) and Eliza Doolittle (her accent). |
13 | * AnachronismStew: The two [[LiveActionAdaptation Live-Action Adaptation]]s starring Creator/SofiaVassilieva were ostensibly set in the 1950s, based on the clothing and certain vehicles, but it seems like the producers forgot to keep it true to Kay Thompson's 1950s setting. [[http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_102460-Ford-Crown-Victoria-1999.html Cars from the 1990s and early 21st century]] appear in certain scenes, and a montage shot of the [=MetLife=] building and several other present-day structures, particularly Times Square at the time the film was shown, showed up halfway through. |
14 | * AngryChef: Played by Creator/JulianRichings, the chef in the film is loud, dramatic, angry and an extreme worrywart. |
15 | * BetaCouple: |
16 | ** Nanny and Sir Wilkes. |
17 | ** The Prince of Kushin and Mrs. Daniels. Also counts as a ShipTease. |
18 | ** Molly and Phillip. |
19 | * BrattyHalfPint: Eloise, somewhat averted by the fact that she means no harm, but much of her behaviour is consistently annoying, disruptive and rude. |
20 | * TheJeeves: Mr. Salomone is this character to a tee. |
21 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Leon's father is oppressive and callous, but he means well. Having [[spoiler: lost his wife]], he only wants to protect his son. |
22 | * MyBelovedSmother: Mrs. Daniels sees class before Molly's happiness and thanks to having tea with Nanny and Sir Wilkes, she softens up. |
23 | * RebelPrince: Leon, who runs away with Eloise for a day in New York City to get away from his oppressive father and enjoy life as a regular boy. |
24 | * RetroUniverse: The film appears to be set in the present day with a lot of 50s aesthetics in order to match the books. |
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