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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.

Context Film / EloiseAtThePlaza