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Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise at the Plaza
	DVD cover
Directed by	Kevin Lima
Written by	Kay Thompson (books); Hilary Knight (drawings); Janet Brownell (television story); Janet Brownell (teleplay)
Produced by	Thomas D. Adelman; Christine A. Sacan
Starring	Sofia Vassilieva; Julie Andrews; Jeffrey Tambor; Kenneth Welsh; Debra Monk; Christine Baranski
Cinematography	James Chressanthis
Edited by	Gregory Perler
Music by	Bruce Broughton
Distributed by	ABC Television Network; Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date	April 27, 2003;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Eloise at the Plaza is a 2003 American made-for-television comedy film based on the Eloise series of children's books written and illustrated by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. It stars young Sofia Vassilieva as Eloise, an irrepressible six-year-old girl who lives in the penthouse at the top of the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

This film was produced by Handmade Films and DiNovi Pictures for Walt Disney Television with distribution handled by the ABC Television Network, and released on both VHS and DVD by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in 2003.

Plot edit

Eloise (Sofia Vassilieva) is a fun-loving six-year-old girl with a knack for finding adventure every place she looks. While under the care of her "rawther" wonderful nanny (Julie Andrews), Eloise tries to play matchmaker to a lonely prince and wrangle an invitation to the society event of the season.

Cast edit

Sofia Vassilieva as Eloise
Julie Andrews as Nanny
Jeffrey Tambor as Mr. Salomone
Christine Baranski as Prunella Stickler
Kenneth Welsh as Sir Wilkes
Jonas Cherick as Philip
Stephanie Anne Mills as Molly Daniels
Debra Monk as Maggie
Gavin Creel as Bill
Jessica Beitchman as Debutante Linda
Sheree Smith as Laundry Supervisor
Eve Crawford as Mrs. Daniels
David Sparrow as Charlie, the 59th Street Doorman
Kintaro Akiyama as Leon
Denis Akiyama as Prince of Kushin
Thomas D. Adelman as Pamphlet Guy
Araxi Arslanian as Head of Housekeeping
Tannis Burnett as Miss Thompson
George Chiang as Mr. Toyama
Corinne Conley as Mrs. Thornton
Sergio Di Zio as Lou the Bellhop
Greg Farkas as Ruth's Date
Amber Fraser as Eloise's Mother
Rothaford Gray as Security Guard
Graham Harley as Walter the Concierge
Fionnuala Jamison as Guest with Mail
Jason Jones as Bartender
Peter Keleghan as Mr. Nye
Hilary Knight as Street Artist
Colm Magner as Thomas the Maitre'd
Debra McGrath as Cornelia
Patrick Meehan as Male Tourist
David Michie as Cook
Jeffrey Ong as Dancer
Julian Richings as Patrice
Sol Rosenthal as Palm Court Waiter
Cara Rubenstein as Female Tourist
Cliff Saunders as Max
Tony Sciara as Assistant Chef Marco
Sam Strasfield as Linda's Date
Jim Tooey as Doorman
Janet van de Graaf as Beautician
Genelle Williams as Ruth
Jonathan Wilson as Frederic the Bellhop
Victor A. Young as Mr. Peabody

Reception edit

Alessandra Stanley from The New York Times praised the film's fidelity to the book and the actors' performances.^[1] Reel Film Reviews gave the film two out of four stars, stating: "Eloise at the Plaza is mildly entertaining, if only because it seems to consist of one caper after another. The film's structure soon becomes perfectly obvious – Eloise gets into a madcap adventure, adults chase her around, Nanny admonishes her, etc – and the fast pace is clearly in place to keep younger viewers interested. But, though there are a number of talented actors in the cast, Eloise just isn't a compelling enough character to sustain an entire movie. There's no doubt that the movie will act as wish fulfillment for kids – who wouldn't want to run amuck and get away with it? – but when you get right down to it, Eloise is awfully thin and one-dimensional (not to mention annoying)."^[2] DVDizzy.com wrote: "The film even ascends beyond the second-tier quality that most television movies are satisfied to achieve. Eloise deserves praise not merely as a more bearable Wonderful World of Disney presentation, but as a genuinely entertaining family film, regardless of format."^[3]

For his work in Eloise at the Plaza, Bruce Broughton won one Primetime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)".^[4]

References edit

^ Stanley, Alessandra (25 April 2003). "TV WEEKEND; That Girl Is Loose At the Plaza Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^ "Eloise at the Plaza (December 14/03)". Reel Film Reviews. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^ "Eloise at the Plaza DVD Review". DVDizzy. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^ "55th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys. Retrieved 17 June 2017.