Eloise at the Plaza

2003 1h 29m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 79★6.5IMDB · 2,297

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Synopsis

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Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Her caretaker "Nanny" watches over her while her mom is away. Then one day, while trying to figure out how to get invited to a fancy ball as well as how to meet a visiting prince, Eloise makes a new friend around her age! So she decides to take him on a tour of the city - and all while plotting some matchmaking hijinks for her other friends too!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sofia Vassilieva
Eloise
Kintaro Akiyama
Leon
Julie Andrews
Nanny
Kenneth Welsh
Sir Wilkes
Jeffrey Tambor
Mr. Salomone the Manager
Tannis Burnett
Miss Thompson the Main Desk Attendant
Gavin Creel
Bill the Room Service Deliveryman
Debra Monk
Maggie the Carriage Driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Lima
Writers: Janet Brownell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Eloise Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Lima, shot by James Chressanthis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruce Broughton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregory Perler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sofia Vassilieva and Kintaro Akiyama and Julie Andrews carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Lima directs. James Chressanthis behind the camera. Bruce Broughton scores. Gregory Perler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Eloise Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kevin Lima, shot by James Chressanthis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bruce Broughton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gregory Perler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sofia Vassilieva and Kintaro Akiyama and Julie Andrews carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0346932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "hotel", "new york city", "nanny", "prince".

The technical file

Cinematography: James Chressanthis
Original score: Bruce Broughton
Editing: Gregory Perler
Production design: Tamara Deverell
Costume design: Christopher Hargadon
Makeup / hair: Christine A. Hart
Sound: Ron Bartlett
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 2,297 votes
MPAA: TV-G

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win total

Part of

Eloise Collection

A collection of films based on the Eloise series of children's books written by Kay Thompson.

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Kevin Lima

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Tomasina2019-03-18
Based on Eloise, the children's book, the film has a fantastic cast such as Julie Andrews and Christine Baranski,and Sofia Vassilieva as the main character. The illustrator of the original book, Hilary Knight has a cameo as a street artist. It should please children of all ages.