Amour et chocolat (1992) (TV)

Director:

Josée Dayan

Writers:

Maryedith Burrell (screenplay)
Ginny Cerrella (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 1992 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

B.J. Cassidy, a rich businesswoman, has to invest several billion dollars for fiscal reasons. She undertakes to buy back a small French factory...

Plot Keywords:

Chocolate | Businesswoman | Beautiful Woman | France | Chocolate Factory

Cast

Bo Derek	...	BJ Cassidy
Robert Hays	...	Eric Ferrier
François Marthouret	...	Hubert de la Canelle
Patricia Millardet	...	Lucrétia
Amidou	...	Beauregard
Howard Hesseman	...	Mr. Cassidy
Vincent Cassel	...	Dédé
David Martin	...	Gaston
Jean-Yves Gautier	...	Jean-Pierre
Hella Petri	...	La Marquise Pipo
Jim Adhi Limas	...	Doctor (as Jim-Adhi Limas)
Marc Monjou	...	Gardener
Marie-Thérèse Orain		(as Marie-Therese Orain)
Raymond Aquilon	...	Lift Repairman
Philippe Cal	...	Trainer ASPCA

Also Known As:

Hot Chocolate (USA)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

France | Belgium | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Canal+

Goofs:

Plot holes: Amidou / Beuregard is in the car when Eric takes Hubert to the airport on his way to the spa, but is back at the château when the Lucretia arrives to check out the château while Eric is going around Paris with BJ.

Quotes:

Hubert de la Canelle: B-B-but you'll never get away with this! I'm a Count! For God's sake! An aristocrat!
Dédé: You're right, but don't you remember what we did to the aristocrats during the Revolution, huh?

So-so entry in the world of romantic comedies

BJ (Bo Derek) is a rich Texas entrepreneur with an interest in investing abroad. Her sites are set on owning a small chocolate truffle factory in France. Jetting off to the candy-making town, BJ meets an attractive man, Eric (Robert Hays), at the French airport and spends the rest of the day with him. As it turns out, he is the chauffeur and confidante of the chocolate factory's owner but, he does not disclose this information to her. Will BJ be able to buy the factory and will she still be attracted to Eric when she learns the truth?

This attempt to star the beautiful Derek in a romantic comedy is only partially successful. She is attractive and works well with Hays but she doesn't have the thespian skills to elevate the mediocre script. The two French actors who are cast as the factory owner and his estranged wife, however, are adorable and add much to the enjoyment of the viewer. The French setting, too, works to the film's advantage. Nevertheless, only serious fans of Miss Derek or of romantic comedies in general may be interested in a showing of this film.