Better Than Chocolate (1999)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Anne Wheeler

Writer:

Peggy Thompson (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 July 1999 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Delicious Comedy

Plot:

Two attractive young lesbians, Maggie and Kim, meet in Vancouver, develop a passionate romance, and move in together...

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Sex Change | Reference To Little Red Riding Hood | Customs Officer | Body Paint

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Wendy Crewson	...	Lila
Karyn Dwyer	...	Maggie
Christina Cox	...	Kim
Ann-Marie MacDonald	...	Frances
Marya Delver	...	Carla
Kevin Mundy	...	Paul
Tony Nappo	...	Tony
Jay Brazeau	...	Mr. Marcus
Beatrice Zeilanger	...	Bernice (as Beatrice Zeilinger)
Peter Outerbridge	...	Judy
Gerald Varga	...	Skin Head 1
Robert Parent	...	Skin Head 2
Corrine Koslo	...	Safe Sex Advocate
Veena Sood	...	Religious Zealot
Tony Marr	...	Lila's Boss

Also Known As:

Maggie & Lila (USA) (working title)
Meilleur que le chocolat (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

101 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:(Banned) | Canada:18A | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | UK:15 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

British Columbia Film

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: After Judy and Lila have their duet in the condo, the boom mic dips briefly into the top of the frame.

Quotes:

Lila: [asking about Maggie] What is going on with her these days?
Judy: You'd have to ask her that, Lila.
Lila: So, there is something going on?
Judy: Oh, well, she's nineteen. There's always something going on when you're nineteen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Fantastic

Like a Leonard Cohen song

BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE is just like a ballad by Leonard Cohen: it starts of slow, seems to be going nowhere, then inexplicably arrives at a place of romantic power and beauty. Everything, from the performers to the script to the direction get better and better as the movie progresses. 5/10 for the first half of the film, 9/10 for the second half.