Blood and Chocolate (2007)

A young teenage werewolf (Bruckner) is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man (Dancy).

Director:

Katja von Garnier

Writers:

Ehren Kruger (screenplay), Christopher Landon (screenplay),

Stars:

Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Agnes Bruckner	...	Vivian
Hugh Dancy	...	Aiden
Olivier Martinez	...	Gabriel
Katja Riemann	...	Astrid
Bryan Dick	...	Rafe
Chris Geere	...	Ulf
Tom Harper	...	Gregor
John Kerr	...	Finn
Jack Wilson	...	Willem
Vitalie Ursu	...	Constani
Bogdan Voda	...	Albu
Kata Dobó	...	Beatrice
Rodica Mandache	...	Mrs. Bellagra
Sandu Mihai Gruia	...	Pharmacist (as Sandu Gruia)
Helga Racz	...	Young Vivian

Storyline

In Bucharest, Romania, the orphan Vivian was raised by her aunt after losing her parents ten years ago in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. Her family belongs to a bloodline of werewolves and Vivian is promised to the leader of the pack, Gabriel. When the American cartoonist Aiden, who is researching werewolves for his publisher for the next edition of his magazine, meets Vivian, they immediately fall in love for each other. However, the evil son of Gabriel and Vivian's cousin Rafe poisons Gabriel about the love of Vivian, forcing her to choose between her bounds with her family and her passion for Aiden.

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Plot Keywords:

love | werewolf | murder | colorado | rocky mountains | 

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Taglines:

Temptation comes in many forms.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, some sexuality and substance abuse

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States] Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA UK Germany Romania

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sang et chocolat

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,074,300 (USA) (26 January 2007)

Gross:

$3,525,161 (USA) (23 March 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berrick Filmproduktion, Blood & Chocolate Productions Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot of the book and movie are so different, they may as well be separate titles as the movie's ending especially was completely different. Fans of the Blood and Chocolate novel have always been crazy over Vivian and Gabriel, who're considered a classic couple of the werewolf genre. Fans were thus shocked to see Gabriel portrayed as a villain and Vivian ending up with a human.

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Quotes

Gabriel: If Man suspect that we are still here, they will exterminate us. We must rule this city from the shadows.

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Connections

Referenced in Robot Chicken: More Blood, More Chocolate (2007)

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Soundtracks

Velvet Hills
Written by Andreas Schmidt and Katja Riemann
Performed by Katja Riemann

User Reviews

I know book v. movie yadda yadda

I have read the book. I have seen the movie. I would've been mad if I had seen it in theaters but I rented it and so I wasn't as angry about the changes. Basically, the book and movie have very little in common. If you can't get past that, you won't let yourself give the movie a chance. After original indignation I sat back and watched and I wasn't totally horrified by what I saw. Have I seen better movies this year? Yes. But I didn't hate it and demand the hour plus of my life back. I actually really enjoyed the Rafe character. He made me laugh several times and in my opinion, saved the movie for me. After I cast all things in the book from my mind, I enjoyed the premise of the movie and the new take in the werewolf genre.