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. His 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 | bucharest romania | murder | rocky mountains | 

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Taglines:

Everyone has two lives. The one we show the world. And the one that was never meant to be seen.

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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 [us] Official site [ru]

Country:

USA UK Germany Romania

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood & Chocolate

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

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Vivian was originally offered to Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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Quotes

Aiden: Creeks lead to rivers!

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

"You Know the Truth"
Written by Marc Dold & Judith Martin ( Judith Martin )
Performed by Judith Martin
Courtesy of Very Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Mediocrity at its finest.

Well, it was neither the worst nor the best movie I've ever seen. It was a testament to movies that you should watch as a last resort when browsing your rental place. Parts of it truly bugged me, like the unparalleled clarity to the viewer of what any rational human being would do, but, if you're fairly consistent about ignoring rationality, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm told that this movie didn't follow the book (the friend who accompanied me rather vehemently pointed out differences). It's hard to really point out what was wrong with this movie: the acting wasn't terrible, the characters were fine (albeit a little weak), and the story was sound. However, it just leaves you unsatisfied at the end, and you find yourself chuckling at some of the effects. It was nothing special, but it's not the worst movie either.