Blood and Chocolate (2007)

Director:

Katja von Garnier

Writers (WGA):

Ehren Kruger (screenplay) and
Christopher B. Landon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

Temptation comes in many forms.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Bucharest Romania | Romania | Wolf | Heavy Rain

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Blood & Chocolate - Die Nacht der Werwölfe (Germany) (DVD title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany | Romania

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15A | Brazil:14 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | UK:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Berrick Filmproduktion

Quotes:

Rafe: ...Or you could be burried here, as a ceiling fan or something.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HypaSpace: (#6.20)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Cash Machine

better than expected

we went into this film because everything else at the theater seemed boring. The name blood and chocolate almost made me miss it. I expected some Spanish arty film with that name. IMDb writers said enough to make the idea of seeing this film especially since most of the academy award nominees seem like freak show films.

The era of classic vampire and werewolf movies has been over for over 20 years. Since than, we have seen a few, but those films were parodies or desperately tried to be different. This film is more a throwback to the old werewolf films. It is set in Bucharest, so the scenery is terrific. Nothing is too graphic. Many old classic, Gothic buildings and rainy Romanian nights are shown. The special effects are good when people turn into wolves, we see real wolves. The wolves are not that scary unless they growl but the situations are tense at times. Silver is still the main protection against werewolves.

The idea that the wolves hunt in packs add a new tense dimension to wolf man movies.

The 3 lead actors are fine. The first ten minutes with dance club scenes seem as if this film may be a cheap sleazy type film but it quickly veers into a film with a story full of Eastern European atmosphere. The major complaint by viewers seems to be that it was not like the book. This was also the complaint for Eragon. For viewers who had not read the book, this would not be a problem. This is not a film that pushes tolerance or some morality issues. It is just a werewolf film and the werewolves are not entirely bad. The film obviously is not a major classic like the old Hammer American International films but it is worth a look! Is destiny or personal decisions the main point? Perhaps one says one thing but the evidence contradicts the statement.