Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alfred Molina | ... | Comte de Reynaud | |
Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Caroline Clairmont | |
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Aurelien Parent Koenig | ... | Luc Clairmont (as Aurèlien Parent Koenig) |
Antonio Gil | ... | Jean-Marc Drou (as Antonio Gil-Martinez) | |
Hélène Cardona | ... | Francoise 'Fuffi' Drou | |
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Harrison Pratt | ... | Dedou Drou |
Gaelan Connell | ... | Didi Drou | |
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Élisabeth Commelin | ... | Yvette Marceau (as Elisabeth Commelin) |
Ron Cook | ... | Alphonse Marceau | |
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Guillaume Tardieu | ... | Baptiste Marceau |
Hugh O'Conor | ... | Father Henri | |
John Wood | ... | Guillaume Blérot | |
Lena Olin | ... | Josephine Muscat | |
Peter Stormare | ... | Serge Muscat | |
Leslie Caron | ... | Madame Audel |
When single mother Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her six-year-old daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) move to rural France and open a chocolate shop, with Sunday hours, across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.
Beautiful movie from master-director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, The Shipping News, What's Eating Gilbert Grape) with wonderful performances by Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, and Hallström's wife Lena Olin. "Chocolat" is a very beautiful and touching movie about a single mother with a daughter who decides to open a "chocolaterie" in a very conservative village during Lent. What follows almost looks like a fairytale: the characters, the story, the music, the whole idea of an old conservative French village
I liked the movie a lot. It has everything: a laugh, a cry, a wonderful story and some amazing acting performances. Juliette Binoche is made to play this kind of caring and sensitive women. Although Johnny Depp had a very small part in this movie, he was excellent as always. I personally think that Judi Dench gave one of her best performances in "Chocolat", truly great acting! Maybe not Hallström's best; I liked "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "The Cider House Rules" more; but certainly worth watching.
8/10