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Chocolat

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
191K
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Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)
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A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
191K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,665
139
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    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Joanne Harris(novel)
      • Robert Nelson Jacobs(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Johnny Depp
      • Judi Dench
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Joanne Harris(novel)
      • Robert Nelson Jacobs(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Johnny Depp
      • Judi Dench
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 556User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:49
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    Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)
    Juliette Binoche and Judi Dench in Chocolat (2000)
    Carrie-Anne Moss and Hélène Cardona in Chocolat (2000)
    Alfred Molina and Hélène Cardona in Chocolat (2000)
    Juliette Binoche stars as Vianne
    Caroline and Comte de Reynaud
    Hélène Cardona in Chocolat (2000)
    Carrie-Anne Moss at an event for Chocolat (2000)
    Carrie-Anne Moss and Steven Roy at an event for Chocolat (2000)
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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Vianne Rocher
    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Roux
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Armande Voizin
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Comte de Reynaud
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    • Caroline Clairmont
    Aurelien Parent Koenig
    • Luc Clairmont
    • (as Aurèlien Parent Koenig)
    Antonio Gil
    Antonio Gil
    • Jean-Marc Drou
    • (as Antonio Gil-Martinez)
    Hélène Cardona
    Hélène Cardona
    • Francoise 'Fuffi' Drou
    Harrison Pratt
    • Dedou Drou
    Gaelan Connell
    Gaelan Connell
    • Didi Drou
    Élisabeth Commelin
    • Yvette Marceau
    • (as Elisabeth Commelin)
    Ron Cook
    Ron Cook
    • Alphonse Marceau
    Guillaume Tardieu
    • Baptiste Marceau
    Hugh O'Conor
    Hugh O'Conor
    • Father Henri
    John Wood
    John Wood
    • Guillaume Blérot
    Lena Olin
    Lena Olin
    • Josephine Muscat
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Serge Muscat
    Leslie Caron
    Leslie Caron
    • Madame Audel
    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Joanne Harris(novel)
      • Robert Nelson Jacobs(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, with its three hundred seventy inhabitants, became part of this movie. Two hundred fifty people from the area were recruited as extras. The population was informed daily about what was going on.
    • Goofs
      While Pere Henri is doing his gardening, the Comte De Reynaud suddenly speaks with an English accent.
    • Quotes

      Père Henri: I'm not sure what the theme of my homily today ought to be. Do I want to speak of the miracle of Our Lord's divine transformation? Not really, no. I don't want to talk about His divinity. I'd rather talk about His humanity. I mean, you know, how He lived His life, here on Earth. His *kindness*, His *tolerance*... Listen, here's what I think. I think that we can't go around... measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think... we've got to measure goodness by what we *embrace*, what we create... and who we include.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Thirteen Days/Chocolat/The Gift/The Family Man/The Claim/Miss Congeniality (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Minor Swing
      Music by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli

      Published by Francis Day & Hunter

    User reviews556

    Review
    Top review
    Cast of Chocolat Satisfies Sweet tooth
    We all have our vices. Vices make us complete human beings. We can surpress them and deny them, but we can't quite run away from them. Does it not strike you as a little humorous when someone looks at a menu, knows exactly what they want, but then decides not to get it for fear they will not only offend their God, but offend their own nature? Lasse Hollstrom's latest film, Chocolat, knows all about that person.

    Juliette Binoche stars as Vianne Rosher, a chocolate shop owner who not only gets people to talk about their forbidden fruits, but also has the ability to make people happily indulge in them. She, along with her daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), moves into a quiet French village during Lent and opens her chocolate shop. The townspeople look in the window, admire the confections for a moment, then walk on by.

    One diabetic woman, Amande (Judi Dench), decides to stay for a little while. Vianne puts a colorful ceramic plate on the table and spins it around. She asks what Amande sees in the image. Amande tells her and Vianne presumes to know exactly what kind of confection Amande would like the best. We could only dream of such customer service this time of year.

    Amande's young grandson, Luc, an aspiring artist, also can't seem to stay away from the chocolate store, in spite of the wishes of his churchgoing mother (Carrie-Anne Moss). Actually, the whole town goes to the same church and it doesn't take long before the Mayor (Alfred Molena) has his say against the shop, since many of the chocolates have been carved into the shapes of naked women and have names such as Nipples of Venus. The chocolates also seem to be changing people's behavior. A sexless, joyless married couple all of a sudden can't keep their Butterfingers off each other.

    The non-churchgoing Vianne eventually becomes the center of the town's controversy, but she soon has company after the arrival of the river rats, a group of Irish merchants who travel by boat to pawn off whatever they can, much to the dismay of the townspeople. Here, Vianne meets Roux (Johnny Depp), and they become fast friends and, well, you know the rest.

    The story of Chocolat could be described in one sentence-Footloose, only instead of dancing, it's chocolates. However, in this film we have some magic realism to deal with. Unfortunately, the film does not quite develop its own `magical' ideas. It gets bogged down by the usual story elements an d sub-plots we often see with this kind of story. We get the battered wife who finds solace in Vianne's shop and we get the burning of a particular place (here, a boat) to further drive home the point that outsiders will not be tolerated. I would have liked a little more `magic.'

    On the other hand, we do get some magic in the form of the performances. Juliette Binoche actually smiles and acts charming, as opposed to the sorrowful and pensive roles in which we usually see her. What a relief to finally see her carrying a picture with warmth, confidence and wit, as well as beauty. The guitar-twanging Johnny Depp (reuniting with his Gilbert Grape director), with a ponytail and an Irish accent, compliments her with a rugged look and easygoing charm that makes his fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants character a perfect soulmate for Binoche.

    I recommend stopping by the candy counter or sneaking in some Fannie May confections before the movie starts. This film does for chocolate what Big Night did for Italian food. In spite of its flaws, Chocolat makes for a far more rewarding and satisfying film experience than Hollstrom's last feel-gooder, the over-rated Cider House Rules. In the end, something about this film won me over. It could have been the irrisistable theme of great food being as close to Godliness as one could get. It could have been the sights of chocolates being created and turned into glorious, statuesque works of art. It could have been the enjoyable cast, each member dealing with their hidden anguish and repression. Or it could have been all of the above, combined with the captivating and alluring grace of Juliette Binoche.

    We all have our vices.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official YouTube
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Viên Kẹo Sô Cô La
    • Filming locations
      • Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, Côte-d'Or, France
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • David Brown Productions
      • Fat Free
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,509,363
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $157,624
      • Dec 17, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $152,699,976
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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