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Lasse Hallstrom's CHOCOLAT is set in the late 1950s, but it might as well be the late 1850s in a small French town where everyone behaves as they should (supposedly), and attends church regularly. When a strong north wind blows through town, it brings the vivacious and mysterious Vianne (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol). Vianne--an unwed mother who declines to go to church and opens up a chocolate shop in the midst of Lent--is soon the talk of the town. Her good-natured, honorable personality and psychic ability (she can predict what kind of sweets best suit each person, and magically cures each of them of their particular maladies) make her as irresistible as her delectable treats. However, Vianne and her daughter are resented by the conservative mayor, the Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina), and by the pious Caroline (Carrie-Anne Moss), who has disowned her own spirited mother (Judi Dench, who plays Vianne's landlady), refusing the elderly woman access to her beloved grandson.This touching fairy tale, based on the novel by Joanne Harris, was filmed on location in rural France. An intelligent, exquisitely filmed fable that deals with the idea of 20th century paganism rising up against a closed-minded church and a persevering aristocracy, CHOCOLAT is enjoyable, romantic, and entertaining, with affecting performances by both its stars and its supporting actors (Lena Olin and Johnny Depp.)Product Identifiers
ProducerDavid Brown, Leslie Holleran, Kit Golden
EAN5017188883313
eBay Product ID (ePID)3950259
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Wood, Hugh O'conor, Lena Olin, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Peter Stormare, Judi Dench, Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron
Film/TV TitleChocolat
DirectorLasse Hallstrom
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time117 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2001
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Deleted Scenes\The Comte Collects The Rent\Are We Going To Move Again\Milking The Cow\Cat Food\Boule Game\Hair Today Gone Tomorrow\The Making Of Chocolat\Production Design Featurette\The Costume Of Chocolat\Commentary With Director Lasse Hallstrom And Producers David Brown Kit Golden And Leslie Holleran, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerRachel Portman
Production DesignerDavid Gropman
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...A radiant central performance from Juliette Binoche and appealing supporting turns from Judi Dench and Johnny Depp....The film is beautifully shot..., Entertainment Weekly - ...As fudge-y as advertised....[Binoche is] luscious..., Total Film - ...[CHOCOLAT has] many pleasures. It's often very funny and the town looks a treat, a sort of Neverneverland that lends the movie a fairytale quality...
Executive ProducerHarvey Weinstein, Meryl Poster, Bob Weinstein, Alan C. Blomquist
ScreenwriterRobert Nelson Jacobs
AuthorJoanne Harris
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleChocolat
EditorAndrew Mondshein
Director of PhotographyRoger Pratt
Consumer AdviceContains moderate sex