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Chocolat

Chocolat

One taste is all it takes.

20007.02h 1m

Overview

In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, Joanne Harris
Produced by David Brown, Leslie Holleran, Mark Cooper
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $152.7M

Top Cast

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Vianne Rocher

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Armande Voizin

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Count Paul de Reynaud

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Josephine Muscat

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Roux

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Father Henri

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Caroline Clairmont

John Wood

John Wood

Guillaume Blerot

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Serge Muscat

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Mrs. Audel

Themes & Keywords

small townfrancebased on novel or bookchocolateparent child relationshiptraditionchocolateriemayorhouseboatpralineromcomsinglemoralitychurchlandladycatholic priestnon conformity1950slentsermongypsy campjoyousadoringamusedexuberantmean spiritedvibrant

About Chocolat

Chocolat is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2000 exploring themes of small town, france, based on novel or book, chocolate, parent child relationship, tradition. Directed by Lasse Hallström, it stars Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina. In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

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