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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BINOCHE,JULIETTE
EAN: 9780788827006
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788827006
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 07, 2001
Running Time: 122 minutes
Sales Rank: 457
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Editorial Review:
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With movies like Chocolat, it's always best to relax your intellectual faculties and absorb the abundant sensual pleasures, be it the heart-stopping smile of chocolatier Juliette Binoche as she greets a new customer, an intoxicating cup of spiced hot cocoa, or the soothing guitar of an Irish gypsy played by Johnny Depp. Adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from Joanne Harris's popular novel and lovingly directed by Lasse Hallström, the film covers familiar territory and deals in broad metaphors that even a child could comprehend, so it's no surprise that some critics panned it with killjoy fervor. Their objections miss the point. Familiarity can be comforting and so can easy metaphors when placed in a fable that's as warmly inviting as this one.
Driven by fate, Vianne (Binoche) drifts into a tranquil French village with her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol, from Ponette) in the winter of 1959. Her newly opened chocolatier is a source of attraction and fear, since Vianne's ability to revive the villagers' passions threatens to disrupt their repressive traditions. The pious mayor (Alfred Molina) sees Vianne as the enemy, and his war against her peaks with the arrival of 'river rats' led by Roux (Depp), whose attraction to Vianne is immediate and reciprocal. Splendid subplots involve a battered wife (Lena Olin), a village elder (Judi Dench), and her estranged daughter (Carrie-Anne Moss), and while the film's broader strokes may be regrettable (if not for Molina's rich performance, the mayor would be a caricature), its subtleties are often sublime. Chocolat reminds you of life's simple pleasures and invites you to enjoy them. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description:
A wanderer and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a straight-laced French Catholic village during Lent.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 21-MAY-2002
Media Type: DVD
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A delightfull drama
Yet one of those lighthearted dramas. Very well chosen cast and Juliette Binoche is simply adorable in the role played by her, she does her part really well. Johny Depp as usual gives a good performence and Alfred Molina does a terrefic job as the mayor, I have always admired his work and this one is one of his best. Judi Dench, as we all know her as an experienced charismatic actress does her part very nicely. The chocolate recepies almost got my mouth watered, be carefull as it might increase your ... Read More
Rating: - Hot Chocolate for the Soul
Lasse Hallstrom's "Chocolat" is a richly delicious movie. Set in post-WWII France, Juliette Binoche is luminous as Vianne,a gipsy who works magic with her chocolate. Alfred Molina stars as the melancholy, repressed Comte who initiates a crusade against her in the name of morality. With Rachel Portman's sensuous soundtrack,"Chocolat" is a delicious treat.
In "Chocolat",Vianne befriends the abused Josephine (Lena Olin) as well as the suffering Countess (Judi Dench),who's estranged from her ... Read More
Rating: - Who can resist chocolate?
In this movie chocolate is used as a symbol for sexual desires at a time when people rarely expressed their inner feelings openly.
Ironically Vianne (Julliette Binoche) opens her shop in a conservative French village at a time when everyone was celebrating Lent, a fasting time for Catholics. She challenged their desires and discipline while they challenged her ambition and patience.
I did not recognize Johnny Depp in this movie. After seeing him in this role I wish I could ... Read More
Rating: - Chocolat
One of the best movies ever! Juilette Binoche is soooo good as is everybody in this movie. You really feel like you are in a little village in France.
Rating: - Just as I had hoped...
I had never seen this movie before... I watched it & knew I wanted to own it.
I ordered it... received it VERY shortly in MINT condition.
Everything was GREAT!!
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