Directed by:
Lasse HallströmScreenplay:
Robert Nelson JacobsCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Hugh O'Conor, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare, Victoire Thivisol, John Wood, Leslie Caron (more)VOD (4)
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Chocolat is the beautiful and captivating comedy from the acclaimed director of The Cider House Rules. Nobody could have imagined the impact that the striking Vianne (Juliette Binoche) would make when she arrived in a tranquil, old-fashioned French town. In her very unusual chocolate shop, Vianne begins to create mouth-watering confections that almost magically inspire the straight-laced villagers to abandon themselves to temptation and happiness. But it is not until another stranger, the handsome Roux (Johnny Depp), arrives in town that Vianne is finally able to recognise her own desires. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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A lovely film that will make you as feel good as eating a chocolate treat. Binochet is sweet (from a male perspective), Depp is sweet (from a female perspective), the story rather bitter, but the milky part is waiting at the end. The problem with the film's chocolate is that its flavour wasn't distinctive enough to make me want to revisit it after a while. Which is something that can't happen to me with normal chocolate :) Therefore "only" for four rum truffles.
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Such a nice, sweet, and fragrant film - no wonder, as it contains so much chocolate... Of course, Chocolate can be read as overly polished and with a happy ending, it is evidently an oversweetened movie, but that's just how director Hallstrom is, you can't expect a dark film from him. And once in a while, it doesn't hurt to indulge in sweetness or a romantic movie of this kind. Especially when it stars Julliete Binoche and Johnny Depp... Overall impression: 85%.
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Chocolate nicely combines elements of drama and comedy with a slight hint of fairy tale. Lasse Hallström's incredibly elegant, likeable, and enjoyable work is probably best enjoyed with a cup of hot chocolate and some of those sweets. :) The choice of actors is perfect, the music is more than pleasant. :)
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Definitely not a movie to give out free with the purchase of a 3-pack of candy bars... which is how it ended up in my hands. So I put it on, thinking it was a cheap movie. It somewhat surprised me, but really only somewhat. Maybe I'm just biased, which is why I'm going to watch it again. For now, 3.5 stars.
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Chocolat is a small-big European America. The author of the original has French-British roots, while Swedish director Lasse Hallström again uses his favorite actors (Johnny Depp, his own wife - Bergman's Lena Olin) and was soon to also include Judi Dench among his favorites. Everyone was enchanted by Juliette Binoche, but I enjoyed Carrie-Anne Moss much more. The atmosphere of the film foreshadows Amelie, even though it takes place in the French countryside 15 years after the war... Anyway, I find it fascinating that Joanne Harris gradually wrote two more novels about Vianne Rocher.
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