Chocolat
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7.0In 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.
Released: 2000-12-22121 minDir: Lasse HallströmComedy, Drama, Romance
Cast
- Juliette Binoche as Vianne Rocher
- Judi Dench as Armande Voizin
- Alfred Molina as Count Paul de Reynaud
- Lena Olin as Josephine Muscat
- Johnny Depp as Roux
- Hugh O'Conor as Father Henri
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.2/10
209,154 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
64/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 5 Oscars. 7 wins & 35 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lasse Hallström
- Screenplay by
- Robert Nelson Jacobs
- Based on
- Chocolat , by Joanne Harris
- Produced by
- David Brown Kit Golden Leslie Holleran
- Starring
- Juliette Binoche Judi Dench Alfred Molina Lena Olin Johnny Depp Carrie-Anne Moss John Wood Leslie Caron
- Cinematography
- Roger Pratt
- Edited by
- Andrew Mondshein
- Music by
- Rachel Portman
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films (United States) Miramax International (through Buena Vista International ; United Kingdom and Ireland)
- Release dates
- December 22, 2000 ( 2000-12-22 ) (United States) March 2, 2001 ( 2001-03-02 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
Key dates
- Published
- 15 March 2001
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Chocolat
- Main subject
- mores
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Screenwriter
- Robert Nelson Jacobs
- Composer
Article
Chocolat ( French pronunciation: [ʃɔkɔla]) is a 2000 romance film directed by Lasse Hallström from a screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on the 1999 novel by English author Joanne Harris. The film tells the story of Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives in the fictional French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes at the beginning of Lent with her six-year-old daughter, Anouk. She opens a small chocolaterie. Soon, she and her chocolate influence the lives of the townspeople of this repressed French community in different and interesting ways.
The film began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 22, 2000, and went on general release on January 5, 2001. Critics gave the drama positive reviews and a number of accolades, praising its acting performances, its screenplay, and Rachel Portman's score. It received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Binoche won the European Film Award for Best Actress for her performance, while Dench was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2001.