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PG-13 2 hr 1 min Dec 15th, 2000 Romance, Comedy, Drama. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them ...
Certainly satisfies our hunger for a light, bright dessert, yet it may leave you hungry for more. More sugary than satisfying. Made with a sort of tasteful vulgarity, this movie never disappoints the slack-minded audience's anticipation of the humanistically healing banality, the life-crushing behavioral cliché.
Film Synopsis T he tranquillity of a small French village is disturbed by the arrival of a strange young woman, Vianne Rocher, and her illegitimate daughter, Anouk. To the horror of the Count de Reynard, the town's ultra-conservative, ultra-Catholic mayor, Vianne opens a chocolate shop and starts to entice the townsfolk with her spicy chocolate nipples - and this at the start of Lent.
Jan 19, 2001 · Chocolat falls into a certain mini-theme that has been staked out by Magical Realism films in recent years – magical cooking. This trend began with Babettes Feast (1987), was popularised with Like Water for Chocolate (1992) and has blossomed with the likes of Simply Irresistible (1999), Woman on Top (2000) and The Mistress of Spices (2005).
Rated: 4/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Terry Francis Southern Voice (Atlanta) [Chocolat] represents another impressive debut in a growing list of distinguished women filmmakers. May 9, 2023 ...
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A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community. ... Film Movie Reviews Chocolat — 2000. Chocolat ...
Chocolat Movie Review. Chocolat is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Lasse Halstrom and starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp and Judy Dench. It is a charming flick.
