Chocolat
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Miramax  (2000) 121 mins PG-13

7.3 (44,588 votes)
"One Of The Best Pictures Of The Year!" -Los Angeles Times

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Actress (Juliette Binoche - The English Patient) and Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench - Shakespeare In Love), 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 (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 straitlaced villagers to abandon themselves to temptation and happiness! But it is not until another stranger, the handsome Roux (Johnny Depp - Sleepy Hollow), arrives in town that Vianne is finally able to recognize her own desires!...

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Cast and Crew
Juliette Binoche  ......  Vianne Rocher
Alfred Molina  ......  Comte Paul de Reynaud
Carrie-Anne Moss  ......  Caroline Clairmont
Judi Dench  ......  Armande Voizin
Antonio Gil  ......  Jean-Marc Drou (as Antonio Gil-Martinez)
Hélène Cardona  ......  Francoise Drou
Director  .....  Lasse Hallström; Lasse Hallstrom
Producer  .....  David Brown; Kit Golden; Leslie Holleran
Writer  .....  Joanne Harris; Robert Nelson Jacobs
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Roux offers Anouk a gift from the bucket, his hand alternates between being over and then under the handle. (more)

Trivia:
When we finally see him hopping away, Anouk's imaginary "kangaroo", Pantoufle, is played by a wallaby. (more)

Filming Locations:
Beynac, Dordogne, France (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Storyteller: Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the French countryside, whose people believed in Tranquilité - Tranquility. If you lived in this village, you understood what was expected of you. You knew your place in the scheme of things. And if you happened to forget...
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 28 nominations (more)