Better Than Chocolate is a 1999 Canadian romance/comedy movie shot in Vancouver directed by Anne Wheeler. Jump to: navigation, search 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Larry Campbell City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... Anne Wheeler (born 22nd November 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film and television director. ...

Life is going great for Maggie (Karyn Dwyer). She has recently moved out on her own and found the woman of her dreams, Kim (Christina Cox). However, things quickly change when her mother Lila (Wendy Crewson) and brother are forced to move into Maggie's tiny loft sublet with her. All the freedom and space she has gained is compromised, and she believes she must keep her blossoming affair a secret. But it's the clandestine romance that inadvertently introduces her family to a host of new experiences, many of which are better than chocolate. Karyn Dwyer in Better Than Chocolate, 1999 Karyn Dwyer Karyn Dwyer in The Right Way, 2004 Although Karyn Dwyer has often been praised for her all American looks, this gifted actress is quick to point out she was actually born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada. ... Christina Cox (born July 31 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian movie and television series actress. ... Wendy Crewson (born May 9, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian actress. ...

The cast also includes Ann-Marie MacDonald as Frances, the owner of a lesbian bookstore where Maggie works, and Peter Outerbridge as Judy, a male to female transgendered person with an unrequited crush on Frances. Ann-Marie MacDonald, born in 1958, is a Canadian playwright, novelist, actor and broadcast journalist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. ...

The film won numerous awards at film festivals around the world and was ranked 31st on the Hollywood Reporter's Top 200 independent films list of 1999. It is one of Canada's highest grossing films of all time with an an international box office of 30 million according to The Cannes Film Festival Website. The Hollywood Reporter is the second major trade paper of the film industry in the United States, the first being Variety. ... Jump to: navigation, search An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing or distribution from a major movie studio. ...

The film takes its name from a lyric in Sarah McLachlan's song "Ice Cream", Your love is better than chocolate. Veena Sood, the sister of McLachlan's husband Ashwin Sood, has a small role in the film as a religious protestor. Jump to: navigation, search Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan, O.C., O.B.C. (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Ashwin Sood (born 1968 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Canadian musician. ...

See also

• List of movies
• List of gay-related movies

This group of articles compose an alphabetical list of films with entries in Wikipedia (or films of significance which have references in Wikipedia even if no articles yet appear, such as Academy Award winning films, for example). ... This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films. ...

External links

• Better Than Chocolate at the Internet Movie Database