Chocolat
Directed by	Lasse Hallström
Written by	Joanne Harris (novel), Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay)
Starring	Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench
Produced by	Harvey Weinstein
Distributed by	Miramax
Release date	December 15, 2000
Runtime	121 min.
Language	English
Budget	$---
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Chocolat is a 2000 movie based on the novel Chocolat by Joanne Harris. It tells the story of a young mother (Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binoche) who arrives at a fictional oppressed French village (Lansquenet-sous-Tannes) with her six-year-old daughter (Anouk) and opens La Céleste Praline, a small chocolaterie. Vianne's chocolate quickly begins to change the lives of the townspeople. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lars Hallström (born Lasse Hallström on 2 June 1946) is a Swedish director. ... Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born July 3, 1964) is an British author. ... Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (born March 9, 1964 in Paris, France) is an actress. ... Alfred Molina (born May 24, 1953) is an English actor of Spanish-Italian parentage, born in London. ... Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II, widely known as Johnny Depp (born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky), is an American actor. ... Judi Dench as M in GoldenEye Judith Olivia Dench, better known as Judi Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. ... Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer. ... Miramax is a Big Ten film distribution and production company. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Chocolat is a novel by French village and uses her chocolate to bring joy to peoples lives. ... Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born July 3, 1964) is an British author. ... Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (born March 9, 1964 in Paris, France) is an actress. ... Chocolate comes in dark, light, and white varieties with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ...

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Overview

Adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from Joanne Harris's popular novel and directed by Lasse Hallström.

Driven by fate, Vianne drifts into a tranquil French village with her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol, from Ponette) in the winter of 1959. Her newly opened chocolatérie is a source of attraction and fear, since Vianne's ability to revive the villagers' passions threatens to disrupt their repressive traditions. The pious mayor (Alfred Molina) sees Vianne as the enemy, and his war against her peaks with the arrival of "river rats" led by Roux (Depp), whose attraction to Vianne is immediate and reciprocal. Subplots involve a battered wife (Lena Olin), a village elder (Judi Dench), and her estranged daughter (Carrie-Anne Moss). Alfred Molina (born May 24, 1953) is an English actor of Spanish-Italian parentage, born in London. ... Actress Lena Olin Lena Olin (born March 22, 1955) is an internationally acclaimed actress. ... Judi Dench as M in GoldenEye Judith Olivia Dench, better known as Judi Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. ... Carrie-Anne Moss Carrie-Anne Moss, born August 21, 1967 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is an actress who achieved worldwide fame following her appearances in The Matrix trilogy. ...

Primary cast

• Juliette Binoche  : Vianne Rocher
• Alfred Molina  : Comte de Reynaud
• Carrie-Anne Moss  : Caroline Clairmont
• Judi Dench  : Armande Voizin
• Johnny Depp  : Roux
• Victoire Thivisol  : Anouk
• Hugh O'Conor  : Pere Henri
• Lena Olin  : Josephine Muscat
• Peter Stormare  : Serge Muscat
• Leslie Caron  : Madame Audel

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Academy Awards nominations

• Best Picture;
• Best Actress (Juliette Binoche);
• Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench);
• Best Original Music (Rachel Portman);
• Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Robert Nelson Jacobs).

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External links

• Benjamin Newman wrote a filk song based on the 2000 movie *(lyrics)
• (MP3). Warning, the lyrics of this song contain plot spoilers.

• Chocolat at the Internet Movie Database