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.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.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.
- Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 7 wins & 35 nominations total
- Luc Clairmont
- (as Aurèlien Parent Koenig)
- Jean-Marc Drou
- (as Antonio Gil-Martinez)
- Yvette Marceau
- (as Elisabeth Commelin)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, with its three hundred seventy inhabitants, became part of this movie. Two hundred fifty people from the area were recruited as extras. The population was informed daily about what was going on.
- GoofsWhile Pere Henri is doing his gardening, the Comte De Reynaud suddenly speaks with an English accent.
- Quotes
Pere Henri: I'm not sure what the theme of my homily today ought to be. Do I want to speak of the miracle of Our Lord's divine transformation? Not really, no. I don't want to talk about His divinity. I'd rather talk about His humanity. I mean, you know, how He lived His life, here on Earth. His *kindness*, His *tolerance*... Listen, here's what I think. I think that we can't go around... measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think... we've got to measure goodness by what we *embrace*, what we create... and who we include.
I liked the movie a lot. It has everything: a laugh, a cry, a wonderful story and some amazing acting performances. Juliette Binoche is made to play this kind of caring and sensitive women. Although Johnny Depp had a very small part in this movie, he was excellent as always. I personally think that Judi Dench gave one of her best performances in "Chocolat", truly great acting! Maybe not Hallström's best; I liked "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "The Cider House Rules" more; but certainly worth watching.
8/10
- Travis_Bickle01
- May 6, 2005
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
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- Also known as
- Viên Kẹo Sô Cô La
- Filming locations
- Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, Côte-d'Or, France(village/shop/church/Mayor's home)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $71,509,363
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $157,624
- Dec 17, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $152,700,626
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1