Vanilla and Chocolate (2004) User Reviews

Beautiful looking but somewhat over-egged

[stevelivesey67 · 6/10 · 8 November 2022]

Fantastic slice of melodrama from La Cuccinotta. It's beautifully lit and shot and somehow the story held my interest.

However, it's way too cheesy for my liking. There are way too mamy subplots and don't even get me started on the ending.

Firstly, the relationship with the painter, I didn't get it. She's married with 3 kids. Duh. And the standing in the rain scene. Come on?!

The daughter who had an eating disorder, what was all that about? And then who got stressed out because he thought his parents were getting a divorce?! What?

The moral of the story is that both parties can be unfaithful, get pregnant, not know who the father is and everything will work out fine in the end.?! I have a large of cheese to go with my other slice of cheese!

A master piece you have chance to miss !!!

[ejderkelebek · 10/10 · 18 June 2008]

Just a few people wrote on this magnificent film. As a well educated philosopher I can only say about this film. I already said I guess. Magnficant. You want to hear from Baudlierre or From Aragon just in the case of a scene. You want cinematography. Different but soft underlying glorious lyric film. About love & life. This is it. This is the glorious film which manifests the beauty of cinema. And the grabbing of the cinema the hands of life. The setting is great. The story is great. The Music is fabulous. Characters are enormous, perfectly acted. That is a film I wanted to last for 9 hours. This film also gives you that feeling as well. A perfect master piece. Why did so few people commented on that. Find it watch it.

A bit mushy sometimes but close to real life

[mariekevanderleij · 9/10 · 10 March 2024]

Beautiful scenes, acting, great plot and musical score.

Silly little detours like the kids becoming sick, the son buying a snake and the daughter fancying an older lover, empathize how the parent's behavior reflect on their offspring.

Twenty years ago the parents fell deeply in love but were basically kids themselves. In their marriage they both sway to temptations. No wonder really, seeing that the protagonist's mother has her own fling on the side which caused deep animosity from the daughter. "Are you really telling me we're the same?" she exclaims in disgust.

Now husband and wife have to face the music. Divorce - or have they matured enough to forgive, carry responsibility and save their marriage, children and dreams?

Notable quote: "Like Brahms piano music, at the same time tender yet hard, like parenting."