Chocolat
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Chocolat

One taste is all it takes.

7.0 / 10 2000 2h 1mPG-13 English
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

Cast & Crew

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Vianne Rocher

Lead
Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Armande Voizin

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Count Paul de Reynaud

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Josephine Muscat

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Roux

HO

Hugh O'Conor

Father Henri

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Caroline Clairmont

John Wood

John Wood

Guillaume Blerot

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lasse Hallström's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Chocolat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker