Chocolat (Miramax Collector's Series)
by Lasse Hallstr?m
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Actor: Alfred Molina, Judi Dench, Juliette Binoche, Lasse Hallstr?m, Leslie HolleranDirector: Lasse Hallstr?m
Brand: Disney
Producer: David Brown
Writer: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Producer: Alan C. Blomquist
Producer: Bob Weinstein
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Producer: Jack Maeby
Writer: Joanne Harris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-07
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Miramax
DVD Reviews of Chocolat (Miramax Collector's Series)
DVD Review: chocolat
Summary: 5 Stars
It was a great movie to watch with someone else enjoying it along side with you. It is a couple's style movie with a happy ending. It is not an action guy flick, but is great for couples because it has a relationship twist that overcomes a mythical theme and conflicts in a quaint French village. It builds tension in the story plot where as one would start to hate one of the character for their actions and favor the main character for being a strong willed person who decided not to give up. The back story on the DVD was also great to review to learn about how they made the movie and how if affected the actors. I lost count how many time I saw the movie over a week's time. I would move this up to one of my five top five movie picks that I enjoy.DVD Review: Wonderful story
Summary: 4 Stars
I absolutely love this unique and wonderful story. The acting is great. The story is a modern day fairytale if you like good writing and directing you will like this movie.the story is engaging humorous yet deep.DVD Review: Wonderful story and great performance
Summary: 5 Stars
When chocolate making harmonizes with our passions, and the chocolate maker is Juliette Binoche, total success and delight are inevitable.
While awakening passion in everybody's life in a small village, Binoche faces the classic struggle between being true to one's self and following what is supposedly the righteous way forced on us by others.
Each character in the movie is a forceful presence and each plays an important role in this wonderful story. The short appearances by Johnny Depp ignites a fascinating emotional spark between a noble man and the family of a single charismatic woman and her smart daughter.
DVD Review: Quick Review (no plot details)
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is magical. The dialogue is perfect and sounds like someone reading a book aloud. It certainly has a romantic element though it is not trite or overly sentimental and quite original. I would definitely say it is a must watch for anyone who enjoys good movies &/or a good book!DVD Review: YUMMMMMMMMMMMY!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just like the confection named in this film's title, the entire story and production is a "taste treat!" Every role seems to be played by the perfect actor. A delicious delite!
Description of Chocolat (Miramax Collector's Series)
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards(R) including Best Picture, Best Actress (Juliette Binoche -- THE ENGLISH PATIENT), and Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench -- SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE), CHOCOLAT is the beautiful and captivating comedy from the acclaimed director of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES! Nobody could have imagined the impact that the striking Vianne (Binoche) would make when she arrived in a tranquil, old-fashioned French town. In her very unusual chocolate shop, Vianne begins to create mouth-watering confections that almost magically inspire the straitlaced villagers to abandon themselves to temptation and happiness! But it is not until another stranger, the handsome Roux (Johnny Depp -- SLEEPY HOLLOW), arrives in town that Vianne is finally able to recognize her own desires!With movies like Chocolat, it's always best to relax your intellectual faculties and absorb the abundant sensual pleasures, be it the heart-stopping smile of chocolatier Juliette Binoche as she greets a new customer, an intoxicating cup of spiced hot cocoa, or the soothing guitar of an Irish gypsy played by Johnny Depp. Adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from Joanne Harris's popular novel and lovingly directed by Lasse Hallstr?m, the film covers familiar territory and deals in broad metaphors that even a child could comprehend, so it's no surprise that some critics panned it with killjoy fervor. Their objections miss the point. Familiarity can be comforting and so can easy metaphors when placed in a fable that's as warmly inviting as this one.
Driven by fate, Vianne (Binoche) drifts into a tranquil French village with her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol, from Ponette) in the winter of 1959. Her newly opened chocolatier 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. Splendid subplots involve a battered wife (Lena Olin), a village elder (Judi Dench), and her estranged daughter (Carrie-Anne Moss), and while the film's broader strokes may be regrettable (if not for Molina's rich performance, the mayor would be a caricature), its subtleties are often sublime. Chocolat reminds you of life's simple pleasures and invites you to enjoy them. --Jeff Shannon
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