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Single mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
Chocolat (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A drunken Serge breaks into the chocolate shop later that night and attempts to attack both women before Josephine, in a moment of empowerment, knocks him out with a skillet. As the rivalry between Vianne and Reynaud worsens, a band of river gypsies camp out on the outskirts of the village.
It's amazing how a simple movie can do that, without even using the scent to lure you. Chocolate turns an ordinary village of France into a sweet world, a fairy tale among simple people. The costumes and the scenery are very believable, really capturing the era and the atmosphere, of that time.
Chocolat: Directed by Claire Denis. With Isaach De Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin. A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.
A graduate of the Sorbonne and AADA (New York), she has worked extensively in film & television and is known for Chocolat (2000), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), Star Trek: Discovery (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), World War Z (2013), Jurassic World (2015), and Mumford (1999).
2001 Nominee Golden Globe. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Judi Dench. 2001 Nominee Golden Globe. Best Original Score - Motion Picture. Rachel Portman.
A drunk man tries to break into an apartment in pursuit of his abused wife who has run away. (Two women and a young girl are in the house.) He yells and threatens. He tries to choke a woman; he pulls another's hair while she screams. A woman hits him on the head with a skillet.
The 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. Helpful • 251 0.
Chocolat: Directed by Roschdy Zem. With Omar Sy, James Thierrée, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet. The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality.
