Chocolat (2000 film)

{{short description|2000 British-American romance film directed by Lasse Hallström}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Chocolat

| image = Chocolat_sheet.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Lasse Hallström

| producer = {{plainlist|

David Brown
Kit Golden
Leslie Holleran

}}

| based_on = {{Based on|Chocolat|Joanne Harris}}

| screenplay = Robert Nelson Jacobs

| cinematography = Roger Pratt

| editing = Andrew Mondshein

| starring = {{plainlist|

}}

| music = Rachel Portman

| distributor = Miramax Films (United States)
Miramax International (through Buena Vista International;{{cite web|title=Chocolat (2000)|website=BBFC|access-date=18 July 2021|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/chocolat-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmtyxntg}} United Kingdom and Ireland)

| released = {{Film date|2000|12|22|United States|2001|3|2|United Kingdom}}

| runtime = 121 minutes

| country = {{ubl |United Kingdom|United States}}

| language = {{plainlist|

English
French

}}

| budget = $25 million

| gross = $152.7 million

}}

Chocolat ({{IPA|fr|ʃɔkɔla}}) is a 2000 romance film, based on the 1999 novel Chocolat by the English author Joanne Harris, directed by Lasse Hallström. Adapted by screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs, Chocolat tells the story of Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives in the fictional French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes at the beginning of Lent with her six-year-old daughter, Anouk. She opens a small chocolaterie. Soon, she and her chocolate influence the lives of the townspeople of this repressed French community in different and interesting ways.

The film began a limited release in the United States on December 22, 2000, and went on general release on January 5, 2001. Critics gave the drama positive reviews and a number of accolades, praising its acting performances, its screenplay, and Rachel Portman's score. It received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Binoche won the European Film Award for Best Actress for her performance, while Dench was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2001.

Chocolat earned Binoche and Dench several Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations respectively at various award ceremonies including the Academy Awards, the British Academy Film Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, with Dench winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

Plot

Vianne and her six-year-old daughter Anouk drift across Europe following the north wind, like Vianne's mother before her. In 1959 they arrive in a quiet French village, overseen by mayor the Comte de Reynaud, at the start of Lent. Vianne opens a chocolate shop; despite not fitting in well with the townspeople, she begins to make headway with some of the villagers, getting them to come to her shop. Reynaud, who will not admit that his wife has left him, speaks out against Vianne for tempting the people during Lent.

Armande, Vianne's elderly landlady, is one of her first allies. Armande's daughter Caroline will not let her see her grandson Luc, as she is a "bad influence". Vianne arranges for him and his grandmother to meet in the chocolaterie, where they bond. After finding out about their secret meetings, Caroline reveals her mother is diabetic, but she continues to eat the chocolate when visiting the shop.

Vianne develops a friendship with Josephine, who is being physically abused by her husband Serge, the local café owner. Through their friendship, Josephine finds the courage to leave Serge after he beats her, moving in with Vianne and Anouk. As she works at the chocolate shop and learns the craft, her confidence slowly increases. Simultaneously, under Reynaud's instruction, Serge attempts to make amends for his abusiveness, eventually asking Josephine to come back to him, but she refuses. Later that night, a drunken Serge breaks into the shop, attacking both women, but Josephine knocks him out.

As the rivalry between Vianne and Reynaud intensifies, a band of river Romani camp near the village. Although most of the town objects to their presence, Vianne embraces them and a mutual attraction develops between her and the leader, Roux. They hold a birthday party for Armande with villagers on Roux's boat. When Caroline sees Luc dancing with his grandmother, she begins to accept that Armande's influence in her son's life may be positive. Luc takes Armande home after the party, while Josephine and Anouk fall asleep on a boat, which Serge sets fire to, while Roux and Vianne make love on a barge in the river. No one is hurt in the fire, but Vianne is shaken. Armande later dies in her home and is discovered by Luc. This devastates both Luc and his mother. Meanwhile Roux packs up and leaves with his group.

Reynaud initially believes the fire was divine intervention until Serge confesses to starting it, saying he thought it was what Reynaud wanted. Horrified, Reynaud orders him to leave the village and not to come back.

With the return of the north wind, Vianne decides she cannot win against Reynaud, and decides to move on. Anouk, now attached to the town, refuses to go, and during a scuffle, the urn containing Vianne's mother's ashes breaks, scattering them over the floor. While recovering the ashes, Vianne sees a group of her friends who have come to help out in her shop, and understands the positive influence she has had on their lives. She decides to stay.

Despite shifting sentiment in the town, Reynaud remains staunch in his abstinence from chocolate. On the Saturday evening before Easter, Reynaud sees Caroline, to whom he is attracted, leaving the chocolaterie and is devastated. He breaks into the shop that night, smashing the special window display for the Easter festival. After a morsel of chocolate falls on his lip, he devours much of the chocolate in the window before collapsing in tears and falling asleep. The next morning, Vianne wakes him and gives him a drink to help him recover. Reynaud apologizes for his behavior. Père Henri, the town's young priest, gives a sermon emphasizing the importance of humanity over divinity.

The narrator, a grown-up Anouk, reveals that the sermon and festival are a success. Reynaud and Caroline start a relationship half a year later. Josephine takes over Serge's café, renaming it Café Armande. The north wind returns, but this time Vianne throws her mother's ashes out into the wind. Anouk concludes the story: Roux returns in the summer to be with Vianne and Anouk.

Cast

Juliette Binoche as Vianne Rocher
Victoire Thivisol as Anouk Rocher, Vianne's daughter (voiced by Sally Taylor-Isherwood because Victoire's French accent made her difficult to understand)
Judi Dench as Armande Voizin, Caroline's mother
Alfred Molina as Comte de Reynaud, the mayor
Lena Olin as Joséphine Muscat, Serge's abused wife
Johnny Depp as Roux, a self-described "river-rat" and Vianne's lover
Hugh O'Conor as Père Henri, village priest
Carrie-Anne Moss as Caroline Clairmont, Armande's daughter
Aurélien Parent-Koenig as Luc Clairmont, Caroline's son
Peter Stormare as Serge Muscat, café owner
Hélène Cardona as Françoise "Fuffi" Drou, beauty shop proprietor
Antonio Gil as Jean-Marc Drou
{{ill|Elisabeth Commelin|fr|Élisabeth Commelin|ht|Élisabeth Commelin}} as Yvette Marceau, woman who buys chocolates as an aphrodisiac
Ron Cook as Alphonse Marceau, Yvette's husband
Leslie Caron as Madame Audel, village widow whose husband died in World War I
John Wood as Guillaume Blérot, who carries a long-time yearning for Madame Audel
{{ill|Michèle Gleizer|fr}} as Madame Rivet, village woman who works for the Comte
Dominique MacAvoy as Madame Pouget, village woman
Arnaud Adam as Georges Rocher, Vianne's father
Christianne Oliveira as Chitza Rocher, Vianne's mother
Tatyana Yassukovich, the narrator

Production

=Filming=

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Filming took place between May and August 2000 in the medieval village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in the region of Burgundy and on the Rue De L'ancienne Poste in Beynac-et-Cazenac in Dordogne. The river scenes were filmed at Fonthill Lake at Fonthill Bishop in Wiltshire and interior scenes at Shepperton Studios, England.[https://www.movieloci.com/2263-Chocolat (2000) filming locations], Movieloci.com, accessed 10 July 2013

The film is dedicated to the memory of renowned cameraman Mike Roberts, who died in his sleep of natural causes during filming in England.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/may/30/guardianobituaries2 Mike Roberts dedication], www.theguardian.com, accessed 12 March 2023

=Music=

Music written by Rachel Portman, except where noted.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Chocolat-Music-Miramax-Motion-Picture/dp/B000056O00/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1328832079&sr=8-12 |title=Chocolat: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (2001 Film): Rachel Portman: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-02-10}}

"Minor Swing" (Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli) – 2:13
"Main Titles" – 3:07
"The Story of Grandmere" – 4:08
"Vianne Sets Up Shop" – 1:57
"Three Women" – 1:01
"Vianne Confronts the Comte" – 1:21
"Other Possibilities" – 1:34
"Guillaume's Confession" – 1:29
"Passage of Time" – 2:32
"Boycott Immorality" – 4:38
"Party Preparations" – 1:28
"Chocolate Sauce" – 0:48
"Fire" – 2:37
"Vianne Gazes at the River" – 1:06
"Mayan Bowl Breaks" – 2:14
"Taste of Chocolate" – 3:08
"Ashes to the Wind / Roux Returns" – 2:18
"Caravan" (Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol)– 3:43

Additionally: Erik Satie’s Gnossienne is heard in the scene where Viane tells the story of her parents’ meeting.

Reception

=Box office=

Chocolat grossed US$152,699,946 worldwide, on a production budget of US$25 million.{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chocolat.htm |title=Chocolat (2000)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=6 March 2018}} It was not successful in France.{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|page=7|date=24 December 2001|title=Homegrown pix gain in Europe|last=James|first=Alison}}

=Critical reception=

The film received a mixture of reviews from critics with some critics dismissive of the film's tone.{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|date=June 11, 2001|page=6|last=Bing|first=Jonathan|title=B.O. treacle-down theory: Motion by emotion}} The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 63% of 119 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Chocolat is a charmingly light-hearted fable with a lovely performance by Binoche".{{cite web|title=Chocolat (2000)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chocolat|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|access-date=12 October 2023}} On Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film holds a 64/100 rating, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/chocolat|title=Chocolat|via=www.metacritic.com}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=CinemaScore |language=en-US}}

Chicago Tribune critic Michael Wilmington called Chocolat "a delightful confection, a cream-filled (and slightly nutty) bon-bon of a [...] tantalizing, delectable and randy movie of melting eroticism and toothsome humor." He felt that the film "is a feast of fine actors – and every one of them is a joy to watch."{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-12-22-0012220050-story.html|first=Michael |last=Wilmington |title=Chocolao: A Romance-Comedy-Fairytale That's Sinfully Sweet|work=Chicago Tribune|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=April 20, 2020}} Similarly, Peter Travers from Rolling Stone declared the project "a sinfully scrumptious bonbon [...] Chocolat may be slight, but don't discount Hallstrom's artful finesse [...] Except for some indigestible whimsy Chocolat is yummy."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/chocolat-105307/|first=Peter |last=Travers|title=Chocolat|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=April 20, 2020}} Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film three out of four stars. He found the film was "charming and whimsical, and Binoche reigns as a serene and wise goddess."{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/chocolat-2000|first=Roger |last=Ebert|title=Chocolat|publisher=RogertEbert.com|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=December 22, 2000|access-date= April 20, 2020}}

In his review for Variety, Lael Loewenstein found that "Hallstrom couldn't have asked for a better cast to embody those themes; likewise, his production team has done an exquisite job of giving life to Robert Nelson Jacobs’ taut script. Chocolat [...] is a richly textured comic fable that blends Old World wisdom with a winking, timely commentary on the assumed moral superiority of the political right."{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/chocolat-105307/|first=Lael|last=Loewenstein |title=Chocolat|work=Variety|date=December 7, 2000|access-date=April 20, 2020}} Mick LaSalle of the Los Angeles Times remarked that the film was "as delectable as its title, but for all its sensuality it is ultimately concerned with the spirit." He noted that Chocolat "is a work of artistry and craftsmanship at the highest level, sophisticated in its conception and execution, yet possessed of wide appeal."{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-15-ca-179-story.html|first=Mick |last=LaSalle|title='Chocolat' a Rare Treat That Nourishes the Soul |work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=April 20, 2020}} The New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell found the film "extraordinarily well cast" and wrote: "This crowd-pleaser is the feature-film version of milk chocolate: an art house movie for people who don't like art house movies."{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |date=2000-12-15 |title=FILM REVIEW; Candy Power Comes to Town |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/15/movies/film-review-candy-power-comes-to-town.html |access-date=2022-12-04 |issn=0362-4331}}

Lisa Schwarzbaum, writing for Entertainment Weekly, graded the film with a 'B−' rating, summarizing it "as agreeably sweet as advertised, with a particularly yummy performance by Juliette Binoche,"{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/12/15/chocolat-6/|first=Lisa |last=Schwarzbaum|title=Chocolat (2000)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 15, 2000|access-date=April 20, 2020}} while Jay Carr from The Boston Globe found that the film "may not be deep, but it certainly is lip-smacking."{{Metacritic film|title=Chocolat|accessdate=8 September 2021}} Mike Clark of USA Today was more cutting in his review, saying that there are "never enough goodies to keep the two-hour running time from seeming like three." In another negative review, Dennis Lim from The Village Voice criticized the film for its "condescending, self-congratulatory attack on provincial sanctimony." He called Chocolat an "airy, pseudo-folkloric gibberish at best."{{cite web |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/12/12/that-old-slack-magic/|first=Dennis|last=Lim|title=The Old Slack Magic|work=The Village Voice|date=December 12, 2000|access-date=April 20, 2020}}

Following the criticisms, Harvey Weinstein challenged the USA Today critic, Andy Seiler, to choose a venue where the film was showing to try to prove to him that audiences liked it even if not all critics did. After the screening in Washington D.C., Weinstein asked the audience for their feedback and no one said anything negative.

= Popular culture =

References to Chocolat appear in episode 8, Season 13 of The Simpsons (Sweets and Sour Marge),{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.popisms.com/Movie/3053/Chocolat-2000 |title=Chocolat - Pop Culture Cross-References and Connections on @POPisms |access-date=2024-11-13 |via=www.popisms.com}} as well as in the 2009 romantic comedy film, I Love You, Man.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155056/characters/nm0781981 |title=I Love You, Man (2009) - IMDb |access-date=2024-11-13 |via=www.imdb.com}}

=Accolades=

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"| List of awards and nominations

style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Award

! Category

! Nominee(s)

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan="5"| Academy Awards

| Best Picture

| David Brown, Kit Golden, and Leslie Holleran

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="5"| {{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001 |title=The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=November 19, 2011}}

Best Actress

| Juliette Binoche

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

| Judi Dench

| {{nom}}

Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

| Robert Nelson Jacobs

| {{nom}}

Best Original Score

| Rachel Portman

| {{nom}}

American Cinema Editors Awards

| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical

| Andrew Mondshein

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

Art Directors Guild Awards

| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film

| David Gropman, John Frankish,
Lucy Richardson, and Louise Marzaroli

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2001/ |title=2001 Winners & Nominees |publisher=Art Directors Guild |access-date= November 7, 2021}}

Berlin International Film Festival

| Golden Bear

| Lasse Hallström

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2001/03_preistr_ger_2001/03_Preistraeger_1997.html |title=Berlinale: 2001 Prize Winners |access-date=8 January 2012 |work=berlinale.de}}

rowspan="8"| British Academy Film Awards

| Best Actress in a Leading Role

| Juliette Binoche

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="8"| {{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2001/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 2001 |publisher=British Academy Film Awards |access-date=September 16, 2016}}

rowspan="2"| Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| Judi Dench

| {{nom}}

Lena Olin

| {{nom}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| Robert Nelson Jacobs

| {{nom}}

Best Cinematography

| Roger Pratt

| {{nom}}

Best Costume Design

| Renee Ehrlich Kalfus

| {{nom}}

Best Makeup and Hair

| Naomi Donne

| {{nom}}

Best Production Design

| David Gropman

| {{nom}}

British Society of Cinematographers Awards

| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film

| Roger Pratt

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://bscine.com/media/uploads/awards/bsc-cinematography-feature-film.pdf?v |title=Best Cinematography in Feature Film |publisher=British Society of Cinematographers |access-date=June 3, 2021}}

Costume Designers Guild Awards

| Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film

| Renee Ehrlich Kalfus

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.costumedesignersguild.com/awards-archives/3rd-cdga-2001/ |title=3rd CDGA (2001) |publisher=Costume Designers Guild |access-date=May 27, 2024}}

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| Judi Dench

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

David di Donatello Awards

| Best Foreign Film

| Lasse Hallström

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

European Film Awards

| Best Actress

| Juliette Binoche

| {{won}}

| align="center"|

rowspan="4"| Golden Globe Awards

| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="4"| {{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/chocolat |title=Chocolat |publisher=Golden Globe Awards |access-date=July 5, 2021}}

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

| Juliette Binoche

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

| Judi Dench

| {{nom}}

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

| Rachel Portman

| {{nom}}

Goya Awards

| Best European Film

| Lasse Hallström

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

Grammy Awards

| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

| Rachel Portman

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/44th-annual-grammy-awards |title=44th Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=Grammy Awards |access-date=May 1, 2011}}

Japan Academy Film Prize

| colspan="2"| Outstanding Foreign Language Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

Nastro d'Argento

| Best Female Dubbing

| Franca D'Amato {{small|(for dubbing Juliette Binoche)}}

| {{won}}

| align="center"|

Online Film & Television Association Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| rowspan="2"| Judi Dench

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/5th-annual-film-awards-2000/ |title=5th Annual Film Awards (2000) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}

rowspan="2"| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

Best Adapted Screenplay

| Robert Nelson Jacobs

| {{won}}

| align="center"|

Satellite Awards

| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

| Judi Dench

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2001.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2001 5th Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2001.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008}}

rowspan="3"| Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

| Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron, Judi Dench,
Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss,
Hugh O'Conor, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare, and
John Wood

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="3"| {{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/7th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=May 21, 2016|archive-date=November 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101205428/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/7th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

| Juliette Binoche

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

| Judi Dench

| {{won}}

colspan="2"| USC Scripter Awards

| Robert Nelson Jacobs {{small|(screenwriter)}};
Joanne Harris {{small|(author)}}

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards |title=Past Scripter Awards |publisher=USC Scripter Award |access-date=November 8, 2021}}

World Soundtrack Awards

| Soundtrack Composer of the Year

| Rachel Portman

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/awards/awards-2 |title=World Soundtrack Awards |publisher=World Soundtrack Awards |access-date=December 18, 2021}}

Writers Guild of America Awards

| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

| Robert Nelson Jacobs

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |title=Writers Guild Awards Winners |access-date=March 7, 2019 |publisher=Writers Guild of America Awards |year=2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525050852/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |archive-date=May 25, 2012}}

Television adaptation

A French-language adaptation for TV was reported to be in development between Miramax and Mediawan.{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2022/11/johnny-depp-chocolat-miramax-mediawan-1235183618/|title= 'Chocolat': Miramax TV & Mediawan Forging French-Language TV Series Adaptation Of Johnny Depp Movie|date= November 29, 2022|access-date= October 6, 2023|first= Max|last= Goldbart|work= Deadline}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0241303}}
{{mojo title|chocolat|Chocolat}}
{{rotten-tomatoes|1103080-chocolat|Chocolat}}
[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F02E2DD1F3FF936A25751C1A9669C8B63 Review], The New York Times

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