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Chocolat (Miramax Collector's Series)
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Miramax
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Antonio Gil
Directed By: Lasse Hallström
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BINOCHE,JULIETTE
EAN: 9780788827006
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0788827006
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-08-07
Running Time: 122
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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Editorial Reviews:
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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!
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Summary: Women's movie ... but pretty good
Comment: This movie follows an increasingly common theme. Men are pretty much all pigs. The only meaningful intimacies are between women. The Johnny Depp character is very shallow and superfluous and provides only an unconvincing heterosexual love interest for Juliete Binoche. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it's an engaging film and worth watching.
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Summary: ONE FABULOUS CONFECTION
Comment: Lasse Halstrom weaves a wonderfully entertaining adult fairy tale from Joanne Harris' book, with a stellar international cast. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Judi Dench, Lena Olin, and Johnny Depp are all excellent in this film- in fact, the entire cast is great. The cinematography is beautiful.
Poking fun at repression, and self-righteousness with chocolate as a chosen metaphor for temptation seems perhaps a bit simplistic on the surface, but in this marvelously, delectable presentation, there resides a creamy filling of mouth-watering, characterization. You can never have too much CHOCOLAT!
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Summary: Awesome
Comment: Simply loved this movie. Loved it so much got the soundtrack. This movie makes helps you learn stuff about yourself that you might not have thought about.
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Summary: Mmmmm Chocolate...
Comment: Loved this movie. It's cute and simple, yet has a lot of messages about life and people and religious dogmas. Total chick flick. My boyfriend didn't make it through.
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Summary: A delicious treat
Comment: Based on the novel by Joanne Harris, the film "Chocolat" takes a lot of liberties with the book's story, but is still a very good film. The movie revolves around a mysterious woman, Vianne (Juliette Binoche), who arrives rather suddenly to a remote French village with her young daughter in tow. Vianne quickly settles in and establishes a chocolate shop, which instantly becomes the talk of the town. While certain people are intrigued by this fascinating woman and her sinfully sweet candies, other townspeople see Vianne as an immoral person who threatens the village's core principles and values. When a band of "pirates" (a.k.a. Irish gypsies) arrive in town, Vianne immediately befriends their leader (Johnny Depp), causing other people in the town (especially the mayor) to resent her even more. Eventually Vianne is tempted to flee again in search of another new start, but this time she may have found something worth staying and fighting for.
As I said, there are some major differences between the film and the novel. Usually when filmmakers deviate from the books their films are based on, they end up with a gigantic mess. However, that isn't the case with "Chocolat," which is an endearing film with a wonderful cast. I highly recommend it.
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