Chocolat (2000)

Name: Chocolat
Released: 2000
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Leslie Caron

• Movies, Comedy, Drama, Romance

• 121 min

6.9

One taste is all it takes.

Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Casting: Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Leslie Caron, Carrie-Anne Moss, Aurelien Parent Koenig, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare, John Wood, Antonio Gil, Hélène Cardona, Hugh O'Conor, Victoire Thivisol, Gaelan Connell, Élisabeth Commelin, Ron Cook, Michèle Gleizer, Christianne Oliveira, Guillaume Tardieu, Harrison Pratt, Marion Hauducoeur
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 2000-12-22
Status: Released

Tags: small town, france, based on novel or book, chocolate, parent child relationship, tradition, chocolaterie, mayor, houseboat, praline, romcom, single, morality, church, landlady, catholic priest, non conformity, 1950s, lent, sermon, gypsy camp, joyous, adoring, amused, disapproving, exuberant, mean spirited, vibrant

A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them, as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of gypsies arrive by riverboat, the Mayor's prejudices lead to a crisis.