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Overview

Although transferred to DVD from a fairly recent movie, Chocolat does not boast many special or bonus features. It does have a feature-length audio commentary narrated by the director and the producers, and it has a "making of" featurette and some footage that did not appear in the theatrical release of the film. It also contains an unusual featurette that describes the costumes used in the film and the usual theatrical trailers. But that's it aside from the DVD version's single audio option -- English Dolby Digital 5.1 Stereo, with closed-captioning included. The picture comes in a widescreen anamorphic format (1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio). Sound and picture quality are sharp and detailed and adequate to the task without being exceptional or superior.
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Special Features

The making of "Chocolat"; Feature commentary with director Lasse Hallstrom and producers David Brown, Kit Golden, and Leslie Holleran; The costumes of "Chocolat"; Production design featurette; Deleted scenes; French-language track; Spanish subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Widescreen [1.85:1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
This modest but handsome Chocolat enchants viewers with its whimsical charm, beguiling characters, and unerring insights, while providing the best English-language vehicle to date for the luminous Juliette Binoche. Binoche portrays a peripatetic single mother who arrives in a sleepy French village and establishes a chocolate shop during Lent. She displays a remarkable facility for sensing the moods of customers and finding confections to match, but the sensuous appeal of her products is lost on the town mayor Alfred Molina, who’s never been better, an uptight soul who believes she will undermine his authority. Johnny Depp, as an Irish riverboat gypsy, supplies a leading man of sorts, but Chocolat is really an ensemble film, and his contribution is no less important than those of Molina, Judi Dench playing Binoche’s irascible landlady, and Lena Olin as an abused wife who works in the shop. Director Lasse Hallstrom The Cider House Rules resists the temptation to make his film a full-blown allegory, but he also refuses to allow the story’s realistic elements to overshadow its mystical ones. Every bit as tasty a confection as the ones Binoche makes onscreen, Chocolat is smooth, sweet, and satisfying.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/7/2001
  • UPC: 786936145076
  • Original Release: 2000

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  • Source: Miramax
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Language: English, Français
  • Time: 2:02:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Juliette Binoche Vianne Rocher
Lena Olin Josephine Muscat
Johnny Depp Roux
Judi Dench Armande Voizin
Alfred Molina Comte de Reynaud
Peter Stormare Serge Muscat
Carrie-Anne Moss Caroline Clairmont
Leslie Caron Madame Audel
John Wood Guillaume Blerot
Hugh O'Conor Pere Henri
Victoire Thivisol Anouk Rocher
Aurelien Parent Koenig Luc Clairmont
Arnaud Adam
Technical Credits
Lasse Hallström Director
Kerry Barden Casting
Alan C. Blomquist Executive Producer
David Brown Producer
Mark Cooper Co-producer
Stephen P. Dunn Asst. Director
John Frankish Art Director
Kit Golden Producer
David Gropman Production Designer
Leslie Holleran Producer
Billy Hopkins Casting
Robert Nelson Jacobs Screenwriter
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus Costumes/Costume Designer
Bob Last Musical Direction/Supervision
Stephenie McMillan Set Decoration/Design
Andrew Mondshein Editor
Chris Munro Sound/Sound Designer
Rachel Portman Score Composer
Meryl Poster Executive Producer
Roger Pratt Cinematographer
Michelle Raimo Executive Producer
Suzanne Smith Casting
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
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Scene Index

Side #1
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits: A Tranquil Village And The North Wind [:15]
2. "Where Are You From?" [3:42]
3. To Lead By Example [3:42]
4. The Radical Atheist [1:02]
5. Waking The Passion [2:12]
6. Fasting And Favorites [3:33]
7. "One's Enemy" [:10]
8. "People Talk" [4:08]
9. Hidden Thoughts And Yearnings [2:13]
10. The Chocolate Crusade [3:53]
11. A Guaranteed Problem [2:46]
12. "Boycott Immortality" [7:05]
13. Chocolate, Worms, And Sin [5:49]
14. Planning A Party [:28]
15. Exquisite Indulgences [3:17]
16. Riverboat Disaster [4:01]
17. Saying Goodbye [3:07]
18. Banishment From The Village [3:50]
19. "Don't Worry, Mama" [3:22]
20. Comte And His Confections [4:05]
21. Freedom From Tranquility [7:06]
22. End Credits [1:22]
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Menu

Side #1
   Play Movie
   Bonus Materials
      The Making of "Chocolat"
      Audio Commentary With Director Lasse Hallstrom And Producers David Brown, Kit Go
      Audio Commentary With Director Lasse Hallstrom And Producers David Brown, Kit Go
      The Costumes Of "Chocolat"
      Production Design Featurette
      Deleted Scenes
         Comte Collects Rent
         Are we going to move again?
         Milking The Cow
         Cat Food
         Boule Game
         Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
         Amanda's Letter
   Set-Up
      Spoken Languages
      Captions and Subtitles
   Sneak Peeks
      The Cider House Rules
      Malena
      Bounce
      The Yards
      Shakespeare In Love
      Life Is Beautiful
      Good Will Hunting
      Il Postino
      Like Water For Chocolate
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    Chocolat feeds the senses and the soul

    I absolutely love this film! I love the story, the music, the characters, the location and the chocolate. There are so many layers in this film and many lessons to be learned. This film grabs you, pulls you in and holds you spellbound until its completion. I love the mother and daughter who travel with the North wind to new towns and villages to dispense their secret chocolate recipes which seem to have a magical ability to transform those who partake of them. The women in their family have been wandering with their chocolate for centuries. The people of this ancient village they come to seem to be oppressed, but have learned to live with it. Can chocolate truly set them free?

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    Best of Praise for Chocolat!

    Wonderful movie, you must buy-it's truly a piece of art!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Sweet movie

    A nice movie who talks about the change of live by a taste stimulous.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Chocolat

    The story line is really good. It reminds people of faith how the ones they want to reach out to can have more tolerance and show God's love better than they do. You walk away having learned a big lesson.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    Outstanding Feminist Movie Disguised as Chick Flick

    Chocolat is a beautiful film, both visually and in its messages. The primary characters are women, and they are strong and realistic and fallible. The men involved add to the story, but the real joy here is in seeing how the women adapt to their circumstances, and how they support and inspire each other. Fair warning: the chocolate confection-making scenes will make your mouth water, so have some Godiva in the cupboard.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Chocolat takes the cake

    I absolutely loved this movie. Aside from the obvious aspect of Johnny Depp, it has a great story line and what girls wouldn't like a movie about a Chocolatier. Johnny did a wonderful job in this movie, plus he got to play his guitar, which was very hot.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Delicious

    This movie is as sweet as it is sentimental. It is amazing and a beautiful story. It is definitely a must see and a must own above all else. This is sure to be a classic "staple" to any movie collection.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Sweetest chocolat I ever had....

    This is an offbeat,watch it.Wanna trip to France........heres the ticket,grab it!! Jonny Depp and Juliette Binoche make a sweet pair.It's a treat to watch this movie!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The Power of Grace

    I rented Chocolat hoping for a chick flick I could share with my wife. I got a movie that touched a chord in our hearts about the power of grace to transform lives. The film intentionally sets the new-to-town Vienne against the local mayor and church. The contest is over a marriage torn by abuse. The plot demonstrates the power of Grace to change the heart where law only cleans up the surface. Every pastor in America should watch this film and take heed. It has become one of my favorite movies. It is beautifully filmed and exquisitely acted.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Lovely Story

    I really enjoyed this picture, Chocolat...it had a really great story line and i loved Juliette Binoche as Vienne. Johnny Depp my favourite actor of all time also portrayed the role of Roux very well...he looks amazing in this role and has a lovely accent...if you like romantic pictures this is the one for you...it was a wonderful story

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A Deliciously Sweet Movie

    ''Chocolat'' was a wonderful movie. It was not what I expected it to be. Being an abid Johnny Depp lover, I decided to rent this and see how it was. Not only did he look amazing, but he portrayed his character, ''Roux'', well. Juliette Binoch was wonderful in this film. She did a wonderful job playing ''Vianne''. And adding to the movie a wonderful flair of life. Vianne is a breath of fresh air in a small French Town, who does not exactly welcome her. The movie is about the changes and struggles in life, which are not always easy, but are made a little sweeter with chocolat.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    wonderful movie

    Great movie with Juliette Binoche and Alfred Molina as polar opposites who clash over morality in this tale about a free spirited chocolate shop owner and the local head of the town. Watch for Judi Dench and Johnny Depp too.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

    Although I'm not partial to chocolate myself, I thought this movie was wildly romantic, richly photographed and superbly acted. Johnny Dep was a handsome, delicious rogue. Judi Dench was fabulous, Juliette Binoche was a delight and Carrie Ann Moss - surprise - was so totally different from her MATRIX character, it was mind boggling! All in all, this movie is a great escape from the mundane and really showed the powers of love and chocolate -- when mixed, it's like an explosion! Bravo!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2001

    Tasty Delicous Comedy

    I think that this one movie that shows you how life can be like without a friend. This is a very touching movie about a woman and her daughter who are not well liked during the holliday Lent. Vianne and her daughter Anuke sell chocolates which are prohibited during the Lent holliday season. Can Roux help Vianne or was her dream just a nightmare.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Lovely

    Heart-warming, Judi Dench is great and it is intelligent as well as greatly entertaining.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    incredible

    i really loved this movie! it was incredible!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Full 5 PLANET Rating!!

    Whether it¿s milk, dark or white chocolate that you prefer, it doesn¿t matter when it comes to this delectable hit film, `Chocolat¿. This movie is so delicious that it makes your mouth water. The ingredients include a taste of French culture blended with a dash of humor and lightly sprinkled with romance. What more could your taste buds crave? Taking place in a small, quaint village in France, the beautiful architecture and the romantic French accent, which rolls off the tongue in the English language, paint the overall mood of the picture. It is bittersweet timing for Vianne (Juliette Banoche) and her illegitimate daughter to relocate to a morally rigid village during `Lent¿ and open a Chocolaterie. The chocolate shop and Vianne¿s immorality immediately spark small talk in the small village where bigger hopes and dreams are not in any non-religious newcomer¿s favor¿unless you are Vianne who can make people melt not only with her divine and sinful homemade chocolates, but with her sensual charm and wholesome kindness. With that combination, the townspeople¿s morality is put to the test. Without a care in the world other than for her daughter¿s security and to guess people¿s favorite chocolate, Vianne¿s cares begin to take on more and more ingredients with each new batch of chocolate¿is she able to mix the village¿s cares into a new ingredient¿stir a new way of life? `Chocolat¿ is a feel-good, clean movie that has the same aphrodisiac affect as eating chocolate. Be sure to indulge in your favorite chocolate along with a bottle of French wine because this film will make your taste buds water. Other big stars to enjoy in this movie are: Carrie-Anne Moss, Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. `Chocolat¿ is without a doubt a full 5 planet movie. ( Originally posted at http://www.planet42.com )

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A delicious comedy!

    Chocolat is a charming heart-warming comedy, a definite pick-me-up. It sports a beautiful musical score as well. I recommend Chocolat to anyone, you're in for a treat!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    You will crave Chocolate after Chocolat!

    This beautiful film is richly drawn and dreamily acted by its wonderful cast. There is a touch of magical fantasy and a ton of understated humor. There is a flat moment toward the end of the film but that did not spoil Chocolat's control over my heart.

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    Posted June 12, 2009

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