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Chocolat

Chocolat

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Chocolat

"One taste is all it takes."

2000

2h 1m

7.0(3565 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

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Miramax

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Vianne Rocher

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Armande Voizin

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Count Paul de Reynaud

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Josephine Muscat

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Roux

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Father Henri

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Caroline Clairmont

John Wood

John Wood

Guillaume Blerot

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Serge Muscat

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Mrs. Audel

Creative team

Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Written by: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Produced by: Kit Golden
Mark Cooper

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