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Chocolat

Year:

2001

Duration:

121 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 30 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2001-01-19

Filming Locations: Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France

Earnings

Budget: $25,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,093,590 (USA) (19 January 2001)

Gross: $71,309,760 (USA) (24 June 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Gaelan Connell

Chocolat

Sally Taylor-Isherwood

Alfred Molina

Comte de Reynaud

Carrie-Anne Moss

Caroline Clairmont

Aurelien Parent Koenig

Luc Clairmont

Antonio Gil

Jean-Marc Drou

Hélène Cardona

Francoise 'Fuffi' Drou

Harrison Pratt

Dedou Drou

Elisabeth Commelin

Yvette Marceau

Ron Cook

Alphonse Marceau

Guillaume Tardieu

Baptiste Marceau

Hugh O'Conor

Father Henri

John Wood

Guillaume Blérot

Lena Olin

Josephine Muscat

Peter Stormare

Serge Muscat

Leslie Caron

Madame Audel

Juliette Binoche

Vianne Rocher

Victoire Thivisol

Anouk Rocher

Judi Dench

Armande Voizin

Michèle Gleizer

Madame Rivet

Dominique MacAvoy

Madame Pouget (as Dominique Mac'Avoy)

Arnaud Adam

George Rocher

Christianne Oliveira

Chitza (as Christianne Gadd)

Johnny Depp

Roux

Marion Hauducoeur

Gati

Esteban Antonio

Thin Grizzled Man

J.J. Holiday

Musician

Malcolm Ross

Musician

Ged Barry

Musician

Iain Stoddart

Musician

Tatyana Yassukovich

Storyteller (voice)

Sally the Dog

Charly the Dog (as Sally)

Kelley Costigan

Townswoman (uncredited)

Dominique Delany

Countess

João Costa Menezes

Gypsy (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

It is Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche jumping in the water themselves (despite having stunt people). It was reportedly freezing and muddy. But in the close up shot of Juliette's face in the water, the man pulling her is not Johnny. This was shot in a water tank.

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There is no statue in the square in Flavigny sur Ozerain. The statue of 'Comte Reynaud' was made of plastic, specially for the film. Comte de Buffon in Montbard served as a model.

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Gwyneth Paltrow turned down the role that went to Carrie-Anne Moss.

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Goofs

When Vianne and Roux are in the river, the two change (between shots) from Vianne facing away from shore with Roux's arm across her chest to Vianne facing towards the shore with Roux's arm around her shoulders.

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When Roux enters Serge's shop at first with the little girl, it films her hair, which is neat, straight and glossy. Yet when Serge says he doesn't "serve animals", it films the girl again, and suddenly her hair is totally messed up and tangled.

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When Vianne and Anouk first meet Roux at the dock, it is an overcast day. Yet while Vianne and Anouk are shot in the "overcast" light, Roux is shot with a light on his left side, as if the sun was setting.

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Quotes

Armande Voizin: Your cinnamon looks rancid.

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Père Henri: [hearing confession] What else?

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Comte de Reynaud: [forcing Serge into the confessional] He is ready.

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Faq

How old exactly is Anouk?

The Joanne Harris novel gives Anouk's age as six years. In the movie, it is less obvious, since Victoire Thivisol was nine upon the theatrical release and presumably older than six at the end of the shooting.

What does the Boycott poster say?

This is what it says:BOYCOTT IMMORALITY!Our beloved village rests upon a solid foundation of FAMILY, CHURCH and COMMUNITY.To keep Lansquenet safe and tranquil, we must close our doors to outsiders whose only tradition is SELF-GRATIFICATION, whose only creed is godlessness, and whose only possible effect is the moral contamination of our village.WE MUST GIVE THESE OUTSIDERS NO QUARTER!We must make them unwelcome in our homes, in our streets, and in our places of business.Thankyou for your cooperation. Lansquenet Town Council

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