
When single mother Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her six-year-old daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) move to rural France and open a chocolate shop, with Sunday hours, across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.... (Full plot summary below)
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When single mother Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her six-year-old daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) move to rural France and open a chocolate shop, with Sunday hours, across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.
Leave your thoughts about Chocolat.
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe most satisfying epicurean feast since "Big Night." |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekThe film actually trivializes important concerns by portraying them within the context of simple-minded fantasy and garish melodrama. |
| Looking CloserJeffrey OverstreetMost movies that criticize religion argue for the abolition of institutions. Chocolat suggests the problem lies in how people manipulate religion to get what they want. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorIt somehow manages to let you down and leave you feeling pampered at the same time. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannChocolat is like being force-fed chocolate for two hours. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA work of artistry and craftsmanship at the highest level. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxIts efforts to walk on air are consistently undermined by the solemn-yet-gutless lecturing it feels compelled to inflict upon us. |
| MoviolaJorge Avila AndradeEste Chocolate podrá ser un poco simple, pero de que sabe rico, ni duda cabe |
| eFilmCritic.comCollin SouterThe story of Chocolat could be described in one sentence-Footloose, only instead of dancing, it's chocolates. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovA well-made but hokey, shameless movie inexplicably awarded a Best Picture nomination. |