A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
- Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 7 wins & 35 nominations total
- Luc Clairmont
- (as Aurèlien Parent Koenig)
- Jean-Marc Drou
- (as Antonio Gil-Martinez)
- Yvette Marceau
- (as Elisabeth Commelin)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, with its three hundred seventy inhabitants, became part of this movie. Two hundred fifty people from the area were recruited as extras. The population was informed daily about what was going on.
- GoofsWhile Pere Henri is doing his gardening, the Comte De Reynaud suddenly speaks with an English accent.
- Quotes
Pere Henri: I'm not sure what the theme of my homily today ought to be. Do I want to speak of the miracle of Our Lord's divine transformation? Not really, no. I don't want to talk about His divinity. I'd rather talk about His humanity. I mean, you know, how He lived His life, here on Earth. His *kindness*, His *tolerance*... Listen, here's what I think. I think that we can't go around... measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think... we've got to measure goodness by what we *embrace*, what we create... and who we include.
Some other viewers have complained about the predictability of the plot. I don't think it's any more predictable than an average Hollywood film; I find most action films much more predictable and shallow.
The most beautiful thing about the movie (as about Hallström movies generally) is the wise, warm-hearted story about things that matter: love, sincerity, tolerance, standing up for the things you believe are righteous and good, and enjoying the simple pleasures in life, like a good dinner with friends, or like chocolate :) And Hallström tells his stories so delicately, in his very own style, with fine nuances and a twinkle of humour in his eye. Binoche, Dench, Depp, Molina, Thivisol etc. are fantastic.
I'm so glad I saw the movie. It always makes me think and feel a lot.
- mir-te
- Feb 16, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Languages
- Also known as
- Viên Kẹo Sô Cô La
- Filming locations
- Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, Côte-d'Or, France(village/shop/church/Mayor's home)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $71,509,363
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $157,624
- Dec 17, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $152,700,626
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1