Chocolat
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lasse Hallström
Juliette Binoche
Johnny Depp
Judi Dench
Alfred Molina
Arnaud Adam
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Vianne Rocher and her 6-year-old daughter move to a small village in southern France, near Toulouse, and open a chocolate shop across from the church, just as the town is preparing to observe Lent. The parish priest is horrified, especially since Vianne keeps her tempting shop open on Sundays. In time, the arrival of the mother/daughter team and their shop transforms the conservative and religious locals into open-minded, fun-loving people.
Director
Lasse Hallström
Cast
Juliette Binoche
Johnny Depp
Judi Dench
Alfred Molina
Arnaud Adam
Victoire Thivisol
Leslie Caron
Harrison Pratt
Aurelien Parent Koenig
Carrie-anne Moss
Christianne Gadd
Marion Hauducoeur
Dominique Macavoy
Ron Cook
Helene Cardona
Tatyana Yassukovich
Elisabeth Commelin
Antonio Gil-martinez
J J Holiday
Lena Olin
John Wood
Hugh O'conor
Jeffrey Poskin
Guillaume Tardieu
Esteban Antonio
Gaelan Connell
Michele Gleizer
Sally Isherwood-taylor
Ged Barry
Malcolm Ross
Peter Stormare
Iain Stoddard
Crew
David Abbott
Brian Agar
Betty Ainglie
Simon Alderton
Michael Anderson
Peter Andrews
David Appleby
Paul Apted
Jeff Atmajian
Vanessa Baker
Mark Bakowski
Helen Ball
Kerry Barden
Stephen Barker
Stephane Barlow
Libbie Barr
Helen Barrett
Victoria Bate
Keith Batterbee
David Bell
Steven Bell
Tarik Ait Ben Ali
Mark Bennett
Chrissie Beveridge
Walter Bienz
Roy Biggs
Tony Bird
Neil Birdsall
Alan C. Blomquist
Brian Blues
Ian Blume
Francoise Bouillon-pommerolle
Antoinette Boulat
David Boulton
Nicholas Bowan
Jeremy Braben
Mark Brady
Stuart Brisdon
David Brown
Tabitha Burill
Gary Burkhardt
John Butler
Frank Cadden
Darren Caen
Noel Campbell
David Carbonara
John Carbonara
Caroline Chapman
Marty Cherix
May Chu
Ted Clark
Cleone Clarke
Molly Clayton
Benoit Clemenceau
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
Stanley Cook
Marc Cooper
Marc Cooper
Trevor Cooper
Marceline Corthesy
Augus Coxon
Elise Crosnier
Matthew D'angibau
Jeny Da Vidoff Cook
Eric Dachs
Sean Danischevsky
Hannah Davies
Thomas Davies
Leonard Day
Louise Dean
David Deane
Dominique Delany
Christi Dembrowski
Michel Derange
Larry Di Stefano
Chris Dibble
Vincent Dicop
Deborah Maxwell Dion
Joe Dipple
Laetitia Dom
Alain Dominiceki
Naomi Donne
Brendan Donnison
Gill Ducker
Stephen P Dunn
Said Ejjayha
Alex Fenn
Joah Fettus
John Field
Chuck Finch
Wiliam Finch
Steven Fitzwater
Tom Fleischman
Gerry Floyd
James Foster
Bob Fowles
Sound San Francisco
John Frankish
Guy Frost
Brian Gallagher
Dan Garlick
Karl George
Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
Aura Gilge
Amy Gilliam
Kit Golden
John Grant
Matt Gray
Richard Graysmark
Christine Greaves
Frederic Greene
Alan Grenham
Andrew Griffiths
Mick Gromaley
David Gropman
Alan Grosch
Peter Grove
Mark Haddenham
Peggy Hall-plessas
Johan Hallstrom
George Hammer
Wayne Hammond
Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris
Salonge Hartman
Brian Hathaway
Jenny Hawkins
Darren Hayward
Norrie Henderson
Sarah Higbid
Terry Higgs
Christian Holden
Buck Holland
Leslie Holleran
Katherine J Hook
Billy Hopkins
Michael Howlett
Emily Howsam
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Linus Hume
Andrew Hunt
Antony Hunt
Peter Hunt
Gary Ixer
Robert Nelson Jacobs
Sallie Jaye
Richard Jones
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Michael Kirchenberger
Thomas Kodros
Dan Korintus
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Joe Kowalcwski
Bob Last
Terry Laudemilch
Jane Law
Paul Lawlor
Coralie Lew
Kevin Lloyd
Mike Lloyd
Martin Lock
Katherine Lofting
Lee Lighting Ltd
Anna-marie Lund
Mary Luther
Ged Lydeh
Michael Lynch
Alice Lyons
Searlett Mackmin
Amy Maclean
Rose Maher
Colin Manning
Ray Marsden
Lina Martins
Louise Marzaroli
David Mayhew
Paula Mcbreen
Jim Mcbride
Jane Mcculley
Marie Mcferran
Stephenie Mcmillan
Ginette Mejinsky
Damon Meridith
Billy Merrell
Andreas Meszaros
Rick Mietkowski
Sylvie Milley
Alice Mitchell
Jeremy Molod
Andrew Mondshein
Everett Moore
Marnie Moore
Chris Munro
Eddie Murphy
Doug Murray
John Murray
Spencer Murray
Bruce Neighbor
Chas Newens
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Score
Best Supporting Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Acresss (Juliette Binoche) at the 2001 European Film Awards.
Nominated for the 2000 Award for Best Costume Design in a Feature Film - Period/Fantasy from the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Nominated for the 2000 award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published from the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Nominated for the 2000 Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature - Comedy or Musical, from the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Nominated for three 2000 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, including Best Actress (Juliette Binoche), Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) and Best Ensemble Cast.
Winner of the 2000 Award for Best Production Design in a Feature Film - Contemporary from the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors/ Art Directors Guild (ADG).
Winner of the 2000 award for Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Also nominated for Best Actress (Juliette Binoche) and Best Ensemble Cast.
Released in United States Winter December 15, 2000
Expanded Release in United States January 5, 2001
Wide Release in United States January 19, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 7, 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.
Joanne Harris' novel, "Chocolat," was first published by Viking Press in 1999.
Began shooting May 25, 2000.
Completed shooting July 28, 2000.
Released in United States Winter December 15, 2000
Expanded Release in United States January 5, 2001
Wide Release in United States January 19, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 7, 2001
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.)
