Chocolat (US Version) DVD Region 1

It is the late 1950s, but it might as well be the late 1850s in a small French town where everyone behaves as they should (supposedly), and attends church regularly. When a strong North wind blows through town, it brings the vivacious and mysterious Vianne (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol). Vianne is soon the talk of the town: an unwed mother who declines to go to church and opens up a chocolate shop in the midst of Lent. Her good-natured, honorable personality and psychic ability (she can predict what kind of sweets best suit each person, and magically cures each of them of their particular maladies) make her as irresistible as her delectable treats. However, Vianne and her daughter are resented by the conservative mayor, the Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina), and by the pious Caroline (Carrie-Anne Moss), who has disowned her own spirited mother (Judi Dench, who plays Vianne's landlady), refusing the elderly woman access to her beloved grandson.This touching fairy tale, based on the novel by Joanne Harris, was filmed on location in rural France. An intelligent, exquisitely filmed fable that deals with the idea of 20th Century paganism rising up against a closed-minded church and a persevering aristocracy, CHOCOLAT is enjoyable, romantic, and entertaining, with affecting performances by both its stars and its supporting actors (Lena Olin and Johnny Depp.)

"...As fudge-y as advertised....[Binoche is] luscious..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 01/12/2001

"...A radiant central performance from Juliette Binoche and appealing supporting turns from Judi Dench and Johnny Depp....The film is beautifully shot..." - John, Mount (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 03/01/2001

"...[CHOCOLAT has] many pleasures. It's often very funny and the town looks a treat, a sort of Neverneverland that lends the movie a fairytale quality..." - Demetrios, Matheou (Film Critic), Total Film, 04/01/2001

"...CHOCOLAT is as delectable as its title....It emerges as a splendid work in the grand humanist tradition of the classic cinema of France..." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/15/2000

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Artist Name(s):	Tom Hanks (Actor) | Johnny Depp (Actor) | Lena Olin (Actor) | John Woo (Actor) | Stephen Sondheim (Actor) | Leslie Caron (Actor) | Gilles Legrand (Actor) | David Brown (Actor) | John Wood (Actor) | Patricia Rozema | Barry Sonnenfeld (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Bob Weinstein (Actor) 湯漢斯 (Actor) | 尊尼特普 (Actor) | 蓮達奧蓮 (Actor) | 吳宇森 (Actor) | Stephen Sondheim (Actor) | Leslie Caron (Actor) | Gilles Legrand (Actor) | David Brown (Actor) | John Wood (Actor) | Patricia Rozema | 巴利辛尼菲特 (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Bob Weinstein (Actor) 汤汉斯 (Actor) | 尊尼特普 (Actor) | 莲达奥莲 (Actor) | 吴宇森 (Actor) | Stephen Sondheim (Actor) | Leslie Caron (Actor) | Gilles Legrand (Actor) | David Brown (Actor) | John Wood (Actor) | Patricia Rozema | Barry Sonnenfeld (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Bob Weinstein (Actor) トム・ハンクス (Actor) | ジョニー・デップ (Actor) | Lena Olin (Actor) | 呉宇森（ジョン・ウー） (Actor) | Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｓｏｎｄｈｅｉｍ (Actor) | Ｌｅｓｌｉｅ Ｃａｒｏｎ (Actor) | Gilles Legrand (Actor) | Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｂｒｏｗｎ (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｗｏｏｄ (Actor) | Ｐａｔｒｉｃｉａ Ｒｏｚｅｍａ | Ｂａｒｒｙ Ｓｏｎｎｅｎｆｅｌｄ (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Bob Weinstein (Actor) 톰 행크스 (Actor) | Johnny Depp (Actor) | Lena Olin (Actor) | 오우삼 (Actor) | Stephen Sondheim (Actor) | Leslie Caron (Actor) | Gilles Legrand (Actor) | David Brown (Actor) | John Wood (Actor) | Patricia Rozema | Barry Sonnenfeld (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Bob Weinstein (Actor)
Director:	Lasse Hallström Lasse Hallström Lasse Hallström Lasse Hallström Lasse Hallström
Producer:	David Brown | Patricia Rozema | Leslie Holleran David Brown | Patricia Rozema | Leslie Holleran David Brown | Patricia Rozema | Leslie Holleran Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｂｒｏｗｎ | Ｐａｔｒｉｃｉａ Ｒｏｚｅｍａ | Leslie Holleran David Brown | Patricia Rozema | Leslie Holleran
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Release Date:	2001-08-07
UPC Code:	786936145076
Language:	English, French
Subtitles:	Spanish, Slovak
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Sound Information:	SurroundSound, Dolby Digital 5.1, Digital Sound
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	113 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004364984

Director: Lasse Hallström

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary: Lasse Hallstrom - Director, David Brown - Producer, Kit Golden - Producer, Leslie Holleran - Producer
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. "The Making of CHOCOLAT"
2. "The Costumes of CHOCOLAT"
3. Production Design Featurette
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access