What age rating is Chocolat?

In Spain, Chocolat is rated suitable for all audiences.

When does Chocolat come out in Spain?

Chocolat opens in Spanish theaters on March 9, 2001.

How much did Chocolat gross?

Chocolat grossed $152.7M worldwide on a budget of $25.0M.

What is Chocolat based on?

Chocolat is based on Chocolat, by Joanne Harris.

Chocolat

Name: Chocolat
Director: Lasse Hallström
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2000-12-22
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin, Johnny Depp

2000

Become a fan of its genres:

7.0/10

Release Date

22/12/2000

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

63%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

72%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

64%

Deliciously tempting...

Vianne Rocher arrives in Lansquenet, a small French village where tradition carries more weight than change, with her six-year-old daughter, Anouk. It is the start of Lent in the winter of 1959, and Vianne wants to open a chocolate shop. She is used to drifting from place to place, following the north wind as her mother did before her, and she does not share the Catholic devotion of the villagers. Her project stirs suspicion in a moralistic community that is used to living by appearances and rejecting anything from outside. Even so, some residents begin to visit the shop. The film is directed by Lasse Hallström and stars Juliette Binoche as Vianne.

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Facts about Chocolat

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences

Spain releaseMarch 9, 2001

Worldwide premiereDecember 15, 2000

Runtime2 h 1 min

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Production companiesMiramax, David Brown Productions

Budget$25.0M

Worldwide box office$152.7M

Box office in the U.S.$71.5M

Return on Investmentx6.1 Box office hit

Based onChocolat by Joanne Harris

Trailer views1.6 M

More ratings

3.5/5Letterboxd73/100Trakt6.7/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Chocolat

5Oscar nominations

7total awards

35total nominations

Oscars 5 nom.

Awards won

2001Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress · Juliette Binoche

Nominations

2001Academy Award for Best Picture
2001Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2001Academy Award for Best Actress
2001Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2001Academy Award for Best Original Score
2001European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director

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2001Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
2001Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress

Chocolat Cast

Juliette BinocheVianne Rocher

Judi DenchArmande Voizin

Alfred MolinaCount Paul de Reynaud

Lena OlinJosephine Muscat

Johnny DeppRoux

Hugh O'ConorFather Henri

Carrie-Anne MossCaroline Clairmont

John WoodGuillaume Blerot

Peter StormareSerge Muscat

Leslie CaronMrs. Audel

Victoire ThivisolAnouk Rocher

Aurelien Parent KoenigLuc Clairmont

Ron CookAlphonse Marceau

Élisabeth CommelinYvette Marceau

Antonio GilJean-Marc Drou

Hélène CardonaFrancoise Drou

Gaelan ConnellDidi Drou

Michèle GleizerMrs. Rivet

Christianne OliveiraChitza

Guillaume TardieuBaptiste Marceau

Harrison PrattDedou Drou

Marion HauducoeurGati

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Cast of Chocolat by the numbers

48average cast age in years

29years of age gap between the leads

50%women in the cast

31%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Hugh O'Conor, age 25 at release. The oldest: John Wood, at 70.

Cast ages at release

Juliette Binoche37 years old
Judi Dench66 years old
Alfred Molina47 years old
Lena Olin45 years old
Johnny Depp37 years old
Hugh O'Conor25 years old
Carrie-Anne Moss33 years old
John Wood70 years old
Peter Stormare47 years old
Leslie Caron69 years old

Cast heights

1.89 mPeter Stormare
1.89 mAlfred Molina
1.78 mJohnny Depp
1.76 mLena Olin
1.73 mCarrie-Anne Moss
1.68 mJuliette Binoche
1.57 mLeslie Caron
1.55 mJudi Dench

Cast nationalities

United States 4France 1Canada 1United Kingdom 1Sweden 1

Crew

AddressLasse Hallström
WritingRobert Nelson Jacobs
Original novelJoanne Harris
MusicRachel Portman
PhotographyRoger Pratt
EditingAndrew Mondshein
Production designDavid Gropman
Costume designRenee Ehrlich Kalfus
CastingSuzanne Smith Crowley, Billy Hopkins, Kerry Barden
ProductionDavid Brown, Leslie Holleran, Mark Cooper, Kit Golden

Trivia about Chocolat

To prepare for the role, Juliette Binoche spent several days at a Paris confectionery learning how to make chocolate candies.

The film grossed 152,699,946 dollars worldwide on a production budget of 25 million dollars, but it was not a success in France.

In the scene where Vianne tells how her parents met, Erik Satie's Gnossienne plays.

The film is dedicated to the memory of acclaimed cinematographer Mike Roberts, who died peacefully in his sleep from natural causes during the shoot in England.

After a screening in Washington D.C., Weinstein asked the audience for their opinions, and no one said anything negative.

The Burgundy village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, with about 370 residents, was used as a filming location, and 250 locals worked as extras during the shoot.

Filming took place between May and August 2000 in France and England. The river scenes were shot at Fonthill Lake, and the interiors were filmed at Shepperton Studios.

The film earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. It also received nominations for Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Rachel Portman's Best Original Score.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Chocolat

small townfrancebased on novel or bookchocolateparent child relationshiptraditionchocolateriemayorhouseboatpralineromcomsinglemoralitychurchlandladycatholic priestnon conformity1950slentsermongypsy campjoyousadoringamused

Main theme: morality, mores

What Chocolat is called in other countries

It was released in 31 countries, each in its own language.

FranceLe Chocolat
GermanyChocolat - Ein kleiner Biss genügt
MexicoChocolate
BrazilChocolate 2000
PortugalChocolate
Japanショコラ
South Korea초콜렛
China情迷朱古力
RussiaШоколад
ArgentinaChocolate
BulgariaШоколад
CroatiaČokolada

See the remaining 19 countries

CzechiaČokoláda
FinlandPieni suklaapuoti
Georgiaშოკოლადი
GreeceΣοκολάτα
Hong Kong濃情巧克力
HungaryCsokoládé
Iranشکلات
Israelשוקולד
LatviaŠokolāde
LithuaniaŠokoladas
PolandCzekolada
RomaniaCiocolată cu dragoste
SerbiaЧоколада
SlovakiaČokoláda
Taiwan濃情巧克力
Thailandหวานนัก...รักช็อคโกแลต
TurkeyÇikolata
UkraineШоколад
VietnamViên Kẹo Ngọt Ngào

Where it was filmed Chocolat

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Chocolat

[to the Comte de Reynaud] Ah, good morning. Can I interest you in some nipples of Venus?
[after knocking her abusive husband Serge unconscious with a skillet] Who says I can't use a skillet?
Storyteller: But still the clever north wind was not satisfied. It spoke to Vianne of towns yet to be visited, friends in need yet to be discovered, battles yet to be fought... [Vianne throws her mother's ashes to the wind] By someone else, next time.
Comte de Reynaud: [to Vianne] Let me try to put this into perspective for you. The first Comte de Reynaud expelled all the radical Huguenots in this village. You and your truffles present a far lesser challenge.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)