chocolat

Chocolat is a novel by Joanne Harris. It tells the story of a young widowed mother who arrives at a fictional oppressed French village and uses her chocolate to bring joy to people's lives. Chocolat is the French spelling, and is properly pronounced (approximately) "SHOH - ko - LAH". In 2000, the novel was made into a motion picture, filmed in the village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in Burgundy, France. Primary cast:

Juliette Binoche : Vianne Rocher
Alfred Molina : Comte de Reynaud
Carrie-Anne Moss : Caroline Clairmont
Judi Dench : Armande Voizin
Johnny Depp : Roux
Victoire Thivisol : Anouk
Hugh O'Conor : Pere Henri
Lena Olin : Josephine Muscat
Peter Stormare : Serge Muscat
Leslie Caron : Madame Audel

A completely different movie titled Chocolat and directed by Claire Denis was made in 1988.

Academy Awards nominations

Best Picture;
Best Actress (Juliette Binoche);
Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench);
Best Original Music (Rachel Portman);
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Robert Nelson Jacobs).

External links

Benjamin Newman wrote a filk song based on the 2000 movie *(lyrics)
(MP3). Warning, the lyrics of this song contain plot spoilers.

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