Chocolat
Réalisation:
Lasse HallströmScénario:
Robert Nelson JacobsPhotographie:
Roger PrattMusique:
Rachel PortmanActeurs·trices:
Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Hugh O'Conor, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare, Victoire Thivisol, John Wood (plus)Résumés(1)
Durant l'hiver 1959, Vianne Rocher s'installe avec Anouk, sa petite fille, à Lansquenet, une petite bourgade française. En quelques jours, elle ouvre une confiserie à proximité de l'église. C'est une chocolatière hors pair: elle devine la gourmandise cachée de chacun et adapte ses recettes raffinées pour combler ses clients. De nombreux villageois s'abandonnent rapidement à ses irrésistibles friandises et succombent à ses délices sucrés. Mais la bourgeoisie huppée de la ville ainsi que le Comte de Reynaud sont outrés de voir les habitants envoûtés par les chocolats de Vianne. Craignant que ses friandises n'amènent les gens au péché et à l'oisiveté, le Comte s'oppose vivement au commerce de Vianne et, afin de causer sa faillite, interdit à quiconque de s'y rendre. La venue d'un autre étranger, le beau Roux, va bouleverser la donne. Il aide Vianne à tenir tête à ses détracteurs. (texte officiel du distributeur)
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Critiques (9)
A lovely film that will make you as feel good as eating a chocolate treat. Binochet is sweet (from a male perspective), Depp is sweet (from a female perspective), the story rather bitter, but the milky part is waiting at the end. The problem with the film's chocolate is that its flavour wasn't distinctive enough to make me want to revisit it after a while. Which is something that can't happen to me with normal chocolate :) Therefore "only" for four rum truffles.
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Such a nice, sweet, and fragrant film - no wonder, as it contains so much chocolate... Of course, Chocolate can be read as overly polished and with a happy ending, it is evidently an oversweetened movie, but that's just how director Hallstrom is, you can't expect a dark film from him. And once in a while, it doesn't hurt to indulge in sweetness or a romantic movie of this kind. Especially when it stars Julliete Binoche and Johnny Depp... Overall impression: 85%.
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Definitely not a movie to give out free with the purchase of a 3-pack of candy bars... which is how it ended up in my hands. So I put it on, thinking it was a cheap movie. It somewhat surprised me, but really only somewhat. Maybe I'm just biased, which is why I'm going to watch it again. For now, 3.5 stars.
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At the end, a smile, a craving for something sweet, and good mood will remain. The most interesting flavor is the surprising way of shooting at arrogant bigwigs, the most delicious beautiful Juliette and the sharpest yet good one is the fabulous Johnny Depp. Don't refuse this delicacy, the craving for it tends to return.
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A cool movie. I've heard that if you watch it, you'll end up “cleaning out" the nearest Belgian chocolate shop. Well, that didn't happen for me. I'm not in the mood for it. But I guess that's not the point of the movie. I'm a bit sorry that Johnny had such a bark, good as ever, but you didn't see him wag his tail much. I really liked the music on the boat, that's when the film gave me the passion – not for chocolate (as promised) but for dancing. Also good. I liked how the film took on more color as it went on, and how everyone had this lovely wispy accent and said bonjour. Plus a beautiful town full of cat heads... A bit of a weak 4 stars, but still a 4.
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