Chocolat
MGM / UA (2000)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
In Collection
#2694
0*
Seen ItYes
027616864468
IMDB   7.1
2 hr 2 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13
Alfred Molina Comte de Reynaud
Carrie-Anne Moss Caroline Clairmont
Aurelien Parent-Koenig Luc Clairmont
Antonio Gil-Martinez Jean-Marc Drou
Hélène Cardona Francoise 'Fuffi' Drou, Beauty Shop Proprietor
Harrison Pratt Dedou Drou
Gaelan Connell Didi Drou
Elisabeth Commelin Yvette Marceau
Ron Cook Alphonse Marceau
Guillaume Tardieu Baptiste Marceau
Giulia Boschi Aimée Dalens
Francois Cluzet
Isaach De Bankole
Isaach De Bankolé Protée
François Cluzet Marc Dalens
Jean-Claude Adelin Luc
Laurent Arnal Machinard
Jean Bediebe Prosper
Jean-Quentin Châtelain Courbassol
Emmanuelle Chaulet Mireille Machinard
Kenneth Cranham Boothby
Jacques Denis Joseph Delpich
Director
Lasse Hallström
Claire Denis
Producer Alain Belmondo
Writer Joanne Harris
Robert Nelson Jacobs
Claire Denis
Jean-Pol Fargeau


"Erotic, sophisticated, and distinctive" (L.A. Weekly), this enthralling depiction of a family's struggle during the final years of French colonialism in Africa takes a profound look at the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society. A story of exclusions, betrayals and agonizing comprises, this "remarkable and quietly devastating" (The Boston Globe) film is truly "extraordinary" (Interview)!

Curious and observant seven-year-old France spends her days amidst the paradise of her family's estate. But behind the household's exterior beauty lies growing hostility brought on by France's always-traveling father, her bored, frustrated mother - and Protee, the noble, intelligent house "boy" who suffers the indignities of his status in silence. But when a plane makes an emergency landing nearby, bringing a motley collection of characters to the house, the heavenly façade soon begins to unravel. And a shocking explosion of rage, racism and forbidden passion threatens to tear apart the family forever!
Edition Details
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Chapters 16
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.66:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Original Theatrical Trailer