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CHOCOLAT

Director:

  Lasse Hallstrom
  

Year Released:

  2000

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Juliette Binoche
  Judy Dench
  Johnny Depp
  Alfred Molina
  Lena Olin
Movie Haiku:Juliette Binoche is radiant in this fable about an outsider who shakes up a staid French town in the late '50's. In short order, she reconciles families, unites lovers, saves an abused wife from a drunken spouse, & even helps the priggish Mayor loosen up. Her reward? Johnny Depp!

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2000