Great Film: Chocolat
What a wise and beautiful movie!
I saw Chocolat again last night. I had forgotten how lovely a movie it is!
People need stories like this these days.
Some other viewers have complained about the predictability of the plot. I
don't think it's any more predictable than an average Hollywood film; I
find
most action films much more predictable and shallow.
The most beautiful thing about the movie (as about Hallström movies
generally) is the wise, warm-hearted story about things that matter: love,
sincerity, tolerance, standing up for the things you believe are righteous
and good, and enjoying the simple pleasures in life, like a good dinner
with
friends, or like chocolate :) And Hallström tells his stories so
delicately,
in his very own style, with fine nuances and a twinkle of humour in his
eye.
Binoche, Dench, Depp, Molina, Thivisol etc. are fantastic.
I'm so glad I saw the movie. It always makes me think and feel a
lot.
Cast
- Serge Muscat played by Peter Stormare
- Caroline Clairmont played by Carrie-anne Moss
- Vianne Rocher played by Juliette Binoche
- Roux played by Johnny Depp
- Comte Paul De Reynaud played by Alfred Molina
- Armande Voizin played by Judi Dench
- Jean-Marc Drou (as Antonio Gil-Martinez) played by Antonio Gil
