OVERVIEW
A fable of emotional liberation and chocolate. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of Boat Gypsies float down the river the prejudices of the Mayor leads to a crisis.
RUNTIME
121
GENRE
Drama, Romance, Comedy
PRODUCTION COUNTRY
United Kingdom, United States of America
DIRECTOR
Lasse Hallström
CAST
Juliette Binoche (Vianne Rocher), Alfred Molina (Comte Paul de Reynaud), Johnny Depp (Roux), Judi Dench (Armande Voizin), Leslie Caron (Madame Audel), Carrie-Anne Moss (Caroline Clairmont), Aurelien Parent Koenig (Luc Clairmont), Lena Olin (Josephine Muscat), Peter Stormare (Serge Muscat), John Wood (Guillaume Blerot), Antonio Gil (Jean-Marc Drou), Hélène Cardona (Francoise Drou), Hugh O'Conor (Pere Henri), Victoire Thivisol (Anouk Rocher), Gaelan Connell (Didi Drou), Elisabeth Commelin (Yvette Marceau), Ron Cook (Alphonse Marceau), Michèle Gleizer (Madame Rivet), Christianne Oliveira (Chitza), Guillaume Tardieu (Baptiste Marceau), Harrison Pratt (Dedou Drou), Marion Hauducoeur (Gati)
CREW
Joanne Harris (Novel), Robert Nelson Jacobs (Screenplay), Alan C. Blomquist (Executive Producer), David Brown (Producer), Mark Cooper (Producer), Kit Golden (Producer), Leslie Holleran (Producer), Meryl Poster (Executive Producer), Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer), Harvey Weinstein (Executive Producer), Rachel Portman (Original Music Composer), Roger Pratt (Director of Photography), Andrew Mondshein (Editor), Kerry Barden (Casting), Billy Hopkins (Casting), Suzanne Smith (Casting), David Gropman (Production Design), Lucy Richardson (Art Direction), Stephanie McMillan (Set Decoration), Renee Ehrlich Kalfus (Costume Design), Christine Beveridge (Makeup Artist), Sallie Jaye (Makeup Artist), Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (Makeup Artist), Patty York (Makeup Artist), Dan Korintus (Sound Editor), Kyrsten Mate (Sound Designer), David Boulton (ADR & Dubbing), David Carbonara (Music Editor), Joanne Harris (Screenplay), Shirley Robinson (Art Department Coordinator), Trevor Coop (Camera Operator), Mike Roberts (Camera Operator), Nick Schlesinger (Second Unit Cinematographer), Jeremy Braben (Helicopter Camera), David Appleby (Still Photographer), Clare Spragge (Costume Supervisor), Libbie Barr (Script Supervisor)
CREDITS
Fat Free, Miramax, David Brown Productions