Chocolat [DVD]

A delightful film with a great cast. Loved this film when it originally came out and have now watched it repeatedly. Gets better . Would heartily recommend.

enjoyed it very much

Lovely film.

Mother and daughter, both outsiders, blow into stuffy old-fashioned French village (cobbled streets, quaint houses, romantic lamplight, no cars, no uncouth farmers) and bring with them the power to release the claustrophobic and straight-laced community from its inhibitions - not the first time on screen that this formula has been employed. What is unusual is the medium they use. Delicious and irresistible chocolate confectionery tempts everyone, and turns then into better, more liberated people. In the end, good defeats bad, love triumphs over hate, and everyone is released from cramping conventions to do their own thing. Very much a message of our times, in other words, and perhaps none the worse for that - though whether self-indulgence is always the best way forward is a question that's elegantly passed over.Two things, in my opinion, save Chocolat from being mediocre and forgettable. One is the photography, which is unusually good throughout and sometimes very impressive indeed (it's wonderful to see this film on a widescreen television) and the other is the film's attack on religious bigotry, courageous in these times when we are all supposed to be "non-judgemental". Contrary to what some other reviewers may have suggested, the chocolate element, though ever-present, is far from overpowering. The actors are not stretched by the gentle and undemanding story line, but Judi Dench delivers a finely judged performance, and Juliette Binoche is every bit as appetising as the chocolate she makes. But by far the best feature, in my view, is the stunning photography, and it's probably worth buying the DVD for that alone.

This film has great actors and the characters in this film are great as they are all different and bring the film together the small French village where the film is set is based in lent but in the end they all seem to have come together .

Excellent !

I was recommended to read the book. I still enjoyed the movie, Juliette Binoche, and Johnny Depp are wonderful, as is Judy Dench. The rogue the stick in the mud town Mayor Alfred Molina, is a pious, self righteous, nasty piece of work. It even has the wonderful Leslie Caron, in morning for the husband who died many years before . It is a fascinating tale, I definitely recommend this film

This is one of those films you'll come back to time and again. I bought this download as the dvd when it first came out and it has finally 'glitched' it's last! It is so evocative of the fifties {gorgeous costumes worn by Juliette Binoche} and the characters are delightful...hard to believe this is over 20 years old now, but still stands out. Great story, fine acting and lots and lots of chocolate! What's not to like?

I first order this movie over two years from Walmarts did not work on DVD so when this movie came in it was very nice to watch this movie on my DVD

Excellent film

Detta är en av de bästa romantiska filmer som gjorts. Glad att jag hittade den på BlueRay.

Très contente de mon achat

Love The DVD. Love Watching It’s Brilliant.