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Chocolate is one of the most popular food types and flavors in the world, and many foodstuffs involving chocolate exist, particularly desserts, including cakes, pudding, mousse, chocolate brownies, and chocolate chip cookies.
Le chocolat [ ʃ o. k o. l a], terme d'origine mésoaméricaine [Note 1], est un aliment plus ou moins sucré produit à partir de la fève de cacao. Celle-ci est fermentée, torréfiée, broyée jusqu'à former une pâte de cacao liquide dont est extraite la matière grasse appelée beurre de cacao.
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Vianne and her six-year-old daughter Anouk drift across Europe following the north wind, like Vianne's mother before her. In 1959 they arrive in a quiet French village, overseen by mayor the Comte de Reynaud, at the start of Lent. Vianne opens a chocolate shop; despite not fitting in well with the townspeople, she begins to make headway with some o...
Filming
Filming took place between May and August 2000 in the medieval village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in the region of Burgundy and on the Rue De L'ancienne Poste in Beynac-et-Cazenac in Dordogne. The river scenes were filmed at Fonthill Lake at Fonthill Bishop in Wiltshire and interior scenes at Shepperton Studios, England. The film is dedicated to the memory of renowned cameraman Mike Roberts, who died in his sleep of natural causes during filming in England.
Music
Music written by Rachel Portman, except where noted. 1. "Minor Swing" (Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli) – 2:13 2. "Main Titles" – 3:07 3. "The Story of Grandmere" – 4:08 4. "Vianne Sets Up Shop" – 1:57 5. "Three Women" – 1:01 6. "Vianne Confronts the Comte" – 1:21 7. "Other Possibilities" – 1:34 8. "Guillaume's Confession" – 1:29 9. "Passage of Time" – 2:32 10. "Boycott Immorality" – 4:38 11. "Party Preparations" – 1:28 12. "Chocolate Sauce" – 0:48 13. "Fire" – 2:37 14. "Vianne Gazes at t...
Box office
Chocolat grossed US$152,699,946 worldwide, on a production budget of US$25 million.It was not successful in France.
Critical reception
The film received a mixture of reviews from critics with some critics dismissive of the film's tone. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 63% of 119 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Chocolat is a charmingly light-hearted fable with a lovely performance by Binoche". On Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film holds a 64/100 rating, based on 31 reviews, indicating "general...
Chocolat at IMDbChocolat at Box Office MojoChocolat at Rotten TomatoesThe history of chocolate dates back over 5,000 years. The cacao tree is native to the tropics of the Americas. The cocoa bean was first domesticated at least 5,300 years ago in what is present-day southeast Ecuador ( Zamora-Chinchipe Province) by the Mayo-Chinchipe culture, before being introduced in Mesoamerica. [1]
Jan 19, 2001 · Chocolat: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Aurelien Parent Koenig, Antonio Gil. A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
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- Drama, Romance
- Lasse Hallström
- 2001-01-19
Chocolate is a food made from cacao beans. It is used in many desserts like pudding, cakes, candy, ice cream, and Easter eggs. It can be in a solid form like a candy bar or it can be in a liquid form like hot chocolate. Commercial chocolate has sugar and sometimes milk added. It has a melting point of about 30 to 32 °C (86 to 90 °F). [1]
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Jun 27, 2024 · Chocolate, food product made from cocoa beans, consumed as candy and used to make beverages and to flavor or coat various confections and bakery products. Sweet chocolate is made from cocoa powder, sugar, and additional cocoa butter. Learn about the history and production of chocolate.
