Chocolat (2000)
| Release Date | 15 December 2000 |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $71,000,000 |
| Tagline | A comic fable from the director of "The Cider House Rules". |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Beynac, Dordogne, France |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality, Pick-Me-Ups |
| Themes | Culture Clash, Cooks and Chefs, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Whimsical, Light, Sensual, Heartwarming, Fanciful, Springlike, Racy |
| Tags | Catholic, Chocolate, Religion, Repression, Small Town, Temptation |
Chocolat (French pronunciation: ) is a 2000 romance film based on the eponymous novel by Joanne Harris, and was directed by Lasse Hallström. Adapted by screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs, Chocolat tells the story of a young mother, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives at the fictional, repressed French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes with her six-year-old daughter and opens La Chocolaterie Maya, a small chocolaterie. Her chocolate quickly begins to change the lives of the townspeople.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Antonio Gil
Jean-Marc Drou
Hélène Cardona
Francoise Drou
Harrison Pratt
Dedou Drou
Elisabeth Commelin
Yvette Marceau
Aurelien Parent Koenig
Luc Clairmont
Guillaume Tardieu
Baptiste Marceau
Michèle Gleizer
Madame Rivet
Dominique MacAvoy
Madame Pouget
Arnaud Adam
George Rocher
Marion Hauducoeur
Gati
Esteban Antonio
Thin Grizzled Man
J.J. Holiday
Musician
Malcolm Ross
Musician
Ged Barry
Musician
Iain Stoddart
Musician
Sally Taylor-Isherwood
Re-voicing
Tatyana Yassukovich
Storyteller
Sally the Dog
Charly the Dog
Dominique Delany
Countess
Director
Writer
Joanne Harris
Robert Nelson Jacobs
Producer
Alan C. Blomquist
executive producer
Mark Cooper
co-producer
Kit Golden
producer
Leslie Holleran
producer
Meryl Poster
executive producer
Michelle Raimo
co-executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Pratt
Editor
Andrew Mondshein
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Casting Director
Kerry Barden
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Billy Hopkins
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Suzanne Smith
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Production Designer
David Gropman
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Art Director
Lucy Richardson
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Set Decorator
Stephenie McMillan
Costume Designer
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Makeup Department
Helen Barrett
hair and make up artist
Christine Beveridge
hair and make up artist
Naomi Donne
hair & make-up designer
Sallie Jaye
hair and make up artist
Ray Marston
wigs supplied by
Peter Owen
wigs supplied by
Toni-Ann Walker
hair: Johnny Depp
Norma Webb
senior hair & make-up artist
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
hair and make up artist
Patty York
make-up: Johnny Depp
Production Manager
Stephen Barker
post-production supervisor: UK
Mark Cooper
unit production manager
Ginette Mejinsky
unit production manager: France
Bob Osher
executive in charge of production
Alicia Sams
post-production supervisor
Georges Barrier-Carron
assistant unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominique Delany
first assistant director: France
Stephen P. Dunn
first assistant director
Richard Graysmark
second second assistant director
Mark Layton
second assistant director
Art Department
David Abbott
carpenter
Simon Alderton
stand-by rigger
Peter Andrews
stagehand
Keith Batterbee
rigger
Steven Bell
metalworker
Roy Biggs
stagehand
Brian Blues
carpenter
Nick Bowen
painter
Mark Brady
stand-by carpenter
Gary Burkhardt
carpenter
John Butler
painter
Darren Caen
carpenter
Noel Campbell
carpenter
Benoît Clémenceau
prop buyer: France
Stan Cook
property storeman
Thomas Davies
carpenter
Leonard Day
carpenter
Joe Dipple
prop dresser
Gill Ducker
property buyer
Sid Ejjayha
metalworker
John Fettus
metalworker
John Field
supervising rigger
Steve Fitzwater
assistant construction manager
James Foster
stand-by art director
John Frankish
supervising art director
Karl George
carpenter
Matthew Gray
draughtsman
Christine Greaves
home economist
Alan Grenham
stand-by painter
Peter Grove
carpenter
Wayne Hammond
carpenter
Salonge Hartman
greens: France
Darren Hayward
carpenter
Norrie Henderson
metalworker
Terry Higgs
rigger
Michael Howlett
supervising metalworker
Emily Howsam
art department runner
Gary Ixer
stand-by propsman
Richard Jones
carpenter
Paul Lawlor
carpenter
Coralie Lew
art department assistant
Kevin Lloyd
stagehand
Anna-Maria Lund
scenic artist
Mary Luther
home economist
Ged Lyden
carpenter
Louise Marzaroli
art director: France
David Mayhew
carpenter
Eddie Murphy
carpenter
John Murray
metalworker
James Newell
painter
Gary Nixon
construction accountant
Eddie O'Neill
stand-by stagehand
Daniel O'Regan
carpenter
Colin Osgood
carpenter
Nick Pearce
painter
Dave Philpott
carpenter
Laurent Piron
assistant art director: France
Martin Reed
metalworker
Brian Reilly
supervising painter
Jason Reilly
painter
Shirley Robinson
art department coordinator
Roderick Ross
carpenter
Bernard Ryan
carpenter
Lee Sandales
assistant set decorator
Eddie Sansom
rigger
Mel Sansom
rigger
Nick Sargent
carpenter
Jason Seers
metalworker
Keith Smith
chargehand stagehand
Lee Smith
carpenter
Paul Smith
stagehand
Richard Smith
sculptor
Jim Staines
storyboard artist
Gerry Stewart
carpenter
Laurence Thomas
rigger
Leigh Thurbon
carpenter
Sarah 'Toad' Tozer
draughtsman
Robert Voysey
supervising plasterer
Peter Wallis
prop dresser
James Warren
painter
Tony Wass
metalworker
Stephen Watts
chargehand plasterer
Graham Weames
supervising carpenter
Barry Wilkinson
property master
Jamie Wilkinson
chargehand dressing props
Simon Wilkinson
chargehand stand-by propsman
Roger Willis
carpenter
Stuart Willis
stagehand
Alec Burnham
assistant art director
Andrew Garnet-Lawson
scenic artist
Saskia Green
art department assistant
Laurent Saimond
props buyer
Dicken Warner
thatcher
Sound Department
Mike Anderson
foley recordist
David Bell
sound intern
David Boulton
adr mixer
Frank Cadden
adr recordist
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
sound effects editor
Eric Dachs
assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman
re-recording mixer
Brian Gallagher
adr recordist
Aura Gilge
sound effects editor
Mick Gormaley
assistant sound editor
Andrew Griffiths
sound maintenance
Bradford L. Hohle
sound consultant: Dolby
Michael Kirchberger
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Dan Korintus
sound editor
Terrance Laudermilch
re-recordist
Jim McBride (sound department)
sound assistant
Jane McCulley
adr editor
Jeremy Molod
foley editor
Everett Moore
apprentice sound editor
Marnie Moore
foley artist
Chris Munro
production sound mixer
Douglas Murray
adr recordist
Larry Oatfield
foley editor
Bob Olari
re-recordist
Margie O'Malley
foley artist
Richard Quinn
dialogue editor
Alex Raspa
adr recordist
Frank Rinella
foley mixer
Sam Sarkar
sound assistant: Johnny Depp
Larry Schalit
dialogue editor
Jeffrey Stern
sound editor
Dominick Tavella
re-recording mixer
Andy Thompson
adr recordist: London
Roland Vajs
assistant adr editor
Deborah Wallach
adr editor
Jennifer L. Ware
sound effects editor
Mary Works
assistant sound editor
Paul J. Zydel
adr mixer
Kay Denmark
adr boom operator
Dan Gleich
sound effects recordist
Henry Godding Jr.
adr recordist
Special Effects
Stuart Brisdon
special effects supervisor
Mark Haddenham
special effects senior technician
James Davis III
special effects technician
Peter Haran
special effects technician
Graham Hills
special effects technician
Lawrence Michael
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Mark Bakowski
digital compositor: Mill Film
Helen Ball
digital compositor: Mill Film
Angus Cameron
digital supervisor: Mill Film
Brenda Coxon
visual effects production accountant: Mill Film
Mathew D'Angibau
visual effects clapper loader: Mill Film
Sean Danischevsky
digital compositor: Mill Film
John Grant
scan & record: Mill Film
Antony Hunt
visual effects producer: Mill Film
Katherine Lofting
production assistant: Mill Film
Rick Mietkowski
visual effects cameraman: Mill Film
Alice Mitchell
digital compositor: Mill Film
Daniel Pettipher
digital manager: Mill Film
David Sewell
digital compositor: Mill Film
Andy Stevens
visual effects focus puller: Mill Film
Sally Clayton
digital artist
Neil Harrison
senior systems administrator
Kieron Helsdon
digital artist
Paula Pope
digital coordinator
Stunts
Sarah Franzl
stunt double: Juliette Binoche
Richard Hammatt
stunt coordinator
Mark Lisbon
stunt double: Johnny Depp
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
still photographer
Jeremy Braben
aerial photographer
Trevor Coop
camera operator
Perry Cullen
electrician
Warren Ewen
electrician
Chuck Finch
gaffer
Stephen Finch
electrician
Will Finch
electrician
Guy Frost
clapper loader
Dan Garlick
grip assistant: FT2
Amy Gilliam
camera trainee
Alan Grosch
electrician
Johan Hallström
video assist operator
Mike Lloyd
focus puller: second unit
Colin Manning
grip
Graham Martyr
focus puller
Billy Merrell
best boy
Spencer Murray
clapper loader: second unit, assistant camera
Nick Pearson
crane grip: second unit
Mike Roberts
camera operator
James Swanson
camera assistant: aerial photography
Elliot Thomas
electrician
Andy Thomson
crane operator: second unit
Alf Tramontin
steadicam operator: second unit
Vincent Blasco
key grip
Wick Finch
gaffer: second unit
Brandon Lott
additional videographer
Peter Myslowski
camera grip: second unit
François Perrault-Alix
grip
Nick Schlesinger
camera operator, director of photography: second unit
Gordon Segrove
second clapper loader: France
Oliver Ward
camera technician: Wescam camera
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
casting: loop group
Mark Bennett
casting associate: New York
Antoinette Boulat
additional casting: France
Marty Cherrix
additional casting: US
Molly Clayton
casting associate: New York
Deborah Maxwell Dion
casting associate: Los Angeles
Brendan Donnison
casting: loop group
Amy Hubbard
casting: UK
John Hubbard
casting: UK
Ros Hubbard
casting: UK
Andreas Meszaros
extras casting director: France
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Hawkins
costume assistant
Sarah Higbid
costume buyer
Andrew Hunt
costume assistant
Joe Kowalewski
costume assistant
Jane Law
costume maker
Sophie Norinder
costume assistant
John Norster
associate costume designer
Sunita Singh
costume assistant
Clare Spragge
costume supervisor
Patricia Colin
wardrobe mistress
Tangi Crawford
assistant costume designer: USA
Barbara Ohren
seamstress, costumer
Editorial Department
Paul Apted
assistant editor: UK
Victoria Bate
trainee editor: UK
Ian Blume
trainee editor
Jennifer Davidoff Cook
associate editor
Larry Di Stefano
assistant editor: Canada
Linus Hume
post-production assistant
Peter Hunt
grader
Anne O'Brien
first assistant editor
Louise Seymour
post-production assistant: UK
Paul Wagtouicz
apprentice editor
Music Department
Maurice Alexander Et Son Orchestre Musette
performers: "Sous Les Toits De Paris"
Jeff Atmajian
orchestrations
Heather Bownass
co-music supervisor
Lou Bring's Orchestra
performers: "Two Sleepy People"
Nicholas Bucknall
musician: clarinet
David Carbonara
music editor
John Carbonara
assistant music editor
Chris Cozens
auricle
Hannah Davies
assistant: Rachel Portman
Chris Dibble
music recordist and mixer
Andrew Findon
musician: ethnic flutes
George Hamer
orchestra contractor
Jan Hendrickse
musician: ethnic flute
Robin Hickman
music engineer: "Minor Swing/They're Red Hot/Caravan"
Bob Last
music supervisor
New London Orchestra
performers: "Trois Gnossiennes"
Rene Nazelles
composer: "Sous Les Toits De Paris"
David Snell
conductor
Randy Spendlove
executive in charge of music
Edmund Vaughan
composer: "God Of Mercy And Compassion"
Stephen Coleman
music copyist
Paul S. Henning
assistant orchestrator
Jo Ann Kane
music copyist
Patrick Russ
orchestrator
Carl Rydlund
orchestrator
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Transportation Department
Brian Agar
unit driver: second unit
Neil Birdsall
driver: Aeroshoot Film Services
Tony Bird
transportation manager: Aeroshoot Film Services
Elise Crosnier
transportation coordinator: France
Louise Dean
unit driver: second unit
Gerry Floyd
unit driver: second unit
Rob Fowles
driver: Aeroshoot Film Services
Brian Hathaway
unit driver: second unit
Martin Lock
unit driver: second unit
Bruce Neighbour
unit driver: second unit
Jeff Oldman
unit driver: second unit
John Ott
driver: Aeroshoot Film Services
Terry Reece
unit driver: second unit
David Rosenbaum
transportation captain
Simon Saunders
unit driver: second unit
Charlie Simpson
driver: Aeroshoot Film Services
Kieran Smith
driver: Aeroshoot Film Services
Bill Turner
unit driver: second unit
Segolene Amice
driver: France
Olivier Suffert
production driver: Shannone MacIntosh
Other Crew
Betty Ainslie
assistant accountant
Stéphane Barlow
assistant location manager: France
Libbie Barr
script supervisor
Tarik Ait Ben Ali
stand-in
Walter Bienz
chocolate expert
Françoise Bouillon-Pommerolle
production accountant: France
Tabitha Burrill
assistant accountant
Carolyn Park-Chapman
floor runner
May Chu
assistant: Mr. Blomquist
Cleone Clarke
pre-production coordinator
Marceline Corthesy
acting coach: Victoire Thivisol
David Deane
health and safety advisor
Michel Degrange
assistant location manager: France
Christi Dembrowski
assistant: Johnny Depp
Vincent Dicop
assistant accountant: France
Alain Dominiecki
assistant accountant: France
Laetitia Dom
production secretary: France
Alex Fenn
production runner
Frédéric Greene
production accountant: France
Joanne Harris
special advisor
Christian Holden
cashier
Buck Holland
assistant: Johnny Depp
Katherine Hook
tutor: English
Janice Jacobs
travel: Disney Travel
Claudia Kalindjian
unit publicist: MacDonald & Rutter
Mary Luther
home economist
Michael Lynch
unit nurse
Alice Lyons
unit nurse
Scarlett Mackmin
choreographer
Rose Maher
assistant: Mr. Hallström
Lina Martins
assistant: Juliette Binoche
Paula McBreen
production coordinator
Marie McFerran
production coordinator: France
Damon Meredith
assistant location manager
Sylvie Milley
tutor: French
Natashya Newman
dog handler
Laura Obenaus
assistant: Mr. Hallström, Vancouver
Patrick Pesenti
location manager: France
David Pinnington
location manager
Peggy Plessas
dialect coach: Juliette Binoche
Stefano Priori
production accountant
Phil Rodowsky
combined dialogue continuity and spotting: On-Core Productions
Todd Rodowsky
combined dialogue continuity and spotting: On-Core Productions
Caroline Roemmele
assistant production coordinator
Pierre Salive
location manager: Beynac, France
John Sargent
post-production accountant: Sargent-Disc, {UK}
Nina Saxon
titles designer: main & end, New Wave Entertainment
Emma Stokes
stand-in
Alexander Streeter
floor runner
Imogen Stringer
production secretary
Nadia Venesse
dialect coach: Sally Taylor-Isherwood
Julia Wilson-Dixon
dialect coach
Doris Wood
assistant: Mr. Brown
Lyndsay Bullock
daily floor runner
James Chasey
stand-in
Rennie Cowan
projectionist
J.J. Holiday
guitar coach: Johnny Depp
Jean-Marie Modet
assistant location manager
Frédéric North
helicopter pilot
Roger Phillips
end titles
Jonathan Rutter
unit publicist
Eve Swannell
production runner
Thanks
Linda A. Borgeson
special thanks
Benoit Caron
special thanks: Commission Nationale du Film France
Sally Carter
special thanks
Stephen Carter
special thanks
Dana Coyle
special thanks
Hadley Davis
special thanks
Gisèle Dudoit
special thanks
Laura Engel
special thanks
Jane Nerlinger Evans
special thanks
Stuart Ford
special thanks
Simon Fowler
special thanks: The Fonthill Estate
Trevor Gilling
special thanks
Fabrice Gillotte
special thanks
John Hadity
special thanks
Kevin Hyman
special thanks
Hilary Nelson Jacobs
special thanks
Tracey Jacobs
special thanks
Susan Klee
special thanks
Gail Laurent
special thanks: Commission du Film de Bourgogne
Jack Lechner
special thanks
Thomas J. Mangan IV
special thanks
Mark McBride
special thanks
Morag McKay
special thanks
Lisa Mihaly
special thanks
Alistair Morrison
special thanks: The Fonthill Estate
Cameron Murdoch
special thanks
Claire Oberlander
special thanks
Jenny O'Grady
special thanks
Michele Platt
special thanks
Mike Roberts
in memory of
Marc Rosenblum
special thanks: Commission Nationale du Film France
Eric Roth
special thanks
Irena Salina
special thanks
Eric Shonz
special thanks
Michael Tovey
special thanks
Caroline Weeks
special thanks
John Weeks
special thanks
Andrea Wertheim
special thanks
Frank Wuliger
special thanks
Production Company
Miramax Films
David Brown Productions
Fat Free
Distributor
Miramax Films
Alliance Atlantis Home Video
Bac Films
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Laurenfilm
New Films International
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Senator Film
Special Effects
Mill Films (I)
Miscellaneous
Shepperton Studios
movie studio
A.T.V.
special thanks to
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
production insurance: in association with
ARRI Media
grip equipment supplied by
Abbey Road Studios
special thanks to
Aerial Camera Systems
StabC supplied by , helicopter supplied by
Aeroshoot Film Services
transportation manager
Air Studios
music recorded and mixed at
Angels & Bermans
costumes supplied by
Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies
Bath Film Office
special thanks to
Bon Bon Royale
special thanks to
Casting Collective
extras casting
Charbonnel et Walker
special thanks to
Chas Newens
boat supplied by
City of Beynac, The
special thanks to
City of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and its Residents, The
special thanks to
Commission Nationale du Film France
special thanks to
Commission du Film de Bourgogne
special thanks to
Disney Travel Corporation Inc.
travel arranged by
ED&F Man Holdings
special thanks to
Europcar
special thanks to
Fantasy Studios
foley recorded at
Gerard Ronay
special thanks to
Gestetner
special thanks to
Goldcrest Post Production London
adr recorded at: London
Great Northern Brokerage Services
production insurance provided by
Jacana Productions
animal handler: wallaby
Jean-Paul Hévin Chocolatier
special thanks to
Jo Anne Kane Music Services
copyist
Keylink Ltd.
special thanks to
Kodak
motion picture film, film stock supplied by
Lee Lighting
lighting equipment provided by
London Editing Machines Ltd.
editing equipment: UK
McDonald and Rutter
unit publicist
Metro Voices
special thanks to
Movietech
camera equipment provided by
Olswang
legal services provided by
On Location Education
additional tutors
On-Core Productions
combined dialogue continuity and spotting
Post-Productions
post-production services: NY
Production Copier Company
production equipment and services
Sargent-Disc
post-production accountant
Set Meals
caterers
Sony Classical
soundtrack available on
Sound One Corporation
post production sound services by
Sound
sound editorial by
South West Film Commission
special thanks to
Studio @ NWE
main and end titles designed by
Groupe TSF
special thanks to
Telecine
video transfers by
The Fonthill Estate
special thanks to
The Guatemalan Indian Centre
special thanks to
The Travel Company
travel arranged by
Turk Film Services Ltd.
boats supplied by
Télécatering
special thanks to
Wheeler Film Services
negative cutter
Witney Marquees
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