While recovering the ashes, Vianne sees the townspeople and the positive influence she's had on their lives, making chocolate for the festival she planned for Easter Sunday. Anouk, now attached to the town, refuses to go, and during a scuffle, the urn containing Vianne's mother's ashes breaks, scattering them over the floor. With the return of the north wind, Vianne decides she cannot win against Reynaud's strict traditions, and decides to move on. Horrified that the fire was actually arson and fearing blame, Reynaud orders him to leave the village and to not come back. Reynaud initially believed the fire was divine intervention until Serge confesses to starting it, saying he thought it was what he wanted. After the fire, Roux packs up and leaves with his group, much to Vianne's sadness. Armande dies in her home with Luc discovering her unresponsive, devastating both him and his mother. They escape unharmed, but Vianne is shaken. Later that night, Serge sets fire to boat Josephine is on as they sleep.
Josephine and Anouk fall asleep on a boat, while Roux and Vianne make love. When Caroline sees Luc dancing with his grandmother, she relents and begins to accept that Armande's influence in her son's life may be good.Īfter the party, Luc takes Armande home. They hold a birthday party for Armande with villagers and Romani on Roux's boat. Whereas most of the town objects to their presence, Vianne embraces them, developing a mutual attraction to Roux. Later that night, a drunken Serge breaks into the chocolaterie, attacking both women, but Josephine knocks him out.Īs the rivalry between Vianne and Reynaud intensifies, a band of river Romani camp near the village. Simultaneously, under Reynaud's instruction, Serge attempts to make amends for his abusiveness, eventually asking Josephine to come back to him, but she declines. As she works at the chocolate shop and learns the craft, her confidence slowly increases. Through their friendship, Josephine finds the courage to leave Serge after a rather violent beating, moving in with Vianne and Anouk. Vianne later develops a friendship with troubled Josephine, who is being physically abused by her husband Serge, who runs the local café. After finding out about their secret meetings, Caroline later reveals her mother is diabetic, but Armande continues to eat the chocolate regardless. Vianne arranges for him and his grandmother to meet in the chocolaterie, where they bond. Caroline is a widow and overly protective of Luc. Her cold, pious daughter Caroline will not let her see her grandson Luc as she is a "bad influence". However, the austere Mayor Reynaud, whose pride will not admit his wife had left him, speaks out against Vianne for tempting the people during Lent.Īrmande, Vianne's elderly eccentric landlady, is one of Vianne's first allies. With a friendly and alluring nature, she begins to make headway with some of the villagers. Although not fitting in well with the townspeople she is nevertheless optimistic. Vianne wears more colourful clothing than the village women, is atheist, and is a single mother. Vianne opens a chocolate shop, much to Reynaud's chagrin. In 1959, they arrive in a quiet, traditional French village, overseen by village mayor the Comte de Reynaud at the start of the 40 days of Lent. Vianne Rocher, an expert chocolatière and her six-year-old daughter Anouk, drift across Europe following the north wind, like her mother before her. Binoche won the European Film Award for Best Actress for her performance, while Dench was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2001. It received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film garnered a number of accolades, including many for its screenplay, direction, acting, and music. Critics gave the drama positive reviews, praising its acting performances, its screenplay and Rachel Portman's score. The film began a limited release in the United States on December 22, 2000, and went on general release on January 19, 2001. Soon, she and her chocolate influence the lives of the townspeople of this repressed French community in different and interesting ways. Adapted by screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs, Chocolat tells the story of Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives in the fictional French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes at the beginning of Lent with her six-year-old daughter, Anouk. Chocolat ( French pronunciation: ) is a 2000 film, based on the 1999 novel Chocolat by the English author, Joanne Harris, directed by Lasse Hallström.
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