Chocolat is a novel by Joanne Harris. It tells the story of a young widowed mother who arrives in a fictional oppressed French village and uses her chocolate to bring joy to people's lives. Chocolat is the French spelling, and is properly pronounced (approximately) "SHOW - ko - LAH".

In 2000, the book was adapted to film by Robert Nelson Jacobs. It was directed by Lasse Hallström and starred Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Hugh O'Conor, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare and Leslie Caron. The film was shot in the village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in Burgundy.

A completely different movie titled Chocolat and directed by Claire Denis was made in 1988.

Academy Awards nominations

• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Juliette Binoche);
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Judi Dench);
• Best Music, Original Score;
• Best Picture;
• Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.

External links

• Benjamin Newman wrote a filk song based on the 2000 movie *(lyrics) (http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/01/bnewman/songs/lyrics/PriestessOfChocolate.txt) *(MP3) (http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/01/bnewman/songs/music/PriestessOfChocolate.mp3). Warning, the lyrics of this song contain plot spoilers.
• Chocolat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241303/) at the Internet Movie Database

fr:Le Chocolat