Chocolat (2000)

Using a Skillet

Vianne (Juliette Binoche) defends the household when Josephine’s (Lena Olin) abusive husband (Peter Stormare) breaks in.

Directed by Lasse Hallström.

Released in 2000 by Miramax Films.

related tags 

  • character-type: Drunk
  • character-type: Wife
  • character-type: Husband
  • character-type: Bully
  • action: Choke
  • action: Beat
  • action: Push
  • action: Shout
  • action: Smack
  • action: Yell
  • editors-choice: Tuff Chicks
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Romance
  • mood: Violent
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Door
  • prop: Pots
  • setting: House
  • theme: Violence
  • theme: Aggression
  • theme: Strength
  • actor: Juliette Binoche
  • actor: Peter Stormare
  • actor: Victoire Thivisol
  • actor: Lena Olin
  • director: Lasse Hallström
  • producer: Leslie Holleran
  • producer: Meryl Poster
  • producer: Michelle Raimo
  • producer: Kit Golden
  • producer: Alan C. Blomquist
  • producer: Harvey Weinstein
  • producer: Bob Weinstein
  • cinematographer: Roger Pratt
  • composer: Rachel Portman
  • editor: Andrew Mondshein
  • costume-designer: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
  • production-designer: David Gropman
  • role-name: Anouk Rocher
  • role-name: Vianne
  • role-name: Serge Muscat
  • role-name: Josephine Muscat
  • screenwriter: Joanne Harris
  • screenwriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs
  • year: 2000
  • studio: Miramax Films