Chocolat - Valentine's Day

Tuesday, February 14 at 7:30pm
Members $10 / Public $15 / Includes Reception
CHOCOLAT
Based on the novel by Joanne Harris
Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina,Judi Dench
Nominated for Five Academy Awards, including Best Picture
In 1959, a mysterious woman named Vianne (Juliette Binoche) moves with her young
daughter into a small French village, where much of the community's activities are
dominated by the local Catholic church. A few days after settling into town, Vianne opens
up a confectionery shop across the street from the house of worship -- shortly after the
beginning of Lent. While the townspeople are supposed to be abstaining from worldly
pleasures, Vianne tempts them with unusual and delicious chocolate creations, using her
expert touch to create just the right candy to break down each customer's resistance. But
the Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina), the town's mayor, is not the least bit amused; he is
eager to see Vianne run out of town before she leads the town into a deeper level of temptation.
Vianne, however, is not to be swayed, and with the help of another new arrival in town, a
handsome Irish Gypsy named Roux (Johnny Depp), she plans a "Grand Festival of Chocolate,"
to be held on Easter Sunday. USA/France, 2000, 121 min.; Directed by Lasse Hallstr