Analysis Of The Film Chocolat - 1383 Words

The foreign film that I chose to review was Chocolat, which was released in 2000 and was directed by Lasse Hallstrà ¶m. This film followed the story of Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), set in France about fifteen years after World War 2. They wandered around Europe, guided by the north wind, and they come across a small village. There, they opened up La Chocolaterie Maya, a chocolatier. The mayor, Comte de Reyaud (Alfred Molina) was very displeased with this since the town was steeped in strict tradition and was just starting to observe Lent. Her chocolate began to change the lives of everyone in the town, broke down barriers, renewed marriages, and freed people. The film ended with Vianne and her daughter settling down in the town for the first time, instead of moving on with the north wind and the town was changed forever. This film was based in France and the majority of the film was shot in the village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in Burgundy, France. The language that was spoken in the film was English with a strong French accent. There were some French words throughout the film and all the names such as the people, the village, and the businesses were French. There were several messages that the filmmakers were trying to communicate. One of these messages was that stereotypes are not always correct. According to the book, Communication Between Cultures, when people are confronted with a lack of familiarity or similarity, theyShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Film Chocolat Essay1937 Words   |  8 PagesRESEARCH REPORT  Ã‚   MED 4101 STUDYING THE MEDIA  Ã‚   VISHWARAJ PARDESHI  Ã‚     Ã‚   How  is the character of a woman represented  in the movie  Chocolat?  Ã‚   Case Study on  Chocolat  (2000).  Ã‚   In this research study, I am going to analyze the representation of the female character in the movie  Chocolat.  Chocolat  is the story of a young mother who arrives in French village with her daughter and opens a small  chocolatier. The female character that I am going to focus on in this study is that of  Vianne  Rocher.  Vianne  isRead MoreSexual Affronts and Racial Frontiers French Indochina and the Lover2642 Words   |  11 Pagesprimitive others. The former are considered as threat and enemy of the White culture. Bourgeois fear of assimilation [re]establishes boundaries and influences the entire society [the other social groups]. This moral bourgeois code, represented in the film, is politically defended and implemented in everyday life, it presents prescriptions for both, bourgeois [the lower-class Whites] and natives. In other words the external boundaries of the group are required to be defended by all its members. Hence