Review of Chocolat (2000) by Pascal M — 09 Sep 2011

Lovely movie, with two very good actors...Some up and downs but overall entertaining...

This review of Chocolat (2000) was written by Pascal M on 09 Sep 2011.

Chocolat has generally received positive reviews.

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