This is a film about change, focusing on shaping group portraits. In the late 1950s, the French rural towns had beautiful scenery and conservative folk customs, and the unimaginable religious power of the Chinese had enveloped the daily lives of citizens. People must go to church, they must plant flowers in the garden, and women must be pious. Should they live according to customs or listen to their hearts? The hedonism from the United States has landed in Normandy. Even the church priests who look like Lord Fredo of "Lord of the Rings"—they have a pair of pure blue eyes—sweep the floor while humming American rock music.
Mother and daughter Ian wandered to town with unstoppable chocolates. Ian, like a beautiful, kindly changes people's trajectory. She always stands at the door of the store, tempting the ascetic citizens of the town with chocolate, so that they can restore some vitality to life. Seeing this, you may have to ask: Has the effect of chocolate been exaggerated? Is it so magical? I believe that of course this is just a romantic prop. Regardless of whether the taste is so hypnotizing or not, the color just makes people salivate. Mr. Mayor, who has always been pure-hearted and not close to food, couldn't stay up anymore and climbed into Ian's shop in the middle of the night. But he was here to smash the chocolate, and he didn't expect that because a little bit of star powder splashed on his lips, he opened his mouth and fell madly in love with chocolate. Old Master Confucius said that it is reasonable: the sex of a colorist is also.
It's a pity that Juliet is older than Nosh, and her acting skills are no longer the protruding and flamboyant in "Fire Lover", "Xinqiao Lover", and "Blue". Her eyes are helplessly old, but she is still so cute. The cuteness is pink. I believe that only France produces such a woman.
The director's narrative methods are not too clever, and there is no surprise like Chislovsky or Kubrick switching shots. The imagination of the film is not enough, and the traces of commercial films are too heavy. But the actors' acting skills are pretty good, including Ian's daughter, little boy Luke and other supporting roles. The freedom-seeking old lady performed well, like the one who played the elderly Ruth in "Titanic", but after all, there is a kind of artificial taste, which is to blame for the director, I think.
"Chocolate" is not as natural as "Angel Loves Beauty", and the theme is somewhat like a platter. Ian, who spent considerable pen and ink talking about women, gave the grandson's poems to the old lady, was abused by her husband and had a thief habit, Ian, who wandered around with her daughter, and was summoned by the north wind. These characters are probably the most glamorous in the film. They are unforgettable because of the uniqueness of the soul. It's a pity that "Chocolate" is only a leisure fruit after all. The story is French, but at its core (including the envelope) it is Hollywood-style popular.
Fortunately, the film is picturesque, with beautiful and harmonious tones, which is pleasing to the eye, thick and slender, and the soundtrack is also rippling, and the facial features are very useful.
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