Three Stars: ˜˜˜
As delightful as chocolate itself, this 2000 film is equally dangerous to one’s worldview. An unhealthy dose of reform is mixed with a liberal cast into the rather unsubtle recipe of an innocent woman being victimized by small-minded townsfolk. While this stagnant village was in definite need of some stirring, this French Pollyanna seduces them several steps beyond tolerance to outright revelry. Wrapped in delicious coatings of charity and gypsies, the gooey center of this movie is quite sticky.
MEMORABLE QUOTES
“Don't worry so much about supposed to.”
“I think that we can't go around measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think we've got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create—and who we include.”
“The first Comte de Reynaud expelled all the radical Huguenots in this village. You and your truffles present a far lesser challenge.”
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