- Better Than Chocolate
Infobox Film
name = Better Than Chocolate
caption = Movie poster
director =Anne Wheeler
producer =Sharon McGowan Peggy Thompson
writer =Peggy Thompson
narrator =
starring =Wendy Crewson Karyn Dwyer Christina Cox
music =Graeme Coleman
cinematography =Gregory Middleton
editing =Alison Grace
distributor =Motion International Trimark Pictures
released =February 14 1999
runtime = 102 mins
country = flagicon|CanadaCanada
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0168987"Better Than Chocolate" is a 1999 Canadian
romantic comedy movie shot inVancouver directed byAnne Wheeler .Plot
Maggie (
Karyn Dwyer ) has recently moved out on her own, and has started a relationship with another woman, Kim (Christina Cox ). However, Maggie's mother Lila (Wendy Crewson ) and brother are forced to move into her tiny loft sublet with her. Maggie's freedom is compromised, and she believes she must keep her blossoming affair a secret. However, the clandestine romance introduces Maggie's family to a host of new experiences, many of which are "better than chocolate."Other cast and subplots
The cast also includes
Ann-Marie MacDonald as Frances, the owner of alesbian bookstore where Maggie works, andPeter Outerbridge as Judy, a male to femaletranssexual with an unrequited crush on Frances.Awards
The film won numerous awards at film festivals around the world and was ranked 31st on the "
Hollywood Reporter "'s Top 200independent film s list of 1999. It is one ofCanada 's highest grossing films of all time according to theCannes Film Festival Website.Background
The film takes its name from a lyric in
Sarah McLachlan 's song "Ice Cream", "Your love is better than chocolate".Veena Sood , the sister of McLachlan's husbandAshwin Sood , has a small role in the film as a religious protestor.The plot line about the bookstore is a fairly direct reference to Vancouver's
Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium and its travails withCanada Customs . Ann-Marie MacDonald, who plays the bookstore's owner, is a well-known Canadian author.References
External links
* [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=44&csid1=357&navid=87&fid3=555&offset= Better Than Chocolate] at the [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp Canadian Film Reference Library]
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