Chocolate is not only restricted for making your taste buds happy, but have also been a major source of inspiration for authors and film makers.
CHOCOLAT
Starting with Chocolat, a novel which came in 1999, it was written by Joanne Harris. It tells about the story of a young mother, called Vianne Rocher whose baking changed the lives of people living in her town. belgium chocolates In 2000, a film was made based on this novel. The movie was a huge success and earned US$ 150,000,000 from all over the globe. It won an Academy Award and nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best original Score in Golden Globe Awards.
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Author Laura Esquivel wrote a book called Like Water for Chocolate in 1989. The title in the native language means a recipe for hot chocolate and sexual arousal. Its adaptation to film was made in 1992, which earned US$ 21.6 million. The story revolves around Mexican cuisine and it’s magic. The films won 11 Ariel Awards from the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, including Best Picture.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
In 1964 a children’s novel was published by Roald Dahl, called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it is a story of a small boy called Charlie Bucket who takes a tour to the world’s greatest chocolate factory. Two film adaptations of this novel were made. First one was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory produced in 1971 which became a cult classic, it was based on Willy Wonka Candy Company which produces chocolates till date. Second adaptation was made in 2005 that is thirty four years later from the previous one, named Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was one of the highest earning films of the year which earned US$ 470,000,000 from all over the globe. It was also nominated in seventy eighth Academy Awards for Costume Design.
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