Better Than Chocolate

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Better Than Chocolate
Directed by	Anne Wheeler
Produced by	Sharon McGowan Peggy Thompson
Written by	Peggy Thompson
Starring	Wendy Crewson Karyn Dwyer Christina Cox
Music by	Graeme Coleman
Cinematography	Gregory Middleton
Editing by	Alison Grace
Distributed by	Motion International Trimark Pictures
Release date(s)	February 14, 1999
Running time	102 mins
Country	Canada
Language	English
IMDb profile

Better Than Chocolate is a 1999 Canadian romantic comedy movie shot in Vancouver directed by Anne Wheeler.

1 Plot
- 1.1 Other cast and subplots
2 Awards
3 Background
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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."

[edit] Other cast and subplots

The cast also includes Ann-Marie MacDonald as Frances, the owner of a lesbian bookstore where Maggie works, and Peter Outerbridge as Judy, a male to female transsexual with an unrequited crush on Frances.

[edit] Awards

The film won numerous awards at film festivals around the world and was ranked 31st on the Hollywood Reporter's Top 200 independent films list of 1999. It is one of Canada's highest grossing films of all time according to the Cannes Film Festival Website.

[edit] 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 husband Ashwin 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 with Canada Customs. Ann-Marie MacDonald, who plays the bookstore's owner, is a well-known Canadian author.

[edit] References

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