chocolat is a british-american romance and drama movie. it was released december 15, 2000. it is about events in a fictional dull french village during the autumn-winter of 1959. a woman opens a chocolate shop. one customer, armande, is diabetic. she, however, continues eating chocolate. armande later dies from her illness. juliette binoche plays vianne, carrie-anne moss plays caroline clairmont and judi dench plays armande (the diabetic woman).