Valentine’s Day: love stories and chocolate

On Valentine's Day, watching romantic films is a must: in this article, we list some famous romance and chocolate themed movies: starting from from the well-known "Chocolat" by Lasse Hallström to the iconic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Tim Burton, inspired by the beautiful novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.

Chocolate has always had a role in love stories and romance. For this reason, it has had a leading role in many films, novels, and poems perfect for Valentine's Day. As an elixir of love, several historical anecdotes link chocolate to passion. The story goes that the first person to use chocolate as a Valentine's Day symbol was Richard Cadbury, producer of the first, smaller, easy to keep in your pocket, heart-shaped chocolates, which soon became a symbol of romance.

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Our movie list for Valentine's Day: a romantic mix of love and chocolate

Many Valentine's Day movies are also about chocolate. Here are some with romantic words, advice, and anecdotes about love: sit back and take note, it may be useful for a Valentine's Day celebration!

Chocolat

Who hasn't dreamed of the famous film with Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche? In Chocolat, chocolate is pure temptation and upset the lives of the quiet French village Lansquenet-sur-Tannes. It is chocolate, represented as a work of art, that unleashes a real war against conventions, in a romantic and touch struggle between desire and abstinence, emotion, and abstinence. There are many sequences dedicated to the preparation of sweets and chocolates (irresistible!). Chocolat is a hymn to the rediscovery of the pleasures of life, a perfect movie to watch on Valentine's Day.

Lezioni di Cioccolato (Chocolate Lessons)

When love springs up, thanks to chocolate, this rom-com is all about the love between the two leading roles who fall in love during a chocolate making course. Violante Placido and Luca Argentero play the role of Mattia and Cecilia, overwhelmed by intense feelings.

"Chocolate lets you experience moments of ecstasy".

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

It's not a real love story, but there's love in it, in all its forms. Tim Burton's film, inspired by the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, reminds us how much longing for love there is in every person and everywhere. In Wonka's incredible story, love fills the voids caused by greed. In the background, the production of chocolate has made millions of children and adults dream, a perfect metaphor for the fullness of life: two things we all need: lots of love and just as much chocolate.

“In the end, Charlie Bucket won a golden ticket to the chocolate factory. But Willy Wonka received something even better, a family. And one thing was absolutely certain, life had never been sweeter”.

Chocolate in movies: the most famous scenes

"My mama always said: life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." How many times have you heard or read this famous quote? It is part of a speech (among the 100 best movie quotes of all time) given by the protagonist in the film Forrest Gump (6 Oscars and 3 Golden Globes), played by Tom Hanks. Life, a surprise to be unwrapped, just like chocolate. Here are some other examples of romantic films with chocolate themes:

• Strawberry and Chocolate by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío
• Le Cœur chocolat by Oliver Dommenget