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Chocolate in popular culture

 

Cadbury Creme Eggs are fondant-filled chocolate eggs.

Holidays

Chocolate is one of the most popular treats given on holidays. On Valentine's Day, a box of chocolate is given, usually with flowers and a greeting card. It is given on other holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and birthdays, although no special chocolate creation is common on these holidays. On Easter, chocolate eggs are popular gifts. A chocolate egg is a confectionery made primarily of chocolate, and can either be solid, hollow, or filled with cream.

Books and film

Chocolate has been the center of several successful book and film adaptations. In 1964, Roald Dahl published a children's novel titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The novel centers around a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who takes a tour through the greatest chocolate factory in the world, owned by Willy Wonka. Two film adaptations of the novel were produced. The first was Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, a 1971 film which later became a cult classic. Thirty-four years later, a second film adaptation was produced, titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The 2005 film was very well received by critics^[1] and was one of the highest grossing films of its year, earning over US$470,000,000 worldwide.^[2] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was also recognized at the 78th Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Costume Design for Gabriella Pesucci.^[3]

Chocolat is a 1999 novel by Joanne Harris. It tells the story of Vianne Rocher, a young mother, whose confections change the lives of the townspeople through magic. The 2000 film adaptation, Chocolat, also proved successful, grossing over US$150,000,000 worldwide,^[4] and receiving Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Original Score.^[5][6]

1. ^ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Rotten Tomatoes, su rottentomatoes.com, Rotten Tomatoes. URL consultato il 29 maggio 2008.
2. ^ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Box Office Mojo, su boxofficemojo.com, Box Office Mojo. URL consultato il 29 maggio 2008.
3. ^ Nominees and Winners - 78th Annual Academy Awards, su oscars.org, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. URL consultato il 7 giugno 2008.
4. ^ Chocolat at Box Office Mojo, su boxofficemojo.com, Box Office Mojo. URL consultato il 29 maggio 2008.
5. ^ Chocolat at the Academy Awards database, su awardsdatabase.oscars.org, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. URL consultato il 30 maggio 2008.
6. ^ Chocolat at the Golden Globes database, su goldenglobes.org, Hollywood Foreign Press Association. URL consultato il 30 maggio 2008.