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Il cioccolato nella cultura popolare

 

Cadbury Creme Eggs are fondant-filled chocolate eggs.

Feste

Spesso il cioccolato viene usato per fare dei regali durante le feste. Il giorno di San Valentino, ad esempio, è tradizione regalare cioccolatini al proprio partner o ai propri amici. Anche a Natale molto spesso viene regalato del cioccolato e, soprattutto, durante la Pasqua, festa in cui si regalano uova di cioccolato (solitamente a bambini).

Libri e 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.