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BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE Canada 1999 Director: Anne Wheeler Cast: Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Peter Outerbridge Running time: 1h 38m Print source: Alliance Atlantis Pictures Int., Toronto Tel: +1 416 9671174 Fax: +1 416 9600971 E-mail: info@allianceatlantis.com Regissøren Anne Wheeler, født i 1946, har mottatt anerkjennelse for sitt arbeid med både TV-produksjon og spillefilm. Wheeler står blant annet bak A WAR STORY fra 1981, som forteller om hennes fars år som krigsfange under andre verdenskrig. The Director Anne Wheeler (b. 1946) has earned critical acclaim for her work in both television and feature film. Her films include A WAR STORY (1981), a documentary feature about her father’s years as a prisoner of war during World War II. Filmografi (utvalg / selection) 1981 A WAR STORY 1986 LOYALTIES 1988 BYE BYE BLUES 1999 BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE 2000 MARINE LIFE 2002 A WILDERNESS STATION
19 år gamle Maggie forelsker seg hodestups i en annen ung kvinne, Kim, bare timer før hennes mor Lila og broren Paul flytter inn hos henne. De fire ender opp med å bo sammen, mens Maggie forsøker å holde sin kjærlighet til Kim skjult. I Maggies vennekrets befinner den nylig kjønnsopererte nattklubbsangerinnen Judy seg. Maggies mor blir raskt bestevenn med Judy, uten å vite at hun inntil nylig gikk under navnet Jeremy. Det meste avsløres i løpet av en intim natt. BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE er en romantisk komedie om uortodoks kjærlighet mellom mennesker som strever med å finne et godt liv. 19-year-old Maggie falls helplessly in love with another young woman, Kim, hours before her mother Lila and brother Paul moves in with her. The four end up sharing a household while Maggie tries to keep her secret love from her mother. Maggie’s circle of friends includes the transgendered nightclub singer Judy, who is in love with Maggie’s repressed boss, Frances. Mother Lila befriends Judy, unaware of the fact that Judy was, until recently, Jeremy. Everything is, however, revealed during a night of intimate confessions. BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE is a romantic comedy about unusual characters trying to find a way to make the best of their lives and loves.
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