Single mom Vianne brings her six-year-old daughter to move into a small French just before the beginning of Lent. They set up shop across the street from the local church in this deeply religious town, selling the one thing that categorically makes all of life better--chocolate! But the townspeople are told to give up chocolate for Lent! Tragedy ensues! (Did I mention the forbidden chocolate?)
Ok, despite the epic loss of chocolate (well, really, its epic victory), this movie is a terrific testimony to the power of embrace over exclusion, and creating a community that makes a home for outsiders whether they choose to stay or not.
How to Commemorate
Eat chocolate.
Make chocolate.
Chocolate!!
**This movie is also great for Easter. Just saying. It gets Lent coming and going.
It is during a blistery snowstorm that a mysterious man completely covered in coats and bandages arrives at the inn in the village of Iping, acting gruffly and demanding to left alone. The man continues to act bizarrely, becoming the talk of the town. Eventually small thefts begin to occur and the man--Griffin--reveals his invisibility during a fit of temper with his landlady. Griffin flees to the downs for refuge where he… well, you should really read the book for yourself. It’s a classic and a short one at that.
How to Commemorate
Hold a council to decide what you would do if you became invisible. (Skip over locker rooms. They’re a given.)
Discuss how you would combat an invisible opponent.
Visit an old friend from school.
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Single mom Vianne brings her six-year-old daughter to move into a small French just before the beginning of Lent. They set up shop across the street from the local church in this deeply religious town, selling the one thing that categorically makes all of life better--chocolate! But the townspeople are told to give up chocolate for Lent! Tragedy ensues! (Did I mention the forbidden chocolate?)
