When an exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the French village of Lansquenet & opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock
- especially as it is the beginning of Lent the traditional season of self-denial. As passions flare & the conflict escalates the whole community takes sides. Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the sinful pleasure of a chocolate truffle?