Better Than Chocolate (1999)

101 min · Coming Out, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Social Drama, romantic comedy

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Directors

Anne Wheeler

Cast

Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Marya Delver, Tony Nappo, Peter Outerbridge, Veena Sood, Kevin Mundy, Jay Brazeau, Beatrice Zeilanger, Gerald Varga, Robert Parent, Corrine Koslo

The story

Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) has dropped out of university and moved out on her own, staying on a couch in the back of a bookstore selling LGBT literature. She receives a phone call from her mother Lila (Wendy Crewson), who is divorcing Maggie's father after learning of his affair. Lila and Maggie's brother, Paul, are forced to move in with Maggie, who has to scramble to find a loft sublet before their arrival.

Catalogue themes and tags

1999, Coming Out, Conservative, Geheimnisse, Lesben, Lesbian Kiss, Lesbian Sex, Mann in Frauenkleidern, Mother, Motherly Love, Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, Parents Place, Pärchen, Transsexualism, Vancouver, Romantic comedy, LGBT, Gay, Gay Interest, Comedy, Gay Themed, Romance Film

Genres

Coming Out, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Social Drama, romantic comedy

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