What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates and Leonardo DiCaprio.
 The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother and mentally impaired younger brother in a sleepy Midwestern town.
 Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name.
 The film was well-received; DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role.
Natalie Dormer (born 11 February 1982) is an English actress.
 Born and brought up in Berkshire, she was educated at Chiltern Edge Secondary School and Reading Blue Coat School, and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
 Her first professional acting role was in the Shakespeare comedy "The Comedy of Errors" in 2003.
 She made her screen debut in Lasse Hallstrom's romantic film "Casanova" (2005), followed by a small part in the dramedy "Distant Shores" (2005).
 She received widespread praise for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn on the Showtime series "The Tudors" (2007–08), and was nominated for two Gemini Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Drama Series.
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (] ; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director.
 He first became known for directing almost all music videos by pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director.
 He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for "My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund)" (1985) and later for "The Cider House Rules" (1999).
 His other celebrated directorial works include "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) and "Chocolat" (2000).
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio ( ; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmental activist.
 DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s, after which he had recurring roles in various television series such as the soap opera "Santa Barbara" and the sitcom "Growing Pains".
 He began his film career by starring as Josh in "Critters 3" (1991).
 He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir "This Boy's Life" (1993), and was praised for his supporting role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993).
 He gained public recognition with leading roles in "The Basketball Diaries" (1995) and the romantic drama "Romeo + Juliet" (1996), before achieving international fame with James Cameron's epic romance "Titanic" (1997), which became the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's science fiction film "Avatar" (2009) overtook it.
Malia Scotch Marmo is an American screenwriter, best known for writing Lasse Hallstrom's "Once Around" and Steven Spielberg's "Hook."
 Most recently, Scotch Marmo collaborated with Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar on "Good Morning Karachi".
 Scotch Marmo also teaches screenwriting and, through the Sundance Institute and other organizations, mentors aspiring filmmakers.
Chocolat (] ) is a 2000 British-American romantic comedy-drama film based on the novel "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris, and was directed by Lasse Hallström.
 Adapted by screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs, "Chocolat" tells the story of a young mother, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives at the fictional, repressed French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes with her six-year-old daughter and opens "La Chocolaterie Maya", a small chocolaterie.
 Her chocolate quickly begins to change the lives of the townspeople.
Mary Kate Schellhardt (born November 1, 1978) is an American actress.
 She is known for her roles as Ellen in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), and in Ron Howard's "Apollo 13" (1995).
Darlene Cates (born Rita Darlene Guthrie; December 13, 1947 – March 26, 2017) was an American actress.
 She was best known for her role in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", in which she played the title character's housebound mother.
Margaret Elizabeth "Libby" Villari (née Webb; born November 17, 1951) is an American actress.
 She is best known for her recurring role as Mayor Lucy Rodell on "Friday Night Lights".
 Her film appearances include "Infamous", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "Boys Don't Cry", and "The Faculty".
Kevin Tighe (b. Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theatre since the late 1960s.
 He attended University of Southern California where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting.
 Tighe earned a role in "The Graduate" starring Dustin Hoffman and then served in the U.S. Army.
 Following his military service, he returned to acting, working under contract for Paramount Pictures.
 In 1971 he signed a contract with Universal Studios and got the part of Fireman Roy DeSoto on the NBC series "Emergency!
" (1972–77).
 He has made many guest appearances in TV shows such as "Ellery Queen", "Cos", and "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries".
 Tighe's film credits include "Road House", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", and "Jade".
 Tighe won a Genie Award for best supporting actor in 1994 for "I Love a Man in Uniform".
 In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper, the father of John Locke, on the ABC series "Lost".

Question: Lasse Hallstrom is known for directing "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and which 2000 romantic comedy based on a book by Joanne Harris?
Answer: Chocolat (] ) is a 2000 British-American romantic comedy-drama film based on the novel "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris, and was directed by Lasse Hallström