I didn't see the remake. I did like Chocolate. But I could see were taste would make someone puke. The 50's version is fairly good considering the time frame. Its plot is a French airistocracy who had an spinal injury as a child. He is deformed shorter than others. He is a famous artist, but a drunkard. Going after the wrong lifestyle, and won't fall for the woman who love him. Fairly good tragic story.
Tom