Chocolat (1988)

Directed by

Claire Denis

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 117 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In colonial Cameroon, a young French girl named France becomes close friends with Protée, the family's Black servant. Their bond unfolds against the backdrop of racial tensions and her parents' strained marriage.

meditativequietbittersweetsubtleatmosphericintrospectiveobservationalslow-burn

What happens

Chocolat is a 1988 French period drama film, written and directed by Claire Denis in her directorial debut. It follows a young girl who lives with her family in French Cameroon. Marc and Aimée Dalens (François Cluzet and Giulia Boschi) play the parents of protagonist France (Cécile Ducasse), who befriends Protée (Isaach de Bankolé), a Cameroonian who is the family's household servant. Chocolat was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film was critically received with largely positive notice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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