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Chocolat

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1988 film directed by Claire Denis

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6.9

On her way to visit her childhood home in a colonial outpost in Northern Cameroon, a young French woman recalls her childhood, her memories concentrating on her family's houseboy.

Released: 1988-05-18104 minDir: Claire DenisDrama

Cast

  • Isaach de Bankolé as Protée
  • Giulia Boschi as Aimée Dalens
  • François Cluzet as Marc Dalens
  • Jean-Claude Adelin as Luc
  • Laurent Arnal as Machinard
  • Jean Bédiébé as Prosper

Themes

  • africa
  • sexual tension
  • colonialism
  • semi autobiographical
  • woman director
  • cameroon
  • 1950s

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

4,736 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

81/100

Year
1988
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Drama
Rated
PG-13
Awards
1 win & 3 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
French
Director
Claire Denis
Screenwriter
Claire Denis
Cast member
Mireille Perrier
Producer
Wim Wenders
Narrative location
Cameroon
Duration
105
FilmAffinity ID
626096
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1989-08-24
title
Chocolat
distributed by
Netflix
review score
71%
assessment
Bechdel test
costume designer
Christian Gasc
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