
Chocolate
- Claire Denis
- 1988
- 1h 45m
- Classic, Social Issues, Drama
The great Claire Denis's first feature film remains the best cinematic capture of the vastness and warmth of the African continent, reflected through the end of colonialism and the fragmentation of memory.
Synopsis
A French woman returns to her ancestral home in Cameroon, the first colonial plantation, and there she remembers her childhood, with an emphasis on her unexpected relationship with a black servant.

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Language
French, English, Hausa
Also known as
Chocolat | Σοκολάτα
Festival screenings
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Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
15+
Official Selection
Cannes Film Festival
1988