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Chocolate

Claire Denis19881h 45mClassic, Social Issues, Drama

Written by Cinobo

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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Also known as: Chocolat

Festival screenings: Cannes FF
Language: French, English, Hausa
Country: Cameroon, West Germany, France
Subtitles: Greek
Age rating: 15+

Cannes Film Festival

Official Selection

1988

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