Chocolate

Claire Denis19881h 45mClassic, Social Issues, Drama

Why we chose it

Claire Denis was forty-two when she made her debut, and she set it in the colonial Africa where she grew up as a civil servant’s daughter, with the last days of colonialism coming apart in memory. You can feel the heat in every frame.

Synopsis

It’s 1957 in Mindif, northern Cameroon. Little France, whose father is a French colonial administrator, spends her days with Protée, the family’s servant. Years later she returns to the house as a grown woman, and with her comes back everything that once lay between them.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Chocolat
Production year
1988
Decade
1980s
Duration
1h 45m
Festivals & Awards
Language
French, English, Hausa
Country
Cameroon, West Germany, France
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
Κ-12

Cannes Film Festival

Official Selection

1988

What others say

4.0
54 reviews

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