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Chocolat

Chocolat

19886.91h 44m

Overview

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.

Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Jean-Pol Fargeau, Claire Denis
Produced by Gérard Crosnier, Alain Belmondo, Jean-Paul Belmondo
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Top Cast

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Protée

Giulia Boschi

Giulia Boschi

Aimée Dalens

François Cluzet

François Cluzet

Marc Dalens

Jean-Claude Adelin

Jean-Claude Adelin

Luc

L

Laurent Arnal

Machinard

Jean Bédiébé

Jean Bédiébé

Prosper

Jean-Quentin Châtelain

Jean-Quentin Châtelain

Courbassol

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Mireille Machinard

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Jonathan Boothby

Jacques Denis

Jacques Denis

Joseph Delpich

Themes & Keywords

africasexual tensioncolonialismsemi autobiographicalwoman directorcameroon1950s

About Chocolat

Chocolat is a drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of africa, sexual tension, colonialism, semi autobiographical, woman director, cameroon. Directed by Claire Denis, it stars Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet. 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.

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