Chocolat

Name: Chocolat
Genre: Drama
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 69

1988, Drama, 1h 45m

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Movie Info

An affluent white woman named France (Mireille Perrier) returns to her childhood home in Cameroon after many years of living in France. While there, she reflects upon her youth. When she was growing up in the former French colony in the 1950s, her life was one of privilege, escape and ignorance. She bonded with an African servant named Protée (Isaach De Bankolé), even though she was unaware of the larger racial and social tensions stirring all around her.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Claire Denis
Producer:

Alain Belmondo, Gérard Crosnier
Writer:

Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Release Date (Theaters):

Jul 18, 1980 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 24, 2001
Runtime:

1h 45m

Cast & Crew

Isaach De Bankolé
Protée

Giulia Boschi
Aimée Dalens

François Cluzet
Marc Dalens

Cecile Ducasse
France enfant, France

Jean-Claude Adelin
Luc

Jacques Denis
Joseph Delpich

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Critic Reviews for Chocolat

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Full Review… Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times

Full Review… Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Full Review… Shannon Gramas Spectrum Culture

Full Review… Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Full Review… Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Full Review… Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com

Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

Full Review… Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Full Review… Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Full Review… Leonard Klady Movie City News

Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice

Full Review… Graham Barron Apollo Guide

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Audience Reviews for Chocolat

Feb 27, 2013

An evocative and beautifully shot period drama set in colonial Cameroon. The lethargic pacing and drawn out scenes make it a bit of a slog to sit through but there's no denying it's quiet power and that it has important points to make. Claire Denis went on to make the much better, similarly themed White Material.

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