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Chocolat

  • 19881988
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.6K
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POPULARITY
23,065
2,236
Chocolat (1988)
A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.
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A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,065
2,236
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    • Director
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Claire Denis
      • Jean-Pol Fargeau
    • Stars
      • Isaach De Bankolé
      • Giulia Boschi
      • François Cluzet
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Claire Denis
      • Jean-Pol Fargeau
    • Stars
      • Isaach De Bankolé
      • Giulia Boschi
      • François Cluzet
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Giulia Boschi in Chocolat (1988)
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    Giulia Boschi and Isaach De Bankolé in Chocolat (1988)
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    Isaach De Bankolé
    Isaach De Bankolé
    • Protée
    Giulia Boschi
    Giulia Boschi
    • Aimée Dalens
    François Cluzet
    François Cluzet
    • Marc Dalens
    Jean-Claude Adelin
    • Luc
    Laurent Arnal
    • Machinard
    Jean Bediebe
    • Prosper
    Jean-Quentin Châtelain
    • Courbassol
    Emmanuelle Chaulet
    Emmanuelle Chaulet
    • Mireille Machinard
    Kenneth Cranham
    Kenneth Cranham
    • Boothby
    Jacques Denis
    • Joseph Delpich
    Cécile Ducasse
    • France enfant…
    Clementine Essono
    • Marie-Jeanne
    Didier Flamand
    Didier Flamand
    • Capt. Védrine
    Essindi Mindja
    • Blaise
    Donatus Ngala
    Edwige Nto Ngon a Zock
    Philemon Blake Ondoua
    Mireille Perrier
    Mireille Perrier
    • France Dalens
    • Director
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Claire Denis
      • Jean-Pol Fargeau
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    • Trivia
      The title, Chocolat, comes from the 1950s slang meaning "to be cheated", and thus refers to the status in French Cameroon of being black and being cheated; it is also an allusion to Protée's dark-brown skin and the racial fetishism of Africans by Europeans.
    • Quotes

      Marc Dalens: When you look at the hills, beyond the houses and beyond the trees, where the earth touches the sky, that's the horizon. Tomorrow, in the daytime, I'll show you something. The closer you get to that line, the farther it moves. If you walk towards it, it moves away. It flees from you. I must also explain this to you. You see the line. You see it, but it doesn't exist.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Jacknife/The Adventures of Baron Munchausen/Skin Deep/Chocolat (1989)

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    a thoughtful and interesting movie
    By way of a woman's remembrance we are asked to reflect upon themes - coming of age, colonialism, race, religion, the power of the elements - that are often presented in a heavy-handed and awkward manner.

    This film is very understated and thoughtful. There is no one single message or moral here; these are complex themes and so there is often ambiguity.

    I liked this film very much. I know this will seem trite, but, not many American Directors make small films like this - ones that deal with complex themes in a gentle and intelligent manner.
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    • Mar 2, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • West Germany
      • Cameroon
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Hausa
    • Also known as
      • Chocolate
    • Filming locations
      • Mindif, Cameroon
    • Production companies
      • Caroline Productions
      • Cerito Films
      • Cinémanuel
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,319,801
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,710
      • Sep 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,319,801
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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