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Chocolat

  • 1988
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.2K
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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.

  • Director
    • Claire Denis
  • Writers
    • Claire Denis
    • Jean-Pol Fargeau
  • Stars
    • Isaach De Bankolé
    • Giulia Boschi
    • François Cluzet
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Claire Denis
      • Jean-Pol Fargeau
    • Stars
      • Isaach De Bankolé
      • Giulia Boschi
      • François Cluzet
    • 31User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast28

    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
    • (as Jean Quentin Chatelain)
    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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    User reviews31

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Chocolat' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

    Nulla facilisi etiam dignissim diam quis enim lobortis scelerisque
    Lorem ipsum dolorSit amet consecteturAdipiscing elitSed do eiusmodTempor incididuntUt labore et doloreMagna aliquaUt enim ad minimVeniam quisNostrud exercitation
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    • Trivia
      In a 1989 interview with Judy Stone, Claire Denis explained that the title, comes from the 1950s slang meaning "to be had, 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 with Ebert & Roeper: Jacknife/The Adventures of Baron Munchausen/Skin Deep/Chocolat (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Prosper youp la boum
      Written by Vincent Scotto

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • West Germany
      • Cameroon
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Hausa
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Chocolate
    • Filming locations
      • Mindif, Cameroon(Town where the film is set)
    • Production companies
      • Cinémanuel
      • MK2 Productions
      • Cerito Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • FRF 1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,344,286
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,710
      • Sep 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,344,286
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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