Chocolat (1988)

PG-13 ★ 6.9/10 104 min Drama Germany, Cameroon, France French

Director: Claire Denis

Writers: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau

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Description

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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Top Cast

Isaach de Bankolé Protée

Giulia Boschi Aimée Dalens

François Cluzet Marc Dalens

Jean-Claude Adelin Luc

Laurent Arnal Machinard

Jean Bédiébé Prosper

Jean-Quentin Châtelain Courbassol

Emmanuelle Chaulet Mireille Machinard

Chocolat Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #1862

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films Directed by Women

BBC #74

Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s

IndieWire #65

Paste Magazine The 100 Best French Films of All Time

Paste Magazine #81