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Chocolat

1988 · 104 min

Quiet, sun-hazed recollection that drifts between memory and present, holding unspoken tensions under a calm surface until they quietly sting.

Directed by
Claire Denis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet
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.

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Directed by
Claire Denis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • race
  • identity
  • memory
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

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drama
Directed by
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Written by
Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Starring
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Music
Abdullah Ibrahim
Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
France, Cameroon, Germany
Languages
French, Hausa, English

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