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The disastrous effects of French colonialism are examined through the paradigm of a young girl's coming of age in French West Africa in Claire Denis' astonishing first film. As France, a woman traveling alone in Cameroon, slips into a dreamy and distant flashback, scenes of a makeshift existence come into focus. France's father, a district governor, and her fragile mother are living a relatively peaceful if somewhat strained existence when a plane carrying a gaggle of French imperialists and their entourage makes an emergency landing near their house. An ex-priest, a white plantation owner and his African concubine, and a newlywed couple are forced to stay with the family. The convergence of this motley crew forces tensions and troubles that were bubbling barely below the surface to silently erupt. Sexual tensions, as well as social and class struggles, explode, with expansive vistas of Cameroon as an astonishing yet innocent backdrop. The heat, the landscape, and the underlying and eroticized tension converge as the noble and austere houseboy, Protee, becomes the focus of France's memories and regrets.
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Cast:
Francois Cluzet, Isaach de Bankolé, Kenneth Cranham
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DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Letterboxed - 1.66 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - French Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
This was director Claire Denis's first feature film. He formerly worked as an assistant to German director Wim Wenders, whose production company partially funded CHOCOLAT.
This also was the first independent film supported by producers Gerard Crosnier and Alain Belmondo (actor Jean-Paul Belmondo's brother).
This story is based on Denis's childhood memories.
The subtitles are in yellow for easy legibility.
Editorial reviews
"...Some kind of miniature classic....[Denis] is astonishing...[and] CHOCOLAT is among the best..." Canby
"...[Denis] treasures the elliptical and the allusive....CHOCOLAT is a film of some subtlety. It has good, even memorable moments to it, and it's beautiful looking..." Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (04/20/1989)
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CHOCOLAT - DVD *NEW
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Actors:
François Cluzet, Francois Cluzet, Kenneth Cranham
Director:
Claire Denis
Runtime:
106 minutes
The disastrous effects of French colonialism are examined through the paradigm of a young girl's coming of age in French West Africa in Claire Denis' astonishing first film. As France, a woman traveling alone in Cameroon, slips into a dreamy and distant flashback, scenes of a makeshift existence come into focus. France's father, a district governor, and her fragile mother are living a relatively peaceful if somewhat strained existence when a plane carrying a gaggle of French imperialists and their entourage makes an emergency landing near their house. An ex-priest, a white plantation owner and his African concubine, and a newlywed couple are forced to stay with the family. The convergence of this motley crew forces tensions and troubles that were bubbling barely below the surface to silently erupt. Sexual tensions, as well as social and class struggles, explode, with expansive vistas of Cameroon as an astonishing yet innocent backdrop. The heat, the landscape, and the underlying and eroticized tension converge as the noble and austere houseboy, Protee, becomes the focus of France's memories and regrets.
François Cluzet, Francois Cluzet, Kenneth Cranham, Isaach de Bankolé, Isaac de Bankole, Mireille Perrier, Cecile Ducasse, Emmet Judson Williamson
Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) Content: n/a Runtime: 106 minutes Color: Color Extra Info:
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Letterbox - 1.66 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - French Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
EDITORIAL REVIEWS:
The disastrous effects of French colonialism are examined through the paradigm of a young girl's coming of age in French West Africa in Claire Denis' astonishing first film. As France, a woman traveling alone in Cameroon, slips into a dreamy and distant flashback, scenes of a makeshift existence come into focus. France's father, a district governor, and her fragile mother are living a relatively peaceful if somewhat strained existence when a plane carrying a gaggle of French imperialists and their entourage makes an emergency landing near their house. An ex-priest, a white plantation owner and his African concubine, and a newlywed couple are forced to stay with the family. The convergence of this motley crew forces tensions and troubles that were bubbling barely below the surface to silently erupt. Sexual tensions, as well as social and class struggles, explode, with expansive vistas of Cameroon as an astonishing yet innocent backdrop. The heat, the landscape, and the underlying and eroticized tension converge as the noble and austere houseboy, Protee, becomes the focus of France's memories and regrets. ()
This was director Claire Denis's first feature film. He formerly worked as an assistant to German director Wim Wenders, whose production company partially funded CHOCOLAT.
This also was the first independent film supported by producers Gerard Crosnier and Alain Belmondo (actor Jean-Paul Belmondo's brother).
This story is based on Denis's childhood memories.
The subtitles are in yellow for easy legibility. ()
"...Some kind of miniature classic....[Denis] is astonishing...[and] CHOCOLAT is among the best..." New York Times (03/10/1989)
Included in The New York Times "10 Best Films of 1989" List New York Times (12/24/1989)
"...[Denis] treasures the elliptical and the allusive....CHOCOLAT is a film of some subtlety. It has good, even memorable moments to it, and it's beautiful looking..." Los Angeles Times (04/20/1989)
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