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Chocolat

Chocolat (1988)

  • 70% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (2,437 ratings)

Set in French Colonial Africa, Chocolat is told from the viewpoint of 8-year-old Cecile Ducasse. With no other frame of reference, the innocent Ducasse accepts the subjugation of the black natives by the white colonists as the natural order of things. The girl grows gradually aware of the social… More

PG-13,
Directed By
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
May 18, 1988 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    ... a brilliantly accomplished low-budget childhood drama shot on location in West Africa.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A subtle and captivating portrait of colonial Africa and racial tensions.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Daniel P


    An evocative and beautifully shot period drama set in colonial Cameroon. The lethargic pacing and drawn out scenes make it a bit of a slog to sit through but there's no denying it's quiet power and that it has important points to make. Claire Denis went on to make the much… More

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