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Chocolat (1988)
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Starring: Giulia Boschi, Francois Cluzet, Isaach De Bankole
Director: Claire Denis
Category: Avant Garde, Foreign, Family
Studio: MGM / UA
Subtitles:
English, Spanish, French
Length:
106 mins
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"Erotic, sophisticated, and distinctive" (L.A. Weekly), this enthralling depiction of a family's struggle during the final years of French colonialism in Africa takes a profound look at the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society.A story of exclusions, betrayals and agonizing comprises, this "remarkable and quietly devastating" (The Boston Globe) film is truly "extraordinary" (Interview)!

Curious and observant seven-year-old France spends her days amidst the paradise of her family's estate.But behind the household's exterior beauty lies growing hostility brought on by France's always-traveling father, her bored, frustrated mother - and Protee, the noble, intelligent house "boy" who suffers the indignities of his status in silence.But when a plane makes an emergency landing nearby, bringing a motley collection of characters to the house, the heavenly façade soon begins to unravel.And a shocking explosion of rage, racism and forbidden passion threatens to tear apart the family forever!

 
 
   
   

 
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