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Plot

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 iniquities about her, but only in retrospect (the film is related in flashback, narrated by the grown-up heroine) does she fully realize just how cruel and wrong-headed the entire colonial system had been.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
105min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/10/1989
DVD Release Date:
07/24/2001
Distributor(s):
MK2 Productions
Director(s):
Claire Denis
Starring:
Isaach de Bankolé , Giulia Boschi , François Cluzet , Jean-Claude Adelin , Cécile Ducasse
Themes:
Mothers and Daughters,Class Differences,Culture Clash
Tone:
Reflective,Understated,Elegant,Atmospheric,Deliberate,Lyrical
Keywords:
Africa,class [social],colonialism,cross-cultural-relations,discrimination,family,prejudice,racism,servant,tension
Country of Origin:
USA (03-10-1989)
Language:
French