Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Jean-Claude Adelin, François Cluzet, Isaach De Bankole, Giúlia Boschi
Original language
French
Production companies
CERITO FILMS, CINÉMANUEL, MK2 PRODUCTION
Distributors
MK2 DIFFUSION
Setting
Cameroon
Crew
Screenplay
Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Cinematography
Robert Alazraki
Editing
Monica Coleman, Claude Merlin, Sylvie Quester
Music
Abdullah Ibrahim
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Telluride Film Festival 2021 generic - Guest Director's Selections (Barry Jenkins)
- Locarno International Film Festival 2012 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1989 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1988 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1988 generic
Titles
| Original title | Chocolat | French |
| Alternate title | Chocolat - Verbotene Sehnsucht |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Claire Denis |
| Cast | Jean-Claude Adelin, François Cluzet, Isaach De Bankole, Giúlia Boschi |
| Screenplay | Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau |
| Producer | Marin Karmitz |
| Executive producer | Alain Belmondo, Gérard Crosnier |
| Cinematography | Robert Alazraki |
| Editing | Monica Coleman, Claude Merlin, Sylvie Quester |
| Music | Abdullah Ibrahim |
| Production design | Thierry Flamand |
| Sound | Jean-Christophe Winding, Dominique Hennequin, Brigitte Taillandier, Jean-Louis Ughetto |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
