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Restorations & Revivals » Chocolat

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016

07:00 PM – 08:45 PM
US/Central

  Courtesy of The Film Desk

Claire Denis’s debut feature film follows a woman (Mireille Perrier) returning to her childhood home in Cameroon. She recalls memories of her government official father during the final years of French control, and her heartfelt friendship with Protée (Isaach de Bankolé), the family’s manservant. Protée’s relationship with the mother, however, is contentious and raging with sexual tension. Chocolat is loosely based on Denis’s memories of living in Africa as a child, and depicts the effects of colonialism without preaching or romanticizing the characters.

Image: Courtesy of The Film Desk

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