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CHOCOLAT (1988)
Cameroon, France, West Germany | 1988 | Claire Denis
Claire Denis’ first feature was inspired by her own West African childhood. Chocolat focuses on a French woman who returns to her childhood home in Cameroon, where she recalls her friendship with an African “houseboy” (Isaach de Bankolé) and also the sexual tension between this servant and her beautiful mother. “[An] amazingly assured debut.” –Time Out Film Guide. Cleveland revival premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 105 min.
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