Chocolat (Region B BLU-RAY)
UK Import. Blu-Ray is Region B locked. Will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.
France, a young French woman, returns to the site of her childhood at a colonial outpost in Cameroon. A quiet young girl, she observes the world around her, from her parents to their servants. She forms a friendship with their housekeeper, Protée, but soon discovers the complexities of Protée’s charged relationship with her mother and her houseguests.
Claire Denis’ quasi-autobiographical exploration of the colonial power struggle in Cameroon is the first in a series of her films exploring French colonialism and racism in West Africa. A Palme D’Or nominee, Chocolat is a remarkably assured directorial debut featuring all the tension, subtlety and sophistication that characterise Claire Denis’ films, brought to life in a dazzling new 4K restoration.
Extras
- Newly restored and approved by director Claire Denis
- Audio commentary by film scholar and critic Kate Rennebohm
- Claire Denis à propos de Chocolat (2023, 18 mins): Claire Denis discusses Chocolat and its new restoration
- Claire Denis in Conversation (2019, 49 mins): the filmmaker looks back over her career
- Childhood Memories (Mary Martins, 2018, 4 mins): a multi-layered autobiographical animation exploring memories of a childhood visit to Lagos, Nigeria
- Original theatrical trailer
- 2023 trailer
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new essays by Cornelia Ruhe, Catherine Bray and Kevin Le Gendre and writing on Childhood Memories by director Mary Martins