5.0
Poem of the Sea
1958
Chocolat (1988)
May 18, 19881h 44mFR
6.9
112 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Claire DenisWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
French
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Production Companies
CinémanuelCerito FilmsCaroline ProductionLa Sept CinémaLe F.O.D.I.C. CamerounMK2 Films
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7.0I found there something really quite erotic about parts of this drama as we reminisce with “France” (Mireille Perrier) as she returns to the now independent Cameroon where she grew up. Her father “Marc” (François Cluzet) is a well-meaning colonial administrator in an out of the way province and that’s where she lives with her mother “Aimée” (Giulia Boschi) and their local and stunningly handsome factotum “Protée” (Isaach De Bankolé). With her papa frequently away on some form of business, her mother is left to run their plantation and she heavily relies upon their butler-cum-plumber/fixer/hous…
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