Chocolat

Chocolat Information

Chocolat is a 2016 French drama film directed by Roschdy Zem and starring Omar Sy and James Thirre.

Synopsis

The clown Chocolat (Omar Sy) becomes, in 1886, the first black artist of the French scene.

Plot

In 1897, a black man named Kananga, the son of former slave Cuba, plays a small role in the modest circus Delvaux. George Foottit, a white clown, is asked by the director to bring up their numbers. He gets the idea to have an act with Kananga; a white authoritative clown and a black scapegoat named Chocolat.

They are well received and the word spreads through France, reaching Joseph Oller, director of the Nouveau Cirque. He asks Foottit and Chocolat to take their show to his Parisian establishment. The success is immediate, and Chocolat becomes the first famous black clown. The success stirs envy in his previous employer's wife. She denounces him for being in France illegally.

Chocolat is arrested and tortured by the police. "A negro always remains a negro," the police commander tells Chocolat when he releases him. While the humiliation in the circus act is staged for humorous effect, the racism Chocolat encounters in France grinds him down. Chocolat is both celebrated as a star and made into a racial caricature. This becomes strikingly apparent when the poster for the show depicts Chocolat with the face of an ape. Faced with the hypocrisy of French society, he gives himself up to gambling and women. At the end of his life, Chocolat falls into obscurity and dies of illness.

Historical accuracy

The film is only loosely based on the real life of Rafael Padilla, son of a slave from Cuba, a Spanish colony at the time.

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of critics gave the film a positive review.

Cast

Omar Sy as Chocolat
James Thirre as George Foottit
Clotilde Hesme as Marie
Olivier Gourmet as Joseph Oller
Frdric Pierrot as Monsieur Delvaux
Nomie Lvovsky as Madame Delvaux
Alice de Lencquesaing as Camille
Alex Descas as Victor
Olivier Rabourdin as Firmin Gmier
Xavier Beauvois as Flix Pottin
Denis and Bruno Podalyds as Auguste and Louis Lumire
Thibault de Montalembert as Jules Moy
Hlna Soubeyrand as Rgina Badet
Christophe Fluder as Marval
Antonin Maurel as Ortis
Mick Holsbeke as Green

Premios

Premio / Pelicula Festival	Categoria	Reconocidos y nominaciones
Premios Csar	Mejor Actor	Omar Sy
	Mejor Actor Secundario	James Thirre
	Mejor Sonido	Brigitte Taillandier, Vincent Guillon and Stphane Thibaut
	Mejor Msica Original	Gabriel Yared
	Mejor Diseo de Produccin	Jrmie D. Lignol
Premios Globos de Cristal	Mejor Pelicula
Premios Globos de Cristal	Mejor Actor	Omar Sy
Premios Lumires	Mejor Actor	Omar Sy
Premios Lumires	Mejor Actor	James Thirre

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